UN deplores another wave of Russian attacks across Ukraine
Matthias Schmale condemned the large-scale Russian assault on the capital Kyiv, as well as Dnipro and Kharkiv, which marked the third time they have been struck…
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UN urges world not to forget Rohingya refugees as aid cuts threaten vital support
Speaking in Geneva on Tuesday, UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch warned that sharp reductions in humanitarian and development funding are putting essential services…
Lebanon: Families flee Beirut as Israel threatens renewed strikes on Hezbollah
Thousands of people fled the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut, on Monday after Israeli announced that it will carry out renewed strikes targeting Hezbollah…
World News in Brief: Updates from Gaza, the West Bank and Afghanistan, UN development reforms, change at the top of WFP
It comes as the agency that supports Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, reported a surge in military activity in recent weeks across the Strip,…
Top aid official urges young people to ‘serve humanity’, support the UN |
“It has been the privilege of a lifetime to serve humanity,” said Joyce Msuya, who spent the past four years as the Assistant Secretary-General…
‘A disease you get when you care for someone’: WHO on the Ebola frontline
Early detection and community mobilisation remain critical to saving lives, as potential treatments and vaccines are being still being assessed, the UN…
Gaza children trapped ‘in an endless cycle of suffering’: UNICEF
“The experiences of the desperate parents I met this past week can illustrate this better than I could,” UNICEF Communication Specialist, Salim…
Gaza: 26 killed over Eid holiday, UN rights investigators report
The information was provided by its monitors in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) who condemned the increase in Israeli attacks as families prepared to observe Eid al-Adha. They said 12…
Ukraine: Russian attack destroys humanitarian food aid in Dnipro
“Absolutely unacceptable,” WFP chief Cindy McCain tweeted on Tuesday, a day after the airstrike. “These deliberate attacks MUST end. Aid workers and…
Middle East update: Airstrikes and evacuation orders in Lebanon, aid restrictions in Gaza
Following the airstrikes in Lebanon, families were seen spending the night in their vehicles in the capital Beirut, where some shelters have taken in dozens of…