Humanitarian News Archive

Ukrainian Children Cut Off from School and Heat in the Coldest Winter

23rd January 2026 Ukrainian children are facing their coldest and most dangerous winter since 2022. With schools closed until February in Kyiv and other regions, hundreds of thousands of children are cut off from education, safe spaces, and essential support, World Vision warns.

Operational Data Portal

23rd January 2026 Le site aménagé de Metché, dans l’est du Tchad, abrite plus de 43 000 réfugiés soudanais qui cohabitent avec les communautés hôtes installées autour du site. Comme dans de nombreuses localités de la région, l’absence d’éclairage public plongeait les rues…

ISHM: January 15 – 22, 2026

23rd January 2026 Key Takeaways: POLITICS: PUK Pressures KDP with Alleged New Generation Deal; Coordination Framework Delays PM Decision; Iraqi Leaders Mediate Between Sharaa and SDF – On January 17, PUK leader Bafel Talabani and New Generation head Shaswar Abdulwahid announced a partnership…

IOM Chief in Cyprus as EU Presidency Puts Migration into Action

23rd January 2026 Geneva/Nicosia, 23 January 2026 – The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Amy Pope, has concluded a visit to Cyprus this week, following a series of high-level meetings, including at the EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA)…

Australia delivers additional energy support to Ukraine

23rd January 2026 Joint media release with: The Hon Anne Aly MP, Minister for International Development 23 January 2026 The Albanese Government is providing a further $10 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund to help keep lights on, homes heated and essential…

UN Special Representative Pramila Patten expresses deep concern over reports of sexual violence in the context of political unrest in Iran – United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

23rd January 2026 Press Release: For Immediate Release New York, 23 January 2026: The Special Representative of the Secretary‑General on Sexual Violence in Conflict expresses deep concern over disturbing reports of sexual violence committed in the context of mass protests and arrests in…