Sudan: Over a dozen more areas at risk of famine as fighting impedes aid
The Zamzam camp houses about 500,000 displaced persons and is located near North Dufur’s besieged capital, El Fasher, which has witnessed some…
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Gaza: Thousands on the run again following new evacuation order
The directive affects people located in parts of eastern and central Khan Younis as well as the Al Salqa area of Deir…
World News in Brief: Hostilities in Syria, Israeli detention practices, ‘summer wave of COVID-19’ in Europe
At least 20 civilians were reportedly killed, and 15 others injured, in recent days, while water stations and other civilian facilities were…
Evacuation orders this week affect thousands in north and south Gaza
At least 60,000 Palestinians have moved towards western Khan Younis in Gaza in the past 72 hours following three evacuation orders this week, the…
Sudan: WFP expands emergency response; scores dead in village massacre
Yet, as the rival militaries continue fighting, the country’s plight has been overlooked by much of the international community. “As global leaders…
Ukraine: Security Council hears of escalating toll of Kharkiv attacks
Briefing the Security Council in New York, UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya urged the international community to work to end…
Sudan crisis: UN health agency alerts over attack on key hospital
“WHO is appalled by the recent attack on South Hospital, the only facility with surgical capacity in El Fasher, Darfur,” the UN…
Gaza: Security Council adopts US resolution calling for ‘immediate, full and complete ceasefire’
The United States-drafted text calls for Hamas to accept a ceasefire proposal announced on 31 May by President Joe Biden that has…
Youth in Haiti remain optimistic amid worsening instability
The agency surveyed over 3500 young people in early June, the majority of whom believe their rights are rarely or never respected.…
Yemen: UN chief demands release of aid workers held by Houthis
Four additional UN staff members have been detained and held incommunicado by the de facto authorities since 2021 and 2023, without access…