First Person: Myanmar aid workers brave conflict and harsh conditions to bring aid to earthquake victims
Thein Zaw Win, Communications and Advocacy Analyst in the Yangon Office of the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) saw the…
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UN alert over deepening crisis in Sudan as famine spreads and violence escalates
In a statement issued by his Spokesperson on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “appalled” by the deteriorating situation in…
UNRWA warns against closure of six schools in East Jerusalem
“It’s a grave threat to the right of those children to education,” Roland Friedrich, Director of UNRWA Affairs for the West Bank,…
Myanmar quake: Ongoing aftershocks spread fear
Aid agencies warned on Tuesday that more than 6.3 million people remain in urgent need of support in the worst-affected central areas…
World News in Brief: Guterres on India-Pakistan tensions, eastern DR Congo update, weather boost for locusts in Africa
“This morning, he spoke separately by telephone with Muhammad Shebaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and he…
Ukraine: Ceasefire a critical first step on the road to durable peace
Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo addressed ambassadors alongside UN deputy relief chief, Joyce Msuya, who updated on the dire humanitarian situation in the country…
Children in Gaza ‘going to bed starving’ amid blockade
“The siege on Gaza is the silent killer of children, of older people,” said Juliette Touma, spokesperson for the UN agency for…
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Guterres tells Security Council two-State solution ‘near point of no return’
The Security Council has been meeting on the Middle East, with Secretary-General António Guterres telling ambassadors that irreversible action must be taken…
Gazans face hunger crisis as aid blockade nears two months
Both the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, and the World Food Programme (WFP) report that food stocks are now exhausted,…
Israel’s restrictions on UN agencies in Gaza highlighted at world court
The ICJ, which sits in The Hague and is the UN’s top court, is expected to hear from 40 States and four…