Millions of children still facing dire conditions 100 days after Türkiye-Syria quakes: UNICEF
In total, 2.5 million children in Türkiye, and another 3.7 million in neighbouring Syria, need continued humanitarian assistance, the UN agency said,…
UN rights expert exposes $1 billion ‘death trade’ in arms for Myanmar military
The report states that some “UN Member States are enabling this trade” through a combination of outright complicity, lax enforcement of existing…
Dozens feared dead in Myanmar as Cyclone Mocha creates ‘nightmare scenario’
With coastal winds recorded at up to 250 kilometers per hour making landfall off the Bay of Bengal, the storm tore through…
UN marks International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
Mentioning this year’s theme in a statement to mark the day, Together Always: United in Diversity, the UN chief called on leaders…
Sudan crisis: UN continues to scale up aid, as security allows
Amid claims and counter claims, the army has been reportedly attempting to cut the supply lines of the Rapid Support Forces and…
Ukraine: Imperative to ‘explore all options’ to reach civilians – UN relief chief
Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said that it was “imperative that we explore all options to reach civilians”, stressing that all parties to…
Cyclone Mocha leaves ‘trail of devastation’ in Myanmar
OCHA said that communities there had spent the day cleaning up, and counting the cost of the storm, categorized as Extremely Severe, when it…
Avoiding disaster in a dangerous world
More people globally are being affected by disasters than ever before, despite the adoption of a UN-backed international disaster reduction agreement in…
Sudan’s warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection
Volker Perthes – Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the country…
Moura: Over 500 killed by Malian troops, foreign military personnel in 2022 operation
That’s according to a fact-finding report from the UN human rights office (OHCHR) released on Friday, on what the Malian authorities had described…