Surge in displacement following fighting in southwest Yemen
Key points At least 46,000 people displaced since renewed fighting began last week in southwest Yemen — the figure is “rising by…
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Ukraine: Drone attacks on Chornobyl are ‘gambling with the safety of millions of people’
He is visiting Ukraine, with his mission focused primarily on restoring energy infrastructure and preparing the country for its fifth winter of…
Plight of Afghans going ‘from bad to worse’, but the world is looking away: Türk
“Today, the plight of many in Afghanistan is going from bad to worse,” stressed the UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk. “Yet,…
Ebola response in eastern DR Congo must include food assistance, WFP says
That’s the message from the World Food Programme (WFP), which is calling for greater international support for the population, particularly hungry people…
In Gaza, women-headed households face ‘impossible choices’ to survive
Key facts Nearly one in four Gaza households is headed by a woman. 246 Palestinian women and girls killed since October 2025…
UN aims to raise nearly $50 million for Nepal flood response
On 26 August, a glacier on the border between Nepal and the Tibet autonomous region of China collapsed, triggering floods that have…
Lebanon–Israel tensions escalate as Gaza sees major aid delivery
Meanwhile, in Gaza, humanitarian teams collected hundreds of pallets of aid – including infant food and school bags – as the World…
Nepal floods leave 22,000 children without safe water: UNICEF
Water systems have been damaged across affected districts, while toilets and other sanitation facilities have been damaged or destroyed, raising the risk…
World News in Brief: US-Iran war intensifies, aid for Myanmar, casualties in Ukraine
The US military struck rocket launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, days after US President Donald…
Sudan: Air attack destroys food aid for families in South Kordofan
The UN agency strongly condemned the attack which occurred on 30 August outside the city of Dilling. The trucks carried 50 metric…