News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 1 from 14)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Escalating attacks on bridges, roads and other civilian infrastructure in Sudan are disrupting humanitarian access and putting civilians at further risk, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Months of fighting and insecurity have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes in South Sudanâs eastern Jonglei State, triggering âone of the most severe conflict-related displacement emergencies in recent yearsâ, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
ReliefWeb News
Since early May, drone strikes around Tina, Sudan, near the Chadian border, have intensified, leading to repeated influxes of wounded patients at Tiné Hospital, supported by Médecins Sans FrontiÚres (MSF) in Chad.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations is raising alarm over continued drone attacks in Sudanâs Darfur region after multiple strikes reportedly killed civilians and intensified fears for communities already trapped by the brutal conflict between rival militaries.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The global economy is entering a more fragile period as geopolitical conflicts, rising energy costs and financial instability threaten global growth and trade.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Nearly 20 million people across Sudan are facing acute hunger and more than 800,000 children risk severe malnutrition this year, UN agencies warned on Friday, as civil war, mass displacement and collapsing food and health systems deepen one of the worldâs worst humanitarian crises and push parts of the country closer to famine.
ReliefWeb News
FAO, WFP and UNICEF warn that two out of every five people in Sudan are currently facing crisis levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above), according to the latest IPC analysis.
ReliefWeb News
Escalating conflict since December 2025 has triggered mass displacement and an alarming surge in needs, pushing communities closer to IPC Phase 5 (Catastrophe) malnutrition levels.
ReliefWeb News
The RCRC Movement urges all parties to the conflict to uphold their obligations under IHL, alleviating civilian suffering and fostering the path toward a peaceful future for South Sudan.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Conflict and displacement are intensifying South Sudanâs hunger crisis, with 7.8 million people facing high levels of acute food insecurity while 2.2 million children are suffering from acute malnutrition, according to a joint statement on Tuesday from UN agencies.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations has condemned two recent drone attacks in Sudan, one of which left seven dead, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday during his regular media briefing in New York.
ReliefWeb News
âAs the lean season begins, women and girls are already reporting eating wild plants to survive, with some going days without anything to eat. We are already seeing an increase in malnutrition."
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Three years into the devastating conflict in Sudan, nearly four million displaced people have returned to their places of origin across the country, only to face âanother struggle for survivalâ, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
ReliefWeb News
Returns have been concentrated in Aj Jazirah and Khartoum, driven by improved security in some areas, economic pressures, limited services in camps, and growing challenges in neighbouring countries.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Across war-torn Sudan, women and girls âare telling a consistent story of continued experience of danger, and risks for gender-based violenceâ whether when fleeing to safety or arriving at displacement camps, a senior official with the UN reproductive and sexual health agency UNFPA said on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Foreign ministers from across the world met in Berlin on Wednesday to show support for Sudan, where a fourth year of brutal warfare has begun as humanitarian needs deepen.
ReliefWeb News
IOM warns that the scale and complexity of population movements, combined with environmental shocks and operational constraints, are placing significant pressure on humanitarian systems.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Sudan remains the worldâ s largest humanitarian and displacement crisis, UN agencies and partners said on Tuesday, calling for an end to the war between rival militaries on the eve of the three-year mark.
ReliefWeb News
Analysis of figures from Sudanâs Ministry of Health shows that about 5.6 million babies were born between April 2023 and April 2026. Many of these children were born to displaced mothers.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As Sudanâs war moves into a fourth year, civilians are still being killed, displaced and subjected to widespread sexual violence, the UNâs top humanitarian official in the country warned on Monday, calling for urgent action to stop the fighting and protect civilians.
ReliefWeb News
Families are skipping meals, cutting portions and eating leaves and animal feed, not normally considered edible, as conflict, displacement and market disruptions drive hunger to extreme levels.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As Sudan approaches the third anniversary of a brutal civil war, millions remain displaced and hungry while the health system lies in ruins, with no end to the violence in sight, UN agencies said on Friday.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
More than a million Sudanese refugees whoâve fled into neighbouring Chad risk losing out on essential food, shelter and other support due to funding cuts, as the war in their homeland approaches the three-year mark.
ReliefWeb News
Across Sudan, South Sudan and Chad, most families have fled with nothing, are now skipping meals, and have no income to survive, three years since the war erupted.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The UN is significantly scaling up its presence in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, to expand life-saving operations as the conflict between rival militaries approaches its third year.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Fears are mounting for civilians caught up in Sudanâs deadly war between rival militaries as attacks intensify and humanitarian access shrinks, following a deadly airstrike on a funeral gathering in West Kordofan.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The death toll from a horrific attack on a hospital in Sudanâs Darfur has risen further, amid a âsharp increaseâ in drone attacks against civilians this year, UN agencies said on Tuesday.
ReliefWeb News
The evacuation order for the northern border town of Akobo East, which forced thousands of people - including all aid agency staff â to leave at the weekend, has deepened catastrophic conditions.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Conflict continues to fuel suffering and drive humanitarian needs in Myanmar, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, said in a bulletin on Monday.
ReliefWeb News
The shipment will restore lifesaving immunisation services to children and communities across five localities including Kadugli, where famine was confirmed in September 2025.