Relief chief in Israel and Palestine: ‘We must be practical, innovative and persistent’
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher is in the region as a fragile ceasefire and hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas continues…
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Sudan: UN chief condemns reported executions as starvation risks rise
Many of the victims are believed to be from the Darfur and Kordofan regions. “The Secretary-General reminds all warring parties in Sudan…
West Bank violence undermining Gaza ceasefire: UNRWA
It comes a day after Israeli Security Forces (ISF) carried out a series of controlled detonations at the Jenin refugee camp, located…
Gazans depend on us for ‘sheer survival’ insists UNRWA
The development came as more than 462,000 people are estimated to have crossed from south Gaza to the north since the opening…
UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in eastern DR Congo
The rebels have already seized the provincial capital, Goma, and reports indicate that they are closing in on the key city of…
‘Robbed’ of their childhood: UNICEF warns of crisis facing Haiti’s youth
In a briefing on Friday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reported that more than 1,600 men, women and children have fled. Two-thirds are…
UNOPS: the UN agency turning commitments into reality
Despite immense security risks and logistical challenges, the agency worked with international partners to transport and eliminate hundreds of tonnes of chemical…
Aid efforts in Gaza escalate, as risk from deadly unexploded ordnance grows
“Hope returns to Gaza, but it’s fragile,” said Corinne Fleischer, World Food Programme (WFP) Regional Director for the Middle East and North…
Syria: Hostilities and aid challenges persist across devastated country
In an update, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said more than 25,000 people have been newly uprooted from the northeastern city of Manbij…
UNRWA ‘continues to deliver’ as Israeli ban comes into effect
“UNRWA continues to deliver assistance and services to the communities we serve,” the agency said in a post on the social media…