Mozambique: ‘Civilians were killed, some were even beheaded’
The agency reports that close to 100,000 have been newly displaced in the past two weeks alone, following intensified attacks on villages…
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Cold, displaced and in darkness, Ukrainian civilians brace for another winter of war |
Ongoing strikes on energy infrastructure have left entire communities uncertain whether they will have heat, electricity and clean water in the months…
World News in Brief: Global economy ‘on the brink’, ending slavery, Latin America jobs update
Shifts in financial markets now move global trade almost as strongly as actual economic activity, shaping prospects for developing countries in particular.…
Asia: Lives upended by cyclones, ‘extreme’ rainfall on the rise, warn UN agencies
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) spokesperson Clare Nullis told reporters in Geneva that Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam are…
Gaza: UN reports expanded winterisation efforts as cold weather intensifies
More than 230,000 families – that’s around 1.15 million people – received monthly food parcels between 1 and 27 November, through 59…
Cyclone Ditwah brings worst flooding in decades to Sri Lanka, killing hundreds
According to the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, 998,918 people across all 25 districts have now been affected, with 212 deaths reported…
Ukraine’s children enter fourth school year under invasion as 4.6 million face education barriers
Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine in 2022, children have continued to bear the brunt of the crisis – unable to attend school…
Aid access and hospital operations remain constrained in Gaza
Briefing reporters in New York on Wednesday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said hostilities in parts of the Gaza Strip are still resulting…
‘A language everyone understands’: Jordanian cartoonist on art as hope
Based in the capital of Jordan, Abdallat has spent years using art to spark conversations on human rights, tolerance and social change.…
Somalia declares drought emergency as millions face hunger after failed rains
On 10 November, the Federal Government of Somalia formally declared a drought emergency and appealed for urgent international assistance as conditions continued…