https://donare.info/en donare.info Humanitarian News en nodonare.info Humanitarian News https://donare.info/en/news/yemen_crisis_ngos_warn_of_collapse_amid_massive_funding_shortfall_and_deepening_hunger A network of international and national humanitarian organizations issued a stark warning Monday that Yemen is reaching a "dangerous tipping point.", as escalating hunger, eroding resilience, and collapsing humanitarian funding pushes millions of people deeper into crisis. This warning comes as an estimated 22.3 million people, nearly two-thirds of Yemen's population, are in need of humanitarian assistance. Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:29:33 +0000 Simon D. Kist 70063848-b2df-4656-99d2-2cef6be1ad55 https://donare.info/en/news/humanitarian_catastrophe_in_gaza_palestinians_face_ongoing_israeli_strikes_and_repeated_forced_displacement Amid ongoing Israeli military strikes, recurring security incidents, forced displacement, and increasing movement restrictions, aid agencies warn that the humanitarian situation across Gaza remains catastrophic. These dire conditions continue to disrupt humanitarian operations, limiting access to food, water, shelter, healthcare, and other essential services while heightening protection risks for those affected. Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:37:32 +0000 Simon D. Kist 0f0696d7-ca1d-459d-83b7-5a6fb1225ce6 https://donare.info/en/news/sudan_war_hunger_deepens_for_displaced_people_in_el_obeid United Nations humanitarian workers in war-torn Sudan on Friday highlighted the rapidly growing needs of the more than 100,000 displaced people sheltering in the city of El Obeid. The capital of North Kordofan State is home to large numbers of displaced people and is also a critical logistics hub for the humanitarian response across the wider Kordofan region, which supports relief efforts in areas of acute need, including the cities of Dilling and Kadugli in South Kordofan State. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:01:39 +0000 Simon D. Kist 2854e6da-9d0b-4d51-baf6-469b9052f6cf https://donare.info/en/news/rohingya_crisis_more_than_500_people_feared_dead_after_vessels_capsize_off_myanmar_coast The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) expressed deep concern on Thursday regarding reports that two boats carrying over 500 passengers may have capsized near Myanmar's coast in recent days. According to preliminary reports, the vessels departed Myanmar's Rakhine State in late June, carrying primarily Rohingya people, some of whom had reportedly traveled from refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:58:08 +0000 Simon D. Kist 5c897c25-638e-4d00-b2c2-c8db4545eeb0 https://donare.info/en/news/who_ebola_outbreak_in_dr_congo_is_fastest_growing_ever The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that infections of the Bundibugyo species of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reached record highs, and a majority of new cases are coming from "unknown chains of transmission." Modeling by WHO indicates that the scale of the outbreak could be "at least two to four times" the number of reported cases. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:33:55 +0000 Simon D. Kist 6ae9e4b8-fc55-48e0-9c5f-f075005d4e9a https://donare.info/en/news/afghanistan_around_3_7_million_children_at_a_heightened_risk_of_malnutrition A new report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), released on Sunday, highlights that child food and nutrition insecurity is one of the primary drivers putting 3.7 million children under the age of five in Afghanistan at increased risk of malnutrition. The report underscores the urgent need to protect children’s diets and take action earlier to prevent life-threatening wasting. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:38:59 +0000 Simon D. Kist d3b0e3ea-5e76-40e8-81c6-1054e969a8fc https://donare.info/en/news/women_and_girls_lose_access_to_life_saving_support_due_to_massive_humanitarian_aid_cuts While needs are rising rapidly across the world, the United Nations is warning that humanitarian organizations providing life-saving services to women and girls are running out of money. A new UN Women report, published on Friday, reveals that at least one million women and girls have lost access to vital support since January 2025 — a figure which is believed to be much higher in reality. Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:32:08 +0000 Simon D. Kist f9a7af39-8187-4036-bf4a-88a0193be043 https://donare.info/en/news/lebanon_humanitarian_situation_remains_fragile_despite_reduction_in_israeli_attacks The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that, despite a reduction in hostilities, the humanitarian situation in Lebanon remains fragile. Ongoing military activity continues to endanger civilians, impede the safe return of displaced people, and prolong humanitarian needs. Israeli military airstrikes, demolitions and localized military operations in the south and Nabatieh governorates are still being reported. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:55:59 +0000 Simon D. Kist a69b9807-da91-4fff-ac06-3fadb9ddccfa https://donare.info/en/news/venezuela_un_relief_chief_appeals_for_296_million_to_support_earthquake_response United Nations relief chief Tom Fletcher called on UN member states and donors Wednesday for an additional US$296 million to provide life-saving support to 1.3 million people affected by devastating earthquakes in Venezuela over the next six months. Two weeks after the earthquakes hit, Venezuelan authorities have reported more than 3,800 deaths, at least 16,740 injuries, and 6,462 rescues since the start of the emergency. Some 18,000 people have been left homeless. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:41:46 +0000 Simon D. Kist c0b01346-02bc-466e-b66e-84f3b0dcac26 https://donare.info/en/news/sudan_international_community_must_act_to_prevent_catastrophe_in_el_obeid_urge_un_investigators The United Nations Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan has released a new report on Wednesday which details the brutal mass killings, systematic abductions of women and girls, and mass gang rapes carried out by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State. The report provides further harrowing evidence that the atrocities committed by warring parties in the North African nation constitute distinct markers of genocide. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:03:26 +0000 admino 97f22631-79b3-4422-bdc9-830b73b65be2 https://donare.info/en/news/dr_congo_ebola_continues_to_spread_death_toll_passes_500 The outbreak of the deadly Bundibugyo species of Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is expanding, while the push to accelerate testing and identify effective treatment options continues, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, health authorities report more than 1,560 confirmed Ebola cases across Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, with Ituri remaining the epicenter of the outbreak. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:48:32 +0000 Simon D. Kist 4f2d62a3-f78c-4ded-89c4-4b085cd18c8f https://donare.info/en/news/myanmar_crisis_tens_of_thousands_displaced_by_hostilities_in_magway_region The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday that, since the beginning of July, hostilities in the city of Pokkoku in Myanmar’s Magway Region have reportedly triggered the displacement of over 20,000 people, according to preliminary figures. This new displacement comes on top of the roughly 80,000 people who have already fled the area since May. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:04:14 +0000 Simon D. Kist 2dfe42d4-b539-4758-a795-8a6de25eedd3 https://donare.info/en/news/south_sudan_hunger_approaches_tipping_point_as_millions_are_left_without_aid South Sudan is facing a rapidly worsening food security crisis demanding urgent donor attention, according to an advocacy note released Friday by the Food Security and Livelihoods Cluster (FSLC). The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis shows that 7.8 million people — more than half the population — are experiencing crisis-level hunger (IPC3) or worse. This includes 2.5 million people facing emergency levels (IPC4) and 73,000 people facing famine conditions (IPC5). Sun, 05 Jul 2026 07:45:54 +0000 Simon D. Kist 3c5345b1-571d-46c5-a556-c660c9e042cc https://donare.info/en/news/lake_chad_basin_unhcr_warns_of_surging_violence_and_displacement The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) expressed alarm on Friday that the escalating violence across the Lake Chad Basin — a region comprising parts of Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria — is driving a sharp rise in forced displacement and insecurity. This situation threatens to undo the region's recent fragile stabilization. Currently, 8.2 million people in the region require humanitarian assistance, and more than 3.5 million are displaced, including approximately 323,000 refugees. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 10:47:41 +0000 Simon D. Kist 6bcfa91a-3348-4ab4-866a-ac0a67a87a5c https://donare.info/en/news/northern_nigeria_conflict_shrinking_humanitarian_aid_drive_hunger_crisis_to_levels_not_seen_in_years The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday that Nigeria’s food security crisis is worsening faster than anticipated. Armed conflict is pushing some northern states, particularly in the northeast, toward levels of hunger not seen in nearly a decade.  A recently completed food security analysis shows that more than 17 million people across nine conflict-affected states in northern Nigeria are experiencing crisis, emergency, or catastrophic levels of hunger. Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:05:39 +0000 Simon D. Kist 0ce3222e-f454-4518-bc10-a4ad76d7c38b https://donare.info/en/news/sudan_rights_group_finds_rsf_committed_crimes_against_humanity_ethnic_cleansing_in_north_darfur The paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to seize El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State, according to a major new report released Wednesday by Amnesty International. The human rights organization is now calling for an immediate ceasefire and the urgent deployment of an international force to protect civilians. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:46:16 +0000 Simon D. Kist b1c8e0d9-b734-4e1b-8916-fd856ea61dd8 https://donare.info/en/news/venezuela_earthquakes_search_continues_for_survivors Five days after two powerful earthquakes hit Venezuela, humanitarian organizations are rapidly scaling up life-saving assistance as the country’s authorities continue to lead the response. International search and rescue operations have been fully mobilized with over 70 teams and other specialized units from 27 countries. Over 2,300 personnel are currently working alongside national authorities. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:47:29 +0000 Simon D. Kist e292a914-1c23-4f51-a7eb-08dd5e80593f https://donare.info/en/news/report_severe_malnutrition_crisis_escalates_in_southern_afghanistan The humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders, MSF) reports an alarming increase in the number of children with severe acute malnutrition and medical complications requiring lifesaving treatment in its therapeutic feeding centers in southern Afghanistan. The non-governmental organization (NGO) is calling on donors, health authorities, and other relevant organizations to prioritize and restore funding for nutrition programs across Afghanistan. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:01:06 +0000 Simon D. Kist a2cbfb5f-9514-4e7f-b063-dc6b7cf5dbf4 https://donare.info/en/news/haiti_fresh_violence_displaces_thousands_as_humanitarian_crisis_deepens The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warns that the humanitarian situation in Haiti continues to deteriorate, with new displacements recorded across several departments due to armed violence. Meanwhile, more than 117,000 people have been forcibly returned to Haiti in the first six months of 2026, despite the ongoing emergency and calls by high-ranking UN officials and independent human rights experts to halt these returns. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:45:50 +0000 Simon D. Kist 84e41ebb-3d2d-459d-a11e-4072655e790e https://donare.info/en/news/venezuela_earthquake_rescuers_race_to_find_survivors_trapped_in_the_rubble Two powerful earthquakes struck north-central Venezuela in the evening hours on Wednesday, less than a minute apart. First came a 7.2-magnitude foreshock around 6 pm local time, followed seconds later by a 7.5-magnitude mainshock. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenters were in the Yaracuy region. Initial reports indicate significant destruction across several states, including the capital, Caracas. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:42:30 +0000 Simon D. Kist 78147f4c-2023-4b09-8061-f40d113ec71c