Humanitarian organisations

Iran crisis hampering aid to refugees as supply chain costs soar, UN warns

The UN routinely refers to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Sudan as the world’s largest.

Over 1.2 million people in Lebanon seen to face acute hunger due to war: Report

Displaced residents share a meal as they take shelter in a local school after fleeing their homes in southern Lebanon, following Israeli airstrikes, in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 29, 2026.

With ciggies in short supply, Gaza smokers turn to dried jute

A vendor rolls molokhia leaves, also known as jute mallow, normally used in cooking, into a cigarette at the tobacco market in Gaza City.

Nearly 8,000 people died or disappeared trying to migrate in 2025: UN

Rohingya refugees stand in queue to receive ration from the World Food Program(WFP), at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, April 18, 2026.

Forced displacements to soar by 4.2 million by 2027, aid group warns

Girls displaced following Israeli evacuation orders ride a scooter at a makeshift encampment in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 15.

Aid groups use land routes to deliver humanitarian relief to Iran

Iranian authorities say more than 3,000 people have been killed in Iran during the war and the UN refugee agency says up to 3.2 million have been displaced.

UN force in Lebanon says Israeli tank rammed its vehicles in south

Members of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon patrolling the road of the southern Lebanese village of Tair Debba in armored vehicles, on April 12, 2026.

Medical needs surging in Iran and supplies under threat, Red Cross warns

People stand near damaged buildings, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, in this still image obtained from a handout video released on April 1, 2026. Iranian Red Crescent Society/Handout via REUTERS

WHO releases more than $2 million in emergency funds to Lebanon, Iraq and Syria

A man rides a scooter next to a damaged building in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in central Beirut, targeting what Israel said is a Hezbollah-affiliated bank, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Almost 700,000 displaced, 84 children killed after Israeli strikes on Lebanon, UN agencies say

A displaced family sits inside their tent at a sports stadium in Beirut that was converted into a shelter.

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