Humanitarian News Archive

Myanmar: Junta Atrocities Surge 5 Years since Coup

29th January 2026 — Myanmar’s military junta has committed widespread repression and abuse in every facet of life in the country since seizing power on February 1, 2021, Amnesty International, Fortify Rights, and Human Rights Watch said today. The military’s atrocities since the coup,…

Ethiopia – Fact Sheet, Fourth Quarter 2025 | Logistics Cluster Website

29th January 2026 — OPERATIONAL CONTEXT Ethiopia continued to experience a complex and challenging humanitarian situation driven by the combined effects of conflict, climate-related shocks, and disease outbreaks, resulting in sustained displacement and heightened humanitarian needs across multiple regions, including Amhara, Oromia, Somali, and…

Humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan (29 January 2026)

29th January 2026 — Joint media release with: The Hon Anne Aly MP, Minister for International Development The Australian Government will provide a further $50 million in humanitarian support to the people of Afghanistan to address the deteriorating situation there. This brings the total…

1,9 tusind visninger · 55 reaktioner | 75-year-old Manan lost everything when floodwaters rose to 13 feet in Basti Mazaari, Alipur. Her home, her belongings; all gone in hours. She and her daughter spent long days on an embankment with no food or water. Now they face freezing winter nights in a temporary tent. IOM Pakistan with UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) support, distributed emergency shelter kits, kitchen sets, winterization supplies, and mosquito nets. These kits mean everything when you have nothing. United Nations OCHA IOM Asia-Pacific United Nations – Pakistan #emergencyresponse | IOM Pakistan

29th January 2026 — 75-year-old Manan lost everything when floodwaters rose to 13 feet in Basti Mazaari, Alipur. Her home, her belongings; all gone in hours. She and her daughter spent long days on an embankment with...

Reflections on reducing wildfire disaster risks

29th January 2026 — Author(s): Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction Wildfire risk has been increasing over the past quarter century as temperatures rise, precipitation decreases (including snow droughts), heatwave seasons grow longer, competition for forest resources…