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UN and partners issue urgent funding appeal for Yemen

Nine years of war have left over half the population – 18.2 million people, mainly women and children – in need of assistance and protection services.The humanitarian response in Yemen is among the largest...

World News in Brief: Human rights in Haiti, 750,000 hit by East Africa floods, Namibia health milestone

The experts detailed the far-reaching impacts of the violence and lawlessness that has led to chaos across the capital, Port-au-Prince, and other areas under gang control this year.“The outbreak of violence in Haiti has...

Uncertainty in Gaza amplified by closure of key border crossings

In its latest warning to the Israeli authorities not to pursue mass evacuation orders from eastern Rafah, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, insisted that a mass evacuation on such a scale would be “impossible...

Patients in Rafah ‘afraid to seek services’, WHO reports

The current situation has reached an "unprecedented emergency level", he said, and the most recent evacuation order by Israel has forced tens of thousands to flee.As part of the contingency effort, WHO and partners...

No aid getting into Gaza, says UN aid agency

“We’re not receiving any aid, the crossing area has ongoing military operations and is an active war zone,” said Scott Anderson, from the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, in a post on X....

Gaza: 80,000 displaced from Rafah as Israeli bombardment intensifies, say UN aid teams

Most of those uprooted by Israeli military evacuation orders in eastern Rafah have already been displaced from other areas of Gaza; they are now leaving with everything they can carry “in vehicles, trucks, (on)...

Haiti: UNICEF ensures thousands have safe drinking water

Port-au-Prince has been in the grip of armed groups for several years now, and roughly two months ago they launched coordinated attacks which paralyzed the metropolitan area. Since then, UNICEF, alongside the National Directorate for...

Gaza: As exodus from Rafah continues, UN urges reopening of aid lines

“As Israeli Forces bombardment intensifies in Rafah, forced displacement continues,” said the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, in a post on X. “Around 110,000 people have now fled Rafah looking for safety. But,...

In Nairobi, Guterres reiterates appeal for end to Gaza war

Speaking at a press conference in Nairobi, he warned that “the fate of Palestinians and the entire region hangs in the balance.” More than a million Palestinians are crowded into Rafah Governorate in southern Gaza...

Senior UN aid official urges comprehensive response to Haiti crisis

Haitians have been facing a multitude of challenges over the years, encompassing political, security, social and economic issues. The protracted crisis has been further exacerbated by months of brutal gang violence that claimed more...

World News in Brief: ‘Barbaric’ sexual violence in Sudan, Haiti’s transitional council in place, rights experts condemn Iran rapper’s death sentence

Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten together with Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya said that more than a year into the battle for control of the country between rival militaries,...

Gaza’s unexploded ordnance could take 14 years to clear

Making Gaza safe again from unexploded bombs could take 14 years, UN demining experts said on Friday.

Ukraine war: UNICEF highlights 40 per cent rise in children killed this year

Attacks that occurred between January and March left 25 children dead, including a two-month-old, said the agency. During the first three weeks of April, nine children lost their lives during attacks.UNICEF's Regional Director for...

Sudan: Civilians trapped in El Fasher as UN warns of imminent attack

In a note to correspondents issued on Friday, the UN said there were “increasingly alarming reports of a dramatic escalation of tensions”.“The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are reportedly encircling El Fasher, suggesting a coordinated...

World News in Brief: Support for Haiti mission, challenge of ‘commodity dependence’, Iran’s ‘strict’ hijab law

Kenya has offered to lead the multinational mission that aims to provide much needed back up to the national police in a bid to regain control of the streets from gang rule, which has...

UN official urges South Sudan to lift taxes halting aid

Since February, authorities have imposed a series of new taxes and charges at border crossings and within the country.These measures have impacted over 60,000 people, particularly in remote areas where humanitarian operations are already...

Children’s shoes left behind illustrate chaos of fleeing Khan Younis: UN humanitarians

The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, reached one of its now-abandoned schools in Khan Younis at the weekend

UN expresses solidarity with Kenya following deadly floods

Mr. Guterres was saddened by the loss of life and damage caused by flash flooding in the capital, Nairobi, and other parts of the country, his spokesperson said on Monday.The Secretary-General extended his condolences...

World News in Brief: Violence blocking Darfur aid, new Iraq law, Chad elections appeal

In the past month, WFP supported more than 300,000 people there with food, including 40,000 in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state.“We must be able to reach those who need us most...

Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa

Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa during the region’s three-month lean season

Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war

Suffering is growing too and is likely to get worse, Justin Brady, head of the UN humanitarian relief office, OCHA, in Sudan, warned UN News.“Without more resources, not only will we not be able...

Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief Türk

A year to the day since heavy fighting erupted between Sudan’s rival militaries, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned of a further escalation, including an imminent attack on El-Fasher in North Darfur. “The...

‘Concerted global push’ for Sudan ceasefire is essential: Guterres

UN chief calling for a boost in humanitarian funding and a global push for Sudan ceasefire and peace to end a year of brutal fighting between rival militaries

Gaza: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering

“Six months into the war, 10,000 Palestinian women in Gaza have been killed, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers, leaving 19,000 children orphaned,” said UN Women, in a new report.“More than one million women...

Geneva conference pledges $630 million in life-saving help for Ethiopia

The UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 is only five per cent funded. Organised by the UN along with the Governments of Ethiopia and the United Kingdom, the conference aims to hear commitments...
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