Humanitarian News

Global Landmine Casualties Surge in 2024 to Highest Level in Four Years ………… Global casualties from landmines and unexploded ordnance sharply increased in 2024, exceeding 6,000 victims and marking the highest toll recorded since 2020, according to the 2025 Landmine…

Doctors Without Borders Urges Expanded Medical Evacuations from Gaza ………….. A Doctors Without Borders (MSF) official has called on countries to increase medical evacuations from Gaza, warning that hundreds have already died waiting for urgent treatment, Arab News reported. Hani…

Rights Groups Warn of Escalating Humanitarian Catastrophe in Sudan and South Sudan as Atrocities Mount and Aid Collapses ——————————————– Amnesty International and Oxfam issued stark new warnings this week about worsening crises in both Sudan and South Sudan, highlighting simultaneous…

UN Warns of Rising Violence Against Women Worldwide as Femicide Rates Remain Alarmingly High ——————————————— New United Nations data shows that various forms of violence against women are increasing across many countries, with family-related killings remaining among the deadliest manifestations…

Humanitarian Concerns Deepen as Gaza Donations Plunge and Evidence Suggests Israel Used Cluster Munitions in Lebanon ——————————————— Humanitarian groups working in Gaza say donations have fallen sharply since the October ceasefire, even as conditions in the territory remain dire and…

WFP Warns Funding Crisis Will Leave Millions Without Food Aid in 2026 ………….. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that deep cuts to global humanitarian funding will leave the agency able to support only a fraction of the…

Dozens Missing After Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Libya, IOM Says ……….. At least 42 migrants are missing and presumed dead after a rubber boat capsized off the coast of Libya, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The International Organization for Migration (IOM)…

One in Five Children Living in Conflict Zones, Save the Children Warns …………….. One in every five children worldwide lived in areas affected by active warfare last year, as the number of minors exposed to conflict rose to about 520…

Aid to Gaza Remains Insufficient Weeks After Ceasefire, Agencies Warn ………… Humanitarian agencies have warned that far too little aid is reaching Gaza nearly four weeks after a ceasefire, as hunger and poor living conditions persist with winter approaching, Reuters…

WHO warns of growing Mpox trends worldwide, condemns killing of patients in Sudan’s El Fasher ————————————————- The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that 17 countries in Africa have experienced ongoing active transmission of mpox over the past six…