Escalating fighting in Yemen deepens food security crisis
Fighting between Government forces and Houthi rebels along the southwestern coast has forced nearly 150,000 people from their homes, disrupted markets and…
World News in Brief: Cycle of violence continues in Haiti, seafarer deaths off Somalia, food insecurity in the Middle East
In an update to the Human Rights Council, the High Commissioner welcomed the first Gang Suppression Force operations, mandated by the UN…
‘Money alone won’t get us there’: UN steps up aid for 12 forgotten crises
That was the message from UN relief chief Tom Fletcher on Friday, as the aid coordination office he runs, OCHA, released $160…
Ebola response faces setback as transit centre burns down in DR Congo camp
Condemning the blaze, the UN’s senior Ebola response official in DRC, Julien Harneis, also noted that Kigonze camp where the facility was…
Palestinians yearn for ‘a return to normal life,’ says top Middle East peace envoy
Speaking to UN News on the margins of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week, Mr. Alakbarov said UN agencies and humanitarian partners…
World News in Brief: Deadly Myanmar strikes as Malaysia begins deportations, new emergency funding released, Gaza and West Bank update
Forces from the military junta reportedly hit Kyauktaw township around midday on Monday, when the market’s more than 200 shops were busy…
Lebanon: One in five children goes to bed hungry, says UNICEF
In an alert on Wednesday, UNICEF said that children go to bed hungry in at least one in five households. A similar…
Yemen escalation fuels fears of further cholera, measles spread
“We know that comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care has been suspended in two hospitals, in Marib and Ras Al-Arah, because staff…
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors meet as West Bank tensions rise, Gaza plan stalls
UN Warns West Bank Violence Is Eroding Peace Prospects Security Council hears that settlement expansion, settler attacks and unfinished Gaza peace measures…
World News in Brief: Refugee funding, US migration policy triggers ‘cascade’ of rights violations, world forests report, restorative justice in Colombia
Zaatari refugee camp hosts more than 80,000 Syrians and well over half are children. According to the agency, unless investment comes soon,…