DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
“We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group on Goma, the capital of North…
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World News in Brief: More UN staffers detained in Yemen, education hit by climate crisis, Nigeria aid plan
The de facto rulers of much of the country, including the capital Sana’a, released the crew of a merchant ship who had…
Guterres welcomes start of ceasefire in Gaza as UN ramps up food deliveries
“We stand ready to support this implementation and scale up the delivery of sustained humanitarian relief to the countless Palestinians who continue…
World News in Brief: Sudan famine latest, weekend attacks in Ukraine, Tanzania Marburg virus update
In an alert on Monday, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that the trucks will be the first from the UN agency…
UN regrets US exit from global cooperation on health, climate change agreement
“The WHO regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization…We hope the United States will…
Aid surging into Gaza ‘at scale’ but massive needs remain: OCHA, WHO
On day three of the ceasefire which entered into force on Sunday 19 January, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, welcomed the…
World News in Brief: Hostilities in northeast Syria, response plan in Mali, Uyghur deportations in Thailand
Between 16 and 18 January, at least three civilians were killed and 14 injured in shelling and other attacks impacting Manbij, Ain…
Lebanon: Food insecurity deepens following conflict, new report reveals
Developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Agriculture, the report reveals that the…
World News in Brief: Gaza aid surge, El Fasher update, aid to Somalia, justice in Belarus
Aid coordination office OCHA said the UN and our partners are dispatching supplies to designated emergency shelters and distribution centres across the…
‘We must be there for them now,’ says UN relief chief, highlighting plight of Gaza’s children
“Today marks one of the rare times we are able to highlight positive developments, albeit amid catastrophic humanitarian needs in Gaza,” Mr.…