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he regional escalation that began on 28 February 2026, and its spillover effects are impacting the delivery and continuity of health care services in the occupied Palestinian territory. Situation in...

Nairobi - For the first time, Kenya has measured how children under five are growing, learning, and developing as part of a major national health survey, a move that could reshape how the country...

By Tony Morain March 4, 2026 3:45 PM Republish Over the past year, Direct Relief has delivered more than $100 million in medical aid and grants to healthcare partners across the Middle East and...

As of January 2026, the humanitarian situation in Cameroon’s Far North, North-West, and South-West regions remains dire. The targeted destruction and looting of the Darak Medical Health Centre on 20...

Highlights UNICEF supported 1,100,000 children through three nationwide polio immunization campaigns, achieving a 100% coverage rate. A total of 6428 individuals at risk of Mpox were vaccinated, and...

Summary of Crisis and Key Findings Afghanistan faces a harsh winter at a moment of heightened vulnerability and escalating humanitarian need. After multiple years of compounding shocks, families have...

An MSF doctor explains how portable ultrasounds are helping to identify high-risk pregnancies before complications arise. To reach these women, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)...

In Al-Hodeidah Governorate – Jabal Ras District – Al-Ashaer area, Na’ayim Saeed lives with her family of seven in extreme poverty. The family’s situation is dire, as her husband, a daily wage...

Highlights In 2026, approximately 21.9 million people - close to half of the population - require humanitarian assistance, including over 11.6 million children. In January 2026, 46,795 children were...

A recent flare-up of conflict in northern Mozambique is a stark reminder that the situation remains volatile, just as MSF concluded its response in key areas. Conflict has ravaged the province of...

Sudan’s humanitarian crisis has sharply escalated in 2026, reflecting a deepening convergence of protracted conflict, mass displacement, widespread violations of humanitarian and human rights law,...

19 February 2026, Islamabad/Lahore – “They didn’t just bring medicine; they brought the hospital to our doorstep,” says Haider, a local farmer from Jhook Dargai village. He is one of the 250 000...

GENEVA - Four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, health care remains under sustained attack. Since 24 February 2022, a total of 2,591 attacks on Ukraine's health care...

9.4M People Affected 2.3M People Reached 262.3 M Funding Required 138.7 M (52.9%) Funding Received HIGHLIGHTS Key Achievements From September to December 2025, the Sudan Health Cluster provided...

In the regions of Kharkiv and Sumy, close to the front line, repeated shelling, the collapse of infrastructure, and the lack of specialized services leave thousands of people isolated, without access...

JONGLEI STATE, South Sudan – “I left at night, crawling to avoid the crossfire,” said Rachiel, a mother of seven from Baidit, in South Sudan’s Jonglei State. “It took me two days to reach safety – I...

As of 18:00 on 18 February 2026, unless otherwise noted This report, issued every Friday, outlines efforts and progress made by the UN and its partners to scale up the humanitarian response across...

In the world’s youngest country, photographer Nicolò Filippo Rosso finds “a stark manifestation of layers upon layers of violence, tragedy, and conflict.” Barely a decade after gaining independence,...

Highlights · In 2025, Pakistan faced compounding humanitarian crises driven by climate extremes, security tensions, and large-scale population movements, deepening vulnerabilities for millions of...