Aid organizations are warning that the ongoing war in the Middle East has severely disrupted the delivery of food, medicine, and essential supplies to millions of people in need worldwide. The conflict, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz, has forced humanitarian groups to reroute shipments along longer, costlier paths, threatening…
Efforts to reduce child mortality worldwide are losing momentum, with millions of children still dying from preventable causes, according to a new report by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). In a joint statement released on March 18, 2026, the UNICEF and the World Health…
The United Nations has condemned the killing of Karine Buisset, a UNICEF staff member, in a drone strike targeting a building housing aid workers in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Speaking in New York on Wednesday, U.N. spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric described Buisset as a “dedicated humanitarian”…
The Ministry of Health has announced a temporary disruption in the supply of the rotavirus vaccine, a critical component of the country’s routine immunisation programme for infants. The rotavirus vaccine, administered orally, protects young children from severe diarrhoea, vomiting, and dehydration caused by the virus. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale…
Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Ouma Oluga, has challenged health leaders and development partners to move beyond pledges and conferences, insisting that only concrete action will reduce the country’s persistently high maternal death rates. Call for Practical Steps Speaking on Monday, February 23, 2026, during the inauguration of the…
Decades after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) as a child in The Gambia, Fatou Sanyang still suffers extreme pain she describes as feeling like “hot water is being poured on me.” Her story underscores the ongoing human toll of a practice that remains deeply entrenched in Gambian society despite a…
UNICEF and the Government of Japan have announced a new three-year partnership to improve access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Kenya’s border regions and Nairobi’s informal settlements. Scope of the Initiative With an investment of Ksh.515 million (JPY 626 million), the project will target Garissa, Busia,…
Mozambique is reeling from catastrophic flooding that has affected more than 640,000 people, with over half of those displaced in Gaza province, according to authorities. The regional capital Xai-Xai is submerged, raising fears of hunger, disease, and long-term devastation. Humanitarian Crisis Unfolds Local officials are working with the National Disaster…
Authorities in Maputo, Mozambique reported on Thursday that 13 people have died in severe floods over the past two weeks, with aid workers warning that the toll is likely to rise as waters recede and more bodies are discovered. Widespread Devastation Heavy rains have caused rivers and dams to overflow,…
Mariam Soumah, a 23-year-old woman from Guinea, has not seen her newborn daughter Sabina in nine months after being deported from Belarus without her child. Soumah, who initially traveled to Belarus hoping to reach Europe, gave birth prematurely in November 2024, with Sabina weighing just 600 grams. According to Soumah…