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UN aid agencies are struggling to access provinces overrun by Rwandan-backed M23 rebel fighters earlier this year, although dramatic funding shortfalls for humanitarian work have also contributed to the dire…
Shortly after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in early December 2024, the international community began to ease sanctions against the country, with the aim of improving the humanitarian situation and…
Filippo Grandi reported that for the first time in almost a decade, the number of refugees and others fleeing war, violence and persecution has decreased – from 123 million at…
Kishan Khoday, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), told journalists at UN headquarters in New York by video conference that initial estimates of damage amounted to 30…
“We see massive violations of international human rights law, direct attacks against civilians, non-compliance with international humanitarian law, which regulates the conduct of hostilities, and that the attacks largely target…
“Our partners report that since the ceasefire, the Israeli authorities have rejected 107 requests for entry of relief materialsincluding blankets, winter clothing, as well as tools and equipment to maintain…
Impacts affect livelihoods and fuel displacement and continued instability. Additionally, they can persist even after fights have ended. In Sierra Leone, for example, “When the guns fell silent in 2002…
Speaking at the closing press conference, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock said the summit marked a “deliberate shift” from identifying gaps to acting on proven solutions. “Copenhagen taught us…
Delegates from all regions reaffirmed that social justice and peace are inseparable, calling for stronger safety nets, poverty reduction and human rights-based policymaking. Thirty years after the historic 1995 Copenhagen…
With nearly 14,000 participants registered for the Second World Summit for Social DevelopmentCurrently underway in Doha, the gathering has become a meeting place for governments, global organizations and community voices…
