Humanitarian News Archive

UNHCR Ukraine: 2026 Programme Summary

28th January 2026 OVERVIEW OF NEEDS With the war on Ukraine approaching its fifth year, humanitarian and recovery needs continue to grow across the country. In 2025, intensified hostilities, including increased aerial attacks and strikes on critical infrastructure, caused significant civilian casualties and…

FAO GIEWS Country Brief on Gambia –

28th January 2026 FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Cereal output in 2025 estimated at above‑average level Prices of cereals near or above their year‑earlier values in October 2025 About 244 000 people acutely food insecure during 2025 lean season Cereal output in 2025 estimated at…

FAO GIEWS Country Brief on Uruguay –

28th January 2026 FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Cereal production estimated 35 percent above average in 2025 Paddy and maize sowings estimated above average in 2026 Average cereal exports anticipated in 2025/26 Cereal prices lower year‑on‑year in December 2025 Cereal production estimated 35 percent above…

Croatia and World Bank to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness and Resilience

28th January 2026 ZAGREB, January 28, 2026 – Marko Primorac, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Anna Akhalkatsi, World Bank Division Director for the European Union (EU), signed an agreement for a project aimed at strengthening Croatia’s disaster preparedness and institutional,…

FAO GIEWS Country Brief on Panama –

28th January 2026 FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Main paddy and maize 2025 season crops estimated above average, due to large plantings Tariffs removal from August to December 2025 boosted yellow maize imports Prices of maize and rice above levels of previous year Main paddy…

EU announces €153 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine and Moldova

28th January 2026 The European Commission is announcing €153 million in emergency aid to Ukraine and refugee-hosting Moldova, as millions Ukrainians face freezing temperatures without power under sustained Russian bombardment of energy infrastructure. Responding to the urgent needs, the EU is allocating an…