More than 10,500 civilians have been killed as constant bombardments, mines, and drone attacks have left a generation traumatised, said 51 members of the Humanitarian NGO Platform in Ukraine.
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NGOs call for immediate and permanent ceasefire and massive increase in aid to avoid famine in Gaza
Virtually all households are skipping meals each day. Some families go days and nights without eating. Before October 7th 2023, acute malnutrition in Gaza was almost non-existent, say the signatories.
Burkina Faso + 2 more
IASC principals call for action as one in five people in the Central Sahel needs humanitarian aid
In 2023, appeals for the three countries received only about one-third of funds required – or about $781 million. In 2024, $2.2 billion is needed to help 10.4 million people across the region.
Almost 500,000 returning Afghans in desperate need of food, shelter and employment to survive winter
INGOs urgently call on the international community and donors to increase their support for displaced families who have returned to Afghanistan to ensure their survival during the harsh winter.
UN Security Council must reconvene and pass resolution for ceasefire in Gaza - aid agencies
Gaza is now the deadliest place for civilians in the world. The only way for civilian lives to be protected and for adequate humanitarian assistance to be provided is for the fighting to stop.
Humanitarian chiefs will not take part in unilateral proposals to create “safe zones” in Gaza
Under the prevalent conditions, proposals to unilaterally create "safe zones" in Gaza risk creating harm for civilians, including large-scale loss of life, and must be rejected.
Rights groups and aid agencies urge more help, solidarity and attention to Sudan crisis
With fighting continuing, sexual violence rising, deliberate attacks on civilians, rights defenders being silenced, Sudan is no longer at the precipice of mass atrocities - it has fallen over the edge.
NGOs warn further instability and sanctions could exacerbate humanitarian needs in Niger
The combination of sanctions and conflict with existing vulnerabilities could have devastating effects on the lives of more than 4.4 million people who are already in need of humanitarian assistance.
More than 140 NGOs call for parties to Yemen conflict to restore and renew truce and build lasting peace
"The six-month truce shifted Yemen into a new phase, one that could represent the beginning of the end of this conflict. We call on you to ensure this opportunity grows into lasting peace and promise."
Syria + 1 more
Millions of lives in balance as crucial UN Security Council vote on Syria looms
Nine in 10 people need help in NW Syria. The UN provides food, water, shelter, medicine, education and protection. Non-renewal of the cross-border mechanism would cut this lifeline with no alternative.
Needs rise to their highest levels since start of crisis in Syria amid cholera outbreak
NGOs call for an urgent scale-up in support, alongside immediate action to secure humanitarian access to north-west Syria, where more than 9,000 suspected cholera infections have now been reported.
More than 40 NGOs call for renewal and expansion of truce in Yemen
A longer truce would be the first step towards building the lasting peace that is critical to allow people to move beyond food handouts and build their self-reliance.
NGOs urge the Security Council to maintain a critical lifeline for Syrians in the north-west
Aid agencies warn of a humanitarian catastrophe should the UN Security Council fail to renew a resolution allowing lifesaving aid delivered cross-border to reach Syria by July 10.
Somalia + 2 more
The threat of starvation looms in East Africa after four failed rainy seasons
The latest long-lead seasonal forecasts indicate a concrete risk that the October-December rainy season could also fail, worsening the severe humanitarian emergency in the region.
Burkina Faso + 11 more
West Africa faces worst food crisis in 10 years, with 27 million people already suffering from hunger
This number could rise to 38 million this June - a new historic level and already an increase by more than a third over last year - unless urgent action is taken, warns Oxfam.
Yemen pledging conference leaves the most vulnerable behind - INGOs
While all donors highlighted the seriousness of the humanitarian situation, the indicated US$1.3 billion pledged falls short of the needs identified by the humanitarian community by around US$2.9 billion.
NGOs call upon donors to urgently fund Somalia drought crisis
Up to 7.7 million people need urgent humanitarian aid and the humanitarian appeal is underfunded by a staggering 98%. The time to act is now, urged local and international organizations.
Alarming food crisis leaves 1.2 million hungry in Mali
The levels of hunger are the highest recorded since the beginning of the crisis in Mali in 2012. Drought has hit the country hard, leading to the loss of more than 225,000 hectares of fields.
Syria + 1 more
Agencies warn water crisis and drought threaten more than 12 million in Syria and Iraq
With hundreds of thousands of Iraqis displaced and many more fleeing for their lives in Syria, the unfolding water crisis will soon become an unprecedented catastrophe pushing more into displacement.
Surge in Covid-19 plunges Myanmar into humanitarian catastrophe amid political crisis and conflict
More than 60 per cent of reported deaths from Covid-19 in Myanmar have occurred in the past month alone, with the number of confirmed cases doubling in the last two months.