Morocco and Libya: UN scales up support for disaster relief
Morocco and Libya, two very different catastrophes united by the “unimaginable trauma” of bereaved families, are mobilizing the UN’s relief efforts
Iran: Harassment, reprisals continue for Mahsa Amini’s family
Twenty-two-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini was arrested and forced into a van by Iran’s so called “morality police” in the capital Tehran on…
‘Thriving economies’ critical to eradicating hunger and poverty: McCain
Addressing the Security Council on Thursday, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP), Cindy McCain, highlighted the growing need for humanitarian…
UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 Libyans hit by devastating floods
UN humanitarians are working flat out on the ground in Libya, providing desperately needed aid to thousands of survivors of the flood…
Libya floods: UN providing aid as disaster response team deploys
More than 5,000 people have reportedly died, many of them residents of Derna, which was struck by a torrent of water from…
UN humanitarian chief in Ukraine condemns ‘brutal and relentless’ pattern of port attacks
“There has been almost one attack every other day hitting vital port and grain facilities in Ukraine,” said Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator…
Libya – Floods of ‘epic proportions’ leave thousands dead
UN agencies and partners are responding to the disaster unfolding in eastern Libya after devastating flooding and loss of life over the…
Türk: Ethnically motivated attacks leave hundreds dead in Sudan
“Such developments echo a horrific past that must not be repeated,” said Volker Türk UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, marking “five…
Syria: Urgent response needed to uptick in fighting, economic crisis
In its latest report, the UN Human Rights Council (OHCHR) body found that attacks on civilians, escalating fighting, economic decline and human…
24 million more people could face emergency levels of hunger this year: WFP
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that a historic funding shortfall was forcing it to “drastically” cut rations in…