Syria: Hundreds of thousands flee Lebanon, vital food aid blocked
Speaking from Damascus, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)’s representative in Syria, Asseer Al-Madaien, said that the country has seen a “sharp rise”…
The image from Gaza that still haunts me: Palestine relief agency chief
“No doubt that I have mixed feelings today,” he says. “Bitterness, because I have been at the forefront over the last two…
Airstrike on funeral underscores rising civilian toll in Sudan
Seven people were killed and dozens injured when an airstrike hit a funeral gathering in the Nuba Mountains in West Kordofan last…
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 30 March: UN peacekeeper killed amid Israel-Hezbollah clashes
Further attacks have been reported across the Middle East as the war enters a second month, with one UN peacekeeper killed in…
Middle East war: UN initiatives support mediation efforts, ‘lifesaving’ fertiliser shipments
The humanitarian fallout continues to deepen and is exacerbated by the number of deaths, injuries and damage to civilian infrastructure, and the…
MIDDLE EAST LIVE 27 March: Humanitarian crisis deepens across the region
The war in the Middle East continues, with attacks causing further terror and suffering, deepening the humanitarian crisis across the region. The…
Middle East war: Attacks on vital healthcare, evacuation strike fears
In a rare piece of good news, though, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said that aid shipments are getting “back on…
Myanmar: WFP reports fragile recovery one year after deadly earthquake
The World Food Programme’s (WFP) latest monitoring shows a fragile recovery from the disaster. In the affected regions of Sagaing and Mandalay, one in six households continue to face…
Ukraine: danger is only increasing, warns UN human rights office
“During the first two months of this year, 60 per cent of all civilian casualties were in frontline regions (and) almost half…
World News in Brief, Cuba blockade hits healthcare, Haiti’s ‘vortex of violence’, deadly Djibouti shipwreck
In an alert, the UN World Health Organization, WHO, warned that Cuban hospitals have been struggling to maintain emergency and intensive care…