News headlines for “Aid”, page 3
Somalia: Humanitarian aid cuts leave millions of children vulnerable to hunger
- UN News
The global funding crisis for humanitarian work is taking a growing toll on the most vulnerable children in Somalia, where some aid programmes and facilities have been forced to shut down.
DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreading exponentially, UN responders warn
- UN News
As the deadliest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo’s history continued spreading on Friday, UN responders renewed their urgent appeal for immediate international support, with existing funding for lifesaving work critically low.
Colombia earthquake: 1.2 million need aid as some communities remain out of reach
- UN News
Ten days after a powerful earthquake struck western Colombia, an estimated 1.2 million people need humanitarian assistance, while some communities have still received little or no aid, UN agencies said on Thursday.
Sudan war: 200,000 newly displaced as fighting and floods intensify
- UN News
Intensifying fighting in Sudan has displaced at least another 200,000 people since late 2025, while destructive seasonal floods are compounding the massive humanitarian emergency there, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday.
Aid workers under fire as drones reshape warfare
- UN News
The UN is warning that aid workers face a deadly and evolving threat, with armed drones reshaping battlefields worldwide – putting humanitarian teams increasingly in the line of fire.
Lebanon: 860,000 displaced people have returned home, but humanitarian crisis remains ‘immense’
- UN News
Around 860,000 people displaced by the conflict in southern Lebanon have returned, but the displacement and humanitarian crisis are “far from over,” the UN warned on Tuesday.
Colombia earthquake: UN ramps up aid for 100,000 people
- UN News
The UN is scaling up humanitarian assistance in western Colombia as needs continue to grow following last week’s devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake, according to the latest update released on Tuesday.
Ebola: Motorbike riders carrying the sick may hold key to response boost
- UN News
From the frontlines of the deadliest-ever Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN World Health Organization (WHO) shared details on Tuesday of a massive push for community engagement, a day after yet another ambulance attack.
Qusra siege eases as UN reaches trapped families, but crisis deepens in Gaza
- UN News
Humanitarian workers have reached Palestinian families who had been trapped for days by Israeli settlers in Qusra village in the northern West Bank, the UN said on Monday, as officials warned that the standoff must not become "the new normal."
‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes
- UN News
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – the fastest-growing on record and on track to become the deadliest – is killing one person every 30 minutes.
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