The Latest Breaking News from Jens Laerke

Calls for drastic overhaul of funding as conflicts and climate crisis drive surge in humanitarian needs and appeals fall short

More than 100 Palestinians have been killed since airstrikes restarted, health officials in Hamas-run Gaza say

Hundreds in Sudan have been killed, tens of thousands have fled, and the country is facing major supply shortages.

The U.N. refugee agency is warning of “further displacement” of people from Sudan after thousands have streamed into neighboring countries of Chad and South Sudan

Saudi Arabia has been named one of the largest donors of humanitarian aid to Turkiye following the recent earthquakes. In a statement, the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) thanked donors who contributed $268 million in response to the US$1 billion humanitarian funding appeal for Turkiye following the earthquakes. OCHA…

Global donors on Monday pledged about $1.2 billion at a conference aimed at generating funds to help millions of people in Yemen suffering from the fallout of an eight-year war, a UN official said. The amount is far below a target of $4.3 billion set by the United Nations to…

Spokesperson says three trucks carrying supplies for 800 people have headed to scene of intense fighting

A U.N. spokesperson said a three-truck convoy brought aid to around 800 people close to Soledar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region on Friday, the first such delivery to the area by the global body as it seeks to step up front-line aid in the war.

If aid is not scaled up, famine is expected in southern Somalia between April and June 2023, humanitarians say.