Yemen: WFP warns of potential ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as fighting blocks aid delivery
“We are critically concerned about the escalating conflict, but even more so about the growing number of people we can no longer…
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Security Council LIVE: Syria’s fragile transition – economic strain, Israeli incursions and progress towards elections
The Security Council met to debate Syria’s thorny transition Monday as it faces pressure on several fronts. Economic hardship is fuelling unrest,…
Ukraine: Residents killed and dozens injured in attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv
Aid workers and rescuers were on the ground in Kyiv and Kharkiv following aerial strikes that killed residents and injured dozens of…
‘Efficiency has limits’: UNHCR chief warns refugee protection is buckling under cuts
Protection at risk UNHCR was created after the Second World War with the pledge that people fleeing persecution should be protected and…
UN aid operation underway in Nepal following fresh floods
At least five people are missing and 95 have been rescued, according to the authorities. Hundreds are affected. It is believed the…
Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine
In a new alert, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said fresh evidence shows malnutrition getting worse in several hotspots. Aid…
UN chief ‘gravely concerned’ by renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia, warns against escalation
In a statement issued on Friday night in New York by his Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, the UN chief urged all parties to…
Security Council LIVE: Yemen has fallen back into full-scale war, warns UN envoy
The Security Council met to discuss the crisis in Yemen Friday, where a Houthi offensive launched in September has sharply escalated the…
Amid heartache of Nepal flooding disaster, fear remains
At least 1,400 people were killed, including 84 children, and nearly 5,300 people are still missing, after a mountain of glacial ice…
World News in Brief: ‘Horrific’ attack in Sudan, Israeli incursions in Syria intensify, most women and girls homeless in Gaza
Fighting in the region has escalated in the last few months as clashes have intensified between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…