News Monitor
The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 1 from 15)
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN partners launched the Winter Response Plan to help 2.1 million people in Ukraine survive another cold season as the country grapples with the on-going Russian invasion.
ReliefWeb News
Funding shortfalls mean that we arenāt even able to provide a full ration, people are only receiving 50% of the food they should. Despite this, the people I met were sharing with their neighbours.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
UN humanitarians working in war-torn Sudan on Friday highlighted rapidly growing needs among the more than 100,000 displaced people now sheltering in camps in the city of El Obeid.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarians in the Gaza Strip continue to face significant challenges in reaching communities located near the so-called āYellow Lineā in northern Rafah, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Tuesday.
ReliefWeb News
Case numbers have continued to rise steadily, suggesting the outbreak has not yet reached its peak. There are now five provinces affected by the Ebola outbreak and 10 more are considered at high risk.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
In war-torn Sudan, a deadly new cholera outbreak has already claimed more than 100 lives, heightening serious concerns for vulnerable communities including in besieged El-Obeid, where daily drone attacks have continued to hamper aid access.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
As drought risk intensifies in South Sudanās Eastern Equatoria state, a new UN-backed plan aims to protect thousands of people before the worst impacts take hold.
ReliefWeb News
WFP triggered the action plan in Eastern Equatoria as drought risk intensifies and is now delivering cash transfers and early warning communications to help families prepare for the impact.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Children across Sudan continue to bear the brunt of a war that is becoming increasingly deadly, with at least 330 children reported killed or injured during the first six months of 2026, the UN Childrenās Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.
ReliefWeb News
Limited resources have forced programming to concentrate on those in Catastrophe, areas at risk of Famine and Emergency hotspots, so millions in Crisis are receiving limited, irregular or no support.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Five humanitarian workers have been killed after a clearly marked aid convoy was ambushed in Jonglei State, South Sudan.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations has welcomed Sudanās decision to extend the opening of an aid corridor with neighbouring Chad and continues to express concern over the ongoing escalation in El Obeid, capital of North Kordofan state.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
A senior United Nations official warned on Friday that the opportunity to prevent a major escalation in the Sudanese city of El Obeid is ārapidly narrowingā as fighting intensifies in and around the North Kordofan state capital.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
Escalating violence in and around the Sudanese city of El Obeid is putting civilians at increased risk and disrupting essential services, the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Monday.
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 Sudanās eastern Jonglei State, triggering āone of the most severe conflict-related displacement emergencies in recent yearsā, 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 TinĆ© Hospital, supported by MĆ©decins Sans FrontiĆØres (MSF) in Chad.
UN News: Humanitarian Aid
The United Nations is raising alarm over continued drone attacks in Sudanās 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 worldās 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 Sudanās 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 StƩphane Dujarric said on Monday during his regular media briefing in New York.
ReliefWeb News
āAs 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 āanother struggle for survivalā, 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 āare telling a consistent story of continued experience of danger, and risks for gender-based violenceā 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.