Sudan: Aid lifeline reaches Darfur region in bid to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’
“The UN WFP has managed to bring desperately needed food and nutrition supplies into Darfur; the first WFP assistance to reach the…
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Gaza: ‘No protection’ for civilians, aid workers, Security Council hears
Briefing the Council on the current situation on the ground, Ramesh Rajasingham, coordination director with UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, and Janti…
Gaza: Less than 1 in 2 UN aid missions allowed into northern zones this month
In its latest update, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said that the first two weeks of March saw…
Conflict driving hunger crisis in Sudan, UN officials tell Security Council
“As we approach the one-year anniversary of the conflict, we cannot make clearer the desperation that civilians are facing in Sudan,” said…
Amid ongoing strife in Gaza and Ukraine, UN chief reiterates peace call
“When we live in a chaotic world it’s very important to stick to principles and the principles are clear: the UN Charter,…
‘Extremely alarming’ conditions worsen in Haiti’s capital: UN coordinator
“It’s important we don’t let the violence spill over from the capital into the country,” said Ulrika Richardson, briefing journalists at UN…
Syria: Political deadlock and violence fuels humanitarian crisis
Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security Council, Geir Pedersen said that recent spike in violence, including airstrikes, rocket attacks and clashes between…
Russia and China veto US resolution stating imperative of ‘immediate and sustained ceasefire’ in Gaza
The US-led draft, which took weeks to reach a vote, stated the “imperative” for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire to protect civilians…
Local self-government: France must pursue decentralisation and clarify division of powers, says Congress
The Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities has called on France to pursue decentralisation, clarify the division of powers between the state and…
Gaza: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease and hunger
The UN’s top aid official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Jamie McGoldrick, reached Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia on Thursday, where…