Updates (Headlines)

Over the past 18 months, hostilities in Gaza and the imposition of a full blockade have devastated the lives of 2.2 million Palestinians. Nearly all critical civilian infrastructure has been destroyed, and humanitarian aid has been effectively cut off.

With infestation significantly larger than normal in areas where they are not usually seen at this time of the year, locusts will continue to reproduce during the spring season due to heavy rain.

About 200,000 people are displaced due to the earthquake of which about 42,000 people are living in 145 temporary shelters constructed from materials that cannot withstand severe weather.

Recent offensives in South and North Kivu provinces since the beginning of 2025 have contributed to dramatically increasing conflict-related sexual violence, particularly on women and children

The rains, marking a delayed start to the 'gu' season, have been particularly heavy in Puntland and South West States. The infrastructure has been damaged and roads inundated.

WFP's life-saving response has been severely hampered by critical funding shortfalls as 3.6 million of the most vulnerable are at risk of losing food assistance

These challenges have severely disrupted existing humanitarian operations and exponentially increased the vulnerability of hundreds of thousands of people.

With food insecurity on the rise, the country also faces a growing public health emergency and famine-like conditions affecting an estimated 8,400 people.

The post-escalation landscape has been characterized by heightened volatility, with widespread systemic inequities and conflict-related barriers and military operations compounding the crisis.

A new report confirms that 2,483 grave violations were committed against 2,255 children between 2022 and 2024. An estimated 6.3 million people, among them 3.4 million children, need humanitarian support.

Most of the displaced families fled without food or water and are now entirely dependent on humanitarian aid, putting children, pregnant and breastfeeding women at severe risk of malnutrition.

“With nowhere safe for Palestinians or those trying to help them, the humanitarian response is severely struggling under the weight of insecurity and critical supply shortages, leaving people with few, if any, options for accessing care."

IOM is currently leading efforts across more than 50 displacement sites, including shelter, camp management, protection, and emergency water, sanitation and hygiene services.

The date 18 April marks 10 years since a shipwreck off Italy killed more than 1,000 people. Seven in 10 children go without a parent or guardian, so most who disappeared along this route were alone.

The flooding has hit a community under severe strain. Since January, Tanganyika has received 50,000 IDPs fleeing violence in South Kivu. The floods also wiped out key crops, worsening food insecurity.

As thousands struggle to survive in the ravaged Darfur region, humanitarians have a rapidly shrinking window to scale up operations from Chad before the rains disrupt this critical lifeline.

As the conflict enters a third year, 15 million children are in need as violence, hunger, and disease increase. Growing constraints on access and funding are compounding challenges.

Conflict-related famine, displacement, violence and killings continue to devastate as 24.6 million people experience acute food insecurity, with 638,000 facing catastrophic hunger.

New UNDP remote sensing analysis shows massive, immediate reconstruction is vital in Myanmar due to widespread damage to homes, hospitals, and critical infrastructure.