In Gaza, the UN and its aid partners coordinated 10 humanitarian missions with the Israeli authorities on Wednesday to collect incoming food, vaccines, fuel and health supplies from the Kerem Shalom/Kerem Abu Salem and Zikim crossings. The UN Development Programme began removing solid waste from a dumping site in Gaza City.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is experiencing its worst cholera outbreak in 25 years, with over 1,300 suspected cases and 35 deaths reported since 1 January. On Monday, $750,000 was allocated from the Central Emergency Response Fund for UN healthcare partners to swiftly expand life-saving aid and curb transmission rates.
In Madagascar, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that another cyclone is expected to make landfall tomorrow. This comes on the heels of Tropical Cyclone Fytia, which touched down on 31 January. The Central Emergency Response Fund has released $3 million to help pre-position staff and supplies.
In Chad today, a humanitarian response plan was launched, calling for $986 million to assist 3.4 million people, including $540 million dedicated to refugees. The plan comes as Chad continues to face one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the Sahel.
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, Julien Harneis, said today that the Houthi de facto authorities approved flights from the UN Humanitarian Air Service for February allowing non-governmental organization staff to enter and exit Sana’a, the country’s capital, facilitating aid delivery for millions in need.
The UN, its aid partners and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo today launched the $1.4 billion Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan to help the country, which is suffering from one of the world’s most protracted and most neglected crises driven by conflict, displacement, climate shocks and epidemics.
UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher today released $5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to help people in Niger prepare ahead of flooding that is expected to hit parts of the country in the coming weeks.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UN humanitarian colleagues report that the humanitarian situation in the provinces of North and South Kivu continues to worsen, marked by more civilian casualties, displacement and mounting threats to humanitarian operations.
The World Meteorological Organization today confirmed that 2025 was one of the three warmest years on record, with global average surface temperature at 1.44°C above the 1850-1900 average. Ocean temperatures were also among the highest on record, reflecting the long-term accumulation of heat within the climate system.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is sounding the alarm over a surge in violence in Ituri province, in the east, which is severely disrupting life-saving operations, cutting off assistance to over 87,000 displaced people in and around Bule.