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More than 300,000 displaced in Yemen as humanitarian needs soar, IOM data shows

International Organization for Migration — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:33:06 +0000

Country: Yemen

Source: International Organization for Migration

"Families urgently need shelter, food, clean water and health care. Without more funding, thousands of families could be left without the help they urgently need," says IOM.

DR Congo: More than 30 million Congolese set to face hunger as conflict and Ebola compound crisis for children

Save the Children — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:49:32 +0000

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Source: Save the Children

The number of people facing crisis levels of hunger in DRC has surged by more than 2.3 million in less than a year, according to the latest analyses from the IPC, says Save the Children.

Refugees in Yemen trapped between conflict, displacement and dangerous journeys

UN High Commissioner for Refugees — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:33:04 +0000

Countries: Yemen, Ethiopia, Somalia

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees

The situation is particularly alarming in Kharaz in Lahj governorate, home to 9,500 refugees from Somalia and Ethiopia and located in a government-controlled area tens of kilometres from the fighting.

Ukraine: UNHCR seeks $50 million to help nine million people needing urgent winter aid

UN High Commissioner for Refugees — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:33:08 +0000

Countries: Ukraine, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees

“Millions in these fragile, war-hit countries risk facing the elements without enough protection from the cold. They need the public’s support as never before. And we need to shield them immediately.”

IOM reports 50,000 people crossed into Kenya fleeing violence in Ethiopia

International Organization for Migration — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:03:07 +0000

Countries: Kenya, Ethiopia

Source: International Organization for Migration

With the situation continuing to evolve, the Kenyan Government and inter-agency partners are planning for a response covering up to 80,000 people in anticipation of more arrivals and growing needs.

Food insecurity in Haiti on track to reach record highs

World Food Programme — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:03:08 +0000

Country: Haiti

Source: World Food Programme

Violence, economic instability, poor agricultural performance and displacement, along with the growing impact of El Niño, are driving this bleak outlook, fulfilling WFP warnings.

Sudan: More than half of children assessed in Jebel Marra stunted as drought worsens hunger crisis

Save the Children — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 03:01:00 +0000

Country: Sudan

Source: Save the Children

Data from Save the Children in Central Jebal Marra found 57% of children chronically malnourished (known as stunted) while 15% of children assessed – or nearly one in six - were acutely malnourished.

DR Congo's worst outbreak: 10,000 Ebola cases confirmed

Save the Children — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:33:07 +0000

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Source: Save the Children

The outbreak is the largest ever recorded in the country's history and the second largest globally, with children paying a devastating price, Save the Children said.

Armed violence forces more than 7,200 people from their homes in Haiti’s Artibonite

International Organization for Migration — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:04:38 +0000

Country: Haiti

Source: International Organization for Migration

IOM reports that violence in Petite Rivière de l’Artibonite displaced 7,250 people, with most sheltering with host families and others joining two existing displacement sites

DR Congo: Ebola spreads to eighth DRC province as hunger complicates outbreak response

World Food Programme — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:33:06 +0000

Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Source: World Food Programme

WFP warns that nearly 3.5 million people face crisis-level hunger or worse in Ebola-affected areas, while funding gaps threaten food aid, treatment infrastructure and transport for health teams.

Critical shortages threaten lifesaving care at 42 health facilities in Yemen’s Taiz

World Health Organization — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:19:59 +0000

Country: Yemen

Source: World Health Organization

WHO warns that shortages of fuel, oxygen and medicines threaten dialysis, intensive care and newborn services, while restricted access hampers deliveries and growing displacement adds pressure.

El Niño response critically underfunded as food and water crises deepen worldwide

Oxfam — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:33:05 +0000

Countries: World, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, occupied Palestinian territory, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tunisia, Vanuatu

Source: Oxfam

Oxfam warns that funding falls far short of needs as droughts, floods and crop losses deepen hunger, urging donors to release resources now and support early action in vulnerable communities.

Over 800,000 people at risk of displacement as floods threaten Somalia

International Organization for Migration — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:33:08 +0000

Country: Somalia

Source: International Organization for Migration

The displacement could occur between October and December. The warning comes as Somalia enters a rainy season forecast to bring above-normal rainfall amid strengthening El Niño conditions.

Aid cuts threaten 35,000 Congolese refugees in Burundi as rains worsen camp conditions

Médecins Sans Frontières — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:35:42 +0000

Countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Source: Médecins Sans Frontières

MSF warns that reduced food aid, deteriorating shelters and poor sanitation leave families exposed as rains begin, while funding gaps threaten the withdrawal of aid organisations

Flood-hit families in Cambodia face food insecurity and lost livelihoods

World Vision — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:51:58 +0000

Country: Cambodia

Source: World Vision

World Vision reports 171,448 people affected in its operational areas, with damaged farmland, lost incomes and disrupted services leaving families in need of food, safe water and other aid

oPt: Funding cuts leave half a million people in Gaza without WFP food assistance

World Food Programme — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:03:08 +0000

Country: occupied Palestinian territory

Source: World Food Programme

WFP has halved food rations and cut daily hot meals from 250,000 to 150,000, warning that funding shortages could reverse fragile food security gains as winter approaches

Water supplies halve as fighting cuts off Yemen’s Taiz

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:13:50 +0000

Country: Yemen

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

OCHA reports food prices up about 50%, depleted aid stocks and hospitals running short of medicines, oxygen and fuel, as road closures prevent essential supplies reaching the city.

13,100 pregnant women cut off from maternal healthcare in Yemen’s Taiz

United Nations Population Fund — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:48:55 +0000

Country: Yemen

Source: United Nations Population Fund

UNFPA warns that only five of 27 emergency maternity hospitals are partially functioning, while 1,500 women are due to give birth within two weeks and protection services face widespread closures

oPt: 60,000 children in Gaza have lost one or both parents, UNICEF estimates

UN Children's Fund — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:03:08 +0000

Country: occupied Palestinian territory

Source: UN Children's Fund

UNICEF warns that 800,000 children remain displaced, nearly every child needs mental health support, and damaged shelters and sanitation systems threaten families as winter approaches

Civilian casualties in Ukraine rise 59% in first nine months of 2026

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:58:38 +0000

Country: Ukraine

Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

OHCHR verified 2,570 civilians killed and 15,211 injured between January and September, with missiles and drones driving mounting harm and renewed attacks disrupting electricity and heating