News headlines for “Aid”

  1. Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfur

    - UN News

    A mass wave of displacement in Sudan’s North Darfur state is pushing hundreds of thousands into precarious conditions far from lifesaving aid, as overstretched operations struggle to keep pace with the growing emergency.

  2. Myanmar: Thousands remain in crisis weeks after deadly earthquakes

    - UN News

    Thousands of families in Myanmar remain without shelter, water, or medical care three weeks after deadly earthquakes struck the country, as frequent aftershocks compound the suffering of communities already battered by conflict and poverty.

  3. Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needs

    - UN News

    Escalating armed violence, displacement, economic turmoil and disruptions to local food production are fueling hunger in Haiti and leaving millions at risk, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.

  4. Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers

    - UN News

    As Sudan’s civil war grinds on, millions of civilians remain trapped in a relentless cycle of displacement, hunger and violence, while relief efforts are stifled by insecurity and bureaucratic hurdles.

  5. Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief

    - UN News

    Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued an urgent call to “get international media into Gaza” to cover the conflict, in addition to those trapped in the enclave.

  6. Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives

    - UN News

    Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Security Council heard on Wednesday.

  7. Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle

    - UN News

    The United Nations on Wednesday warned that escalating hostilities and access constraints in Gaza are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis, displacing hundreds of thousands and depriving civilians of shelter, food and medicine.

  8. South Sudan on the brink as peace deal falters, UN warns

    - UN News

    South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads as rising political tensions threaten to derail a fragile peace deal, amid growing fears of renewed conflict in the world’s youngest nation, already buckling under a deepening humanitarian crisis.

  9. Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in El Fasher, Sudan

    - UN News

    Escalating violence and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in and around El Fasher in Sudan continue to be of grave concern, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

  10. World News in Brief: Relief supplies for Myanmar, invest in Haiti, child migrant deaths in Italy

    - UN News

    A plane carrying some 40 metric tonnes of lifesaving aid arrived in Myanmar from Dubai on Tuesday to support survivors of the devastating earthquake last month.

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