UNICEF alert over ‘sickening’ levels of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo
Reports of gender-based violence (GBV) against girls and women there have increased by 37 per cent during the first three months of…
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Children bearing the brunt of Afghanistan crisis: UNICEF
“Because, in what is a deeply troubled country – grappling with humanitarian catastrophe, climate related disasters, and egregious human rights abuses –…
Sudan crisis: UN launches record country appeal for 18 million in need
In addition to a revised request from the UN aid coordination office OCHA for $2.56 billion to fund its Humanitarian Response Plan…
UN envoy reports on progress towards Yemen peace agreement
Ambassadors were briefed by UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg, who reported on his ongoing engagement with representatives from the internationally-recognized Government, which…
Millions of children still facing dire conditions 100 days after Türkiye-Syria quakes: UNICEF
In total, 2.5 million children in Türkiye, and another 3.7 million in neighbouring Syria, need continued humanitarian assistance, the UN agency said,…
Dozens feared dead in Myanmar as Cyclone Mocha creates ‘nightmare scenario’
With coastal winds recorded at up to 250 kilometers per hour making landfall off the Bay of Bengal, the storm tore through…
Sudan crisis: UN continues to scale up aid, as security allows
Amid claims and counter claims, the army has been reportedly attempting to cut the supply lines of the Rapid Support Forces and…
Ukraine: Imperative to ‘explore all options’ to reach civilians – UN relief chief
Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said that it was “imperative that we explore all options to reach civilians”, stressing that all parties to…
Cyclone Mocha leaves ‘trail of devastation’ in Myanmar
OCHA said that communities there had spent the day cleaning up, and counting the cost of the storm, categorized as Extremely Severe, when it…
Corruption, a lucrative business for the pharmaceutical industries
pharmaceutical - In August 2013, three months after Xi Jinping entered the Chinese government, a corruption scandal broke out in the national…