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United Nations
Between 31 January and 10 February, tropical cyclones Fytia and Gezani struck the island nation, causing widespread destruction.WFP assessments indicate that 1.57 million people in Madagascar are currently food insecure,…
United Nations
Speaking to reporters from Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo, WFP Country Director Tania Goossens said some 400,000 people are facing acute humanitarian needs after the island was hit by back-to-back cyclones in…
United Nations
Briefing ambassadors for the first time as Deputy Special Envoy, Claudio Cordone pointed to the 30 January ceasefire and integration agreement between the Syrian Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces…
United Nations
The United Nations said that its teams attempted to coordinate eight humanitarian missions on Friday and five were fully facilitated. The remaining three – which included a mission to reach a water treatment plant in Khan Younis – were denied by Israel. Saving lives,…
United Nations
Over the past week, North Kordofan state recorded more than a dozen attacks in and around the towns of El Obeid, Bara, Rahad and Um Rawaba. In South Kordofan, suspected drone strikes hit health facilities…
United Nations
Hans Grundberg also warned that rising regional tensions risk dragging Yemen back into broader confrontation. “I ask this Council to remain united in supporting a credible path back to a political…
United Nations
Two children were reportedly killed and 13 others injured in a drone strike on a mosque in Al-Rahad, North Kordofan, where all the victims were students at the adjoining school. The attack…
Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) in a unanimous decision reiterated its long-term position against a possible new protocol on the involuntary placement and involuntary treatment of…
Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) debated involuntary and coercive measures in psychiatry. In a unanimous decision the Assembly reiterated its long-term position against such measures and…
United Nations
“The situation remains highly volatile and we fear it will further deteriorate, worsening the region’s already precarious human rights and humanitarian situation,” Mr. Türk said, following clashes in recent days…
