UN official urges South Sudan to lift taxes halting aid
Since February, authorities have imposed a series of new taxes and charges at border crossings and within the country. These measures have…
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Children’s shoes left behind illustrate chaos of fleeing Khan Younis: UN humanitarians
The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, reached one of its now-abandoned schools in Khan Younis at the weekend
UN expresses solidarity with Kenya following deadly floods
Mr. Guterres was saddened by the loss of life and damage caused by flash flooding in the capital, Nairobi, and other parts…
World News in Brief: Violence blocking Darfur aid, new Iraq law, Chad elections appeal
In the past month, WFP supported more than 300,000 people there with food, including 40,000 in El Fasher, the capital of North…
Wave of increased food insecurity hits West and Central Africa
Almost 55 million people are facing further food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central Africa during the region’s three-month lean season
Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war
Suffering is growing too and is likely to get worse, Justin Brady, head of the UN humanitarian relief office, OCHA, in Sudan,…
Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief Türk
A year to the day since heavy fighting erupted between Sudan’s rival militaries, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned of…
‘Concerted global push’ for Sudan ceasefire is essential: Guterres
UN chief calling for a boost in humanitarian funding and a global push for Sudan ceasefire and peace to end a year…
Gaza: No let up in deadly toll as rights chief demands end to suffering
“Six months into the war, 10,000 Palestinian women in Gaza have been killed, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers, leaving 19,000 children…
Geneva conference pledges $630 million in life-saving help for Ethiopia
The UN-backed $3.24 billion humanitarian response plan for 2024 is only five per cent funded. Organised by the UN along with the…