Venezuela enacted a new law redefining the Venezuelan Red Cross and integrating it into the country’s National Risk Management System.

In 2025, floods affected 542,000 people, destroyed 55,000 homes, and 10,000 hectares of crops. On Monday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that more than 3 million people in Niger will need humanitarian assistance in 2026, equivalent to 10% of the population. RELATED: Floods Have Affected 1.9 Million Africans […]

Mexico’s Senate has backed President Claudia Sheinbaum’s humanitarian policy toward Cuba, including efforts to send oil and essential goods despite new U.S. measures.

The UN agency denounces the cutting of basic services and the closure of health centers under laws declared illegal by the international community.

On Tuesday, the country’s disaster response agency stated that Zambia needs about 738,000 metric tons of maize to meet the food needs of the drought-affected population over a 14-month period. RELATED: Zambia: Malaria Still a Public Health Concern, Health Minister Gabriel Pollen, national coordinator of the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit, said maize is needed […]

New guidelines from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) today call for greater international protection for people in need from Haiti. RELATED: Haiti: UN Reinforces Humanitarian Response to Violence The new legal guide recognizes political activists, journalists, judges, lawyers and others who fight corruption and crime, among other risk profiles, as eligible for refugee protection. At […]