UN: Lebanon Returns Continue as $640 Million Aid Appeal Is 42.2% Funded
Displaced families are returning to parts of southern Lebanon, but more than 33,000 people remain in collective shelters as humanitarian needs continue.
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FAO and WFP Warn Hunger Could Worsen Across 13 Global Hotspots
Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine were identified as the most critical hunger hotspots, while Nigeria joined the highest-concern group with 34.8 million people projected to face acute food insecurity.
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UNICEF: 23,100 Remain in Venezuela Camps One Month After June 24 Earthquakes
UNICEF says nearly 23,100 people remain in temporary camps across Venezuela’s north-central coast and Capital District, while its response targets 470,000 people, including 169,000 children.
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Afghanistan Food Distributions to Be Suspended as Child Malnutrition Peaks, WFP Says
The World Food Programme says funding shortages will force a suspension of famine-prevention food distributions in Afghanistan’s worst-hit areas from August through October, during the country’s annual peak season for malnutrition.
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FAO and WFP Warn on July 15 That Hunger Could Worsen in 13 Hotspots, Including Five Sahel Countries
The Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme said on July 15 that acute food insecurity could worsen across 13 countries and territories through November 2026, calling for early humanitarian action.
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Afghanistan’s Child Malnutrition Crisis Worsens as U.N. and WFP Suspend Food Aid
The United Nations and World Food Programme say worsening malnutrition has reached critical levels in parts of Afghanistan, as funding shortages force food distributions to be suspended during the peak hunger season.
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Haiti PM Alix Didier Fils-Aimé Says Security Is Not Ready for August 2026 Vote
Haiti’s prime minister said on May 11 that insecurity could prevent the country from holding its proposed August 2026 presidential election, as officials continued negotiating the electoral framework, budget and security conditions.
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Afghanistan Floods Kill at Least 26 as UN and Aid Agencies Search for Survivors
Flash floods in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 26 people, the United Nations said July 22, as search teams looked for missing residents and aid agencies assessed damage to homes, markets and roads.
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FAO and WFP warn hunger may worsen in Yemen and five Sahel countries
A June-November 2026 outlook from FAO and WFP identifies 13 hunger hotspots where conflict, climate shocks and food affordability pressures could deepen acute food insecurity.
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FAO and WFP warn on July 29 that hunger could worsen in 13 global hotspots
The U.N. food agencies say acute hunger may deteriorate between June and November 2026 as conflict, funding shortages and climate shocks increase pressure on vulnerable populations.
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UN Warns 15.4 Million People in the Sahel Face Acute Food Insecurity This Summer
The United Nations says 15.4 million people across the Sahel are expected to face acute food insecurity between June and August 2026, including more than 1.5 million in emergency conditions, as humanitarian agencies confront severe funding and access problems.
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UN: Myanmar’s Conflict Displaces Nearly 3.8 Million as Aid Access and Funding Fall Short
A United Nations update published July 13 says more than 16 million people in Myanmar need humanitarian assistance, while access restrictions and an underfunded response limit aid.
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UN Warns Gaza Food Gains Could Unravel Without Sustained Aid Access
UN agencies said food and nutrition conditions in Gaza improved after the October 2025 ceasefire, but warned on July 24, 2026, that the gains could quickly reverse without continued humanitarian and commercial flows.
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UN Report Finds Global Hunger Fell in 2025, but 645 Million People Remained Undernourished
Five UN agencies reported that global hunger declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, while warning that conflict, extreme weather, high food costs and reduced aid could reverse progress.
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Ebola Response in Congo Expands as U.S. Announces $242 Million in New Aid
The United States announced an additional $242 million for Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo on August 5, as humanitarian agencies face a major funding shortfall.
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UN agencies warn strikes and funding pressure are worsening Lebanon’s humanitarian crisis
A July 24 UN briefing reported further strikes affecting Lebanese hospitals, a fourfold rise in demand for gender-based-violence services and mounting funding and access constraints on aid operations.
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Lebanon’s Aid Access Is Improving. Safe Return Still Is Not.
UN aid movements into southern Lebanon are increasing, but damaged homes, unreliable services, unexploded ordnance and underfunding still block recovery.
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Gaza aid faces deeper strain as funding and access constraints compound
WFP warns Gaza aid cuts may deepen by October as access constraints, fuel shortages and funding gaps put fragile food-security gains at risk.
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WFP Suspends Afghanistan Food Aid in Peak Malnutrition Season
WFP says funding shortages will suspend famine-prevention food distributions in Afghanistan from August through October, as child-malnutrition needs peak.
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Gaza’s Fragile Food Gains Depend on Sustained Aid Access
Gaza’s food security improved, but 1.4 million people are projected to face crisis-level hunger through December as aid coverage remains fragile.
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UN food agencies warn hunger could worsen in 13 hotspots
An FAO-WFP outlook warns acute food insecurity could worsen through November across 13 hotspots, with Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen and Palestine facing the gravest risks.
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Only 44% of UNICEF Aid Trucks Offloaded in Gaza in May-June
UNICEF said 280 of 633 aid trucks sent from Egypt offloaded in Gaza during May and June, while OCHA reported continued cargo and water-service disruptions in July.