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Despite renewed conflict in eastern DR Congo, protection for civilians is paramount: Keita

That’s according to the head of MONUSCO, Bintou Keita, speaking exclusively to UN News ahead of briefing members of the UN Security Council in New York on Thursday. Mediation effortsThe meeting between Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and...

DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger

The situation represents one of the world’s worst food crises, according to the UN-partnered Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) platform.“The humanitarian situation in the DRC is deteriorating at an alarming rate. Families who were...

Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time

However, the country remains in the grip of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with millions facing famine, disease and insecurity.IOM data shows that between December last year and March, displacement fell by...

Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears

That’s according to the head of the UN stabilization mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, who briefed the Security Council in New York on Thursday over escalating violence and displacement in the country since M23...

Gaza: UN humanitarians flag impact on children of return to war

UNICEF’s Rosalia Bollen, who’s on the ground there, said that hundreds of children had been killed and injured – some with severe burns, shrapnel lodged in their bodies, fractures and amputations.“Even on 18 March...

Gaza: No aid has reached war-torn enclave for more than three weeks

And as supplies of food, medicine and other supplies run low, aid teams are increasingly concerned about growing anxiety in bread lines outside the enclave’s remaining bakeries.“Most attempts by humanitarian organizations to coordinate access with Israeli...

Yemen: Ten Years of War, a Lifetime of Loss 

Ten years. That’s how long Yemenis have been putting their lives on hold – through airstrikes, through hunger, through loss. A decade of war has left Yemen’s infrastructure in ruins and its people exhausted....

Deadly impacts of childhood stunting can be prevented, WFP insists

Deadly impacts of childhood stunting can be prevented, WFP insists Source link

UN welcomes Black Sea talks, warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

In a statement, Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres, said the UN chief’s good offices remain available to support all efforts towards a lasting peace in Ukraine.“Reaching an agreement on freedom of navigation...

Aid operations stretched to the limit in Burundi by ongoing DR Congo crisis

The UN agency has swiftly mobilized additional resources to address but the sharp rise in refugee numbers has put immense pressure on all assistance operations in the region.Since the beginning of the year nearly...

‘Fragility and hope’ mark new era in Syria amid ongoing violence and aid struggles

On 6 March, armed groups linked to the deposed Assad regime ambushed forces of the caretaker administration led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, targeting military and internal security forces as well as several hospitals.Mr. Pedersen described...

Yemen: One in two children severely malnourished after 10 years of war

“We need to move fast,” said UNICEF representative in the country Peter Hawkins. “I was in Hudaydah over the past three days...I went through the western lowlands, where there are people on the streets,...

Local staff ‘particularly vulnerable’ to detention, as UN calls for their release

Staff members of the United Nations around the world who are recruited locally are “particularly vulnerable” to detention and should be released and allowed to go home according to the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres. In...

Guterres to reduce UN aid ‘footprint’ inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse

"In the past week, Israel carried out devastating strikes on Gaza, claiming the lives of hundreds of civilians, including United Nations personnel, with no humanitarian aid being allowed to enter the Strip since early March,”...

3-week Gaza aid ban ‘collective punishment’: UNRWA chief

Mr. Lazzarini made the remarks in a social media post, in which he noted that the siege, which is preventing food, medicines, water and fuel from entering the occupied Palestinian territory, has lasted longer than...

UNICEF condemns looting of lifesaving supplies for children in Sudan

The attack on one of the last operational hospitals in the area further deepened the ongoing humanitarian crisis sparked by the civil war between rival militaries, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary...

Exhausted Gazans wake from another night of Israeli bombing: UN aid teams

“We’re waking up from another intense night of bombardments, the fourth night of bombardment since the ceasefire abruptly broke down on Monday night…the situation is gravely, gravely concerning,” said Sam Rose, Acting Director of...

Children, refugees pay hefty price of global aid funding crisis

Spokespersons for UNICEF and UNHCR in Geneva warned that the liquidity crunch has jeopardized lifesaving work, including progress in reducing child mortality, which has fallen by 60 per cent since 1990.  By slashing severe...

Syria’s humanitarian crisis: 16.5 million in need amid continuing conflict

Briefing journalists in New York from Damascus, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, explained that the country remains at a critical juncture as the situation continues to worsen despite the hope sparked...

Guterres welcomes deals to halt energy attacks in Ukraine, Russia

“Any ceasefire is welcome because it saves lives, but it is essential that a ceasefire paves the way for a just peace in Ukraine,” the UN Secretary-General said in Brussels, where he also addressed...

EP Staff See ‘Culinary Imperialism’ in Parliament Restaurants

European Parliament (EP) staff are complaining about the lack of Eastern European cuisine in its restaurants, Politico reports. An unnamed aide to a Slovak parliamentarian, whose letter was quoted by the publication, believes that...

Gaza: ‘Dramatic escalation’ as bombardments intensify and displacement surges

Gaza: ‘Dramatic escalation’ as bombardments intensify and displacement surges Source link

New UN report stress urgent need for systemic reform of psychiatry

A new report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights debated in the UNs Human Rights Council this week stresses the urgent need for systemic reform of mental health systems. The report demand...

EFNIL Calls for Stronger EU Action on Language Equality

The European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL) has issued a call to the European Commission and Parliament to ensure that media content and communication devices support all official EU languages. The organization...

LIVE NOW: ‘Abject fear’ returns to Gaza, Security Council hears, as UN calls for urgent renewal of ceasefire and hostage releases

The UN Security Council met in New York on Tuesday on the Middle East crisis, exactly two months since the start of the fragile Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal came into effect. That's been...
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