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World News in Brief: $53.2 billion needed for Palestinian recovery, UN condemns UNRWA schools raid, Lebanon-Israel tensions continue

“Palestinians will need joint action to address the immense recovery and reconstruction challenges ahead. A sustainable recovery process must restore hope, dignity, and livelihoods for the two million people in Gaza,” said Muhannad Hadi,...

DR Congo crisis: WFP condemns looting in Bukavu after M23 rebels take key city

In an online message on Monday, the WFP said that it “condemns the pillage of its warehouses in Bukavu in South Kivu…the food supplies kept there were meant to provide vital support to the...

UN launches $6 billion Sudan appeal, as famine takes hold

“Civilians paying the highest price, shelling, airstrikes continuing unabated, killing and injuring civilians, damaging and destroying critical infrastructure, including hospitals,” said Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher.“An epidemic of sexual violence rages,” he warned, adding...

Humanitarians underscore need for urgent and sustained support in Gaza

OCHA cited Gaza’s Ministry of Health which stressed that oxygen supplies are critically needed to keep emergency, surgical and intensive care services running at hospitals, including Al Shifa and Al Rantisi hospitals in Gaza...

Syria: Mine casualties persist as UN partners scale up clearance operations

“Mine action partners continue to report casualties due to explosive ordnance, and that is happening sadly on an almost daily basis,” Mr. Dujarric explained in a press briefing on Monday in New York.Farmers and...

Aid surge into Gaza continues, UN teams prioritize immediate needs

Amid reports that a return to full-scale war at the weekend may have been averted with the announcement by Hamas that it would comply with the agreed release of Israeli hostages, the UN Office...

DR Congo: Shortage of humanitarian routes threatens aid operation, top UN official warns

“The frontline is getting closer to Kavumu Airport,” warned Bruno Lemarquis on Wednesday.Following the fall of regional capital Goma, in North Kivu, at the end of January, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group is now...

Political solution to end war in Yemen is achievable, UN envoy says

Hans Grundberg briefed on latest political developments in the country, where Houthi rebels, also known as Ansar Allah, and Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, have been battling for power for more than...

‘No time to lose’ in Gaza, as ceasefire offers fragile respite

The UN is racing against time to expand humanitarian relief and prepare for the monumental task of rebuilding Gaza, as a fragile ceasefire holds but tensions loom over a potential resumption of fighting.“There is...

Syria: Thousands of displaced head home, but many refugees still wary

The development comes as a recent survey of Syrian refugees in the region reveals that some 75 per cent of respondents have no plans to go back anytime soon.OCHA said movements out of displacement...

DR Congo displacement, health crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access

“The crisis is worsening as people flee to areas where humanitarian aid cannot reach due to insecurity,” UN refugee agency (UNHCR) spokesperson Eujin Byun told reporters in Geneva.The development comes a day after the...

World must not turn its back on Sudan’s deepening crisis: Guterres

Speaking at a high-level humanitarian conference in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, António Guterres described the situation in Sudan as a catastrophe of “staggering scale and brutality”.He warned that it is increasing spilling into...

Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world’

1) The war: 2023 Khartoum clashes herald end of peace processBy the end of 2022, there were hopes that a UN- backed peace process would finally lead to a civilian administration in Sudan, after...

Gaza crisis: Amid winter storms, humanitarians appeal for full aid access

“The health system is ruined. Malnutrition is rising. The risk of famine persists,” said Dr Hanan Balkhy, the UN World Health Organization (WHO)’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean. “We are ready to scale...

UN Report: A Detailed Analysis of Human Rights Violations in Sudan

As of November 2024 the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has  founded the extent of violations of human rights in Sudan since December 2023

Israeli military operation displaces 40,000 in the West Bank

Several refugee camps are nearly empty after Israeli forces launched Operation Iron Wall on 21 January, making it the longest operation in the West Bank since the second intifada, according to the agency.The operation...

World News in Brief: Aid activities suspended in Yemeni governorate, Gaza humanitarian update, UN welcomes summit on DR Congo crisis

The decision follows the recent detention by the Houthi de facto authorities of eight additional UN personnel, including six working in Sa’ada, which has impacted operations.The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, have been...

Gaza: Return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chief

“We must avoid at all costs the resumption of hostilities in Gaza that would lead to an immense tragedy,” said the UN chief, in a statement relayed to journalists by UN Geneva spokesperson Rolando...

UN Report Reveals Urgent Need to Protect Religious and Ethnic Minorities Worldwide

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has provided and shared a report entitled “Rights of Persons  Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities” in order to discuss the  current situation of minority people all over the world. The document discusses the challenges affecting the national,  ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities in 2024, with a view to focusing on the situation of  religious freedom and anti-discrimination situations. 

DR Congo crisis: Thousands of displaced in Goma forced to flee again

Last month, M23 rebels captured the city - the largest in the region and capital of North Kivu province. Nearly 3,000 people have reportedly been killed and 2,880 injured.OCHA Spokesperson Jens Laerke said more...

Humanitarians uphold commitment to support civilians in eastern DR Congo

Bruno Lemarquis, Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for the DRC, updated journalists on latest developments and obstacles to aid delivery, which include loss of critical supplies to looting and the impact of the...

Guterres calls for probe into death of WFP staff member detained in Yemen

“Heartbroken and outraged by the tragic loss of WFP team member, Ahmed, who lost his life while arbitrarily detained in Yemen,” Executive Director Cindy McCain said on Tuesday in a post on the social...

Security Council: Syrian leaders urged to prioritise inclusive transition

Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Geir Pedersen acknowledged commitments made by interim leader Ahmad Al-Sharaa but stressed that Syrians across the country expect tangible actions.“All Syrians I met…stressed to me how much they...

13 children killed in the West Bank since year began: UNICEF

In a statement issued by Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, the agency called for “the immediate cessation of armed activity across the occupied West Bank”.A 10-year-old Palestinian...

US funding cuts threaten global health response, WHO chief warns

In a media briefing on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the consequences of funding suspensions, including disruptions to HIV treatment, setbacks in polio eradication and limited resources for responding to mpox epidemics...
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