Global IssuesNews headlines for “Aid”, page 15
Yemen: UN envoy warns of threat of return to ‘full-fledged war’ as regional tensions escalate
- UN News
Yemen is at risk of returning to full-scale war and the international community has a common interest and responsibility to stop this from happening, UN Special Envoy for the country Hans Grundberg warned the Security Council on Tuesday.
Attacks on civilians in Burkina Faso force thousands into neighbouring Niger
- UN News
Renewed attacks on civilians in eastern Burkina Faso by non-State armed groups have forced thousands to flee to neighbouring Niger in search of safety, amid a deepening emergency, UN humanitarians have warned.
UN Special Envoy warns of escalation risk in Syria
- UN News
The threat of regional conflict affecting Syria has not abated, particularly in the face of recent Israeli strikes on the war-torn country, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Monday.
‘Entire social fabric’ unravelling in Haiti as displacement continues
- UN News
The entire social fabric of families is unraveling in Haiti as displacement in the country reaches record numbers due largely to insecurity and gang-related violence, according to Abdoulaye Sawadogo, head of the UN’s humanitarian coordination office, OCHA, in the Caribbean island nation.
Exclusive: A look into the lives of Palestine refugees in Lebanon awaiting a solution to their plight
- UN News
On the outskirts of Lebanon’s second capital, Tripoli, lies a Palestinian refugee camp that is almost as old as their plight itself.
Boost for UNRWA as UK decides to restore funding
- UN News
The head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees UNRWA welcomed the decision by the United Kingdom on Friday to resume funding of the agency “at a critical time, as the agency continues to come under harsh and unprecedented attacks”.
Sudan aid obstacles impact lifesaving relief effort
- UN News
Heavy fighting in Sudan has severely curtailed humanitarian aid deliveries across vast areas of the southeast, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, said on Friday.
Eastern Afghanistan reels from fatal storms; dozens dead, hundreds homeless
- UN News
UN teams and humanitarian partners in Afghanistan are mobilizing in response to devastating windstorms and flash floods that have ravaged eastern regions of the country, resulting in dozens of fatalities and the destruction of hundreds of homes.
New support needed amid preparations for Ukraine’s third wartime winter
- UN News
A new $100 million financial contribution will be given to support displaced and war-affected people in Ukraine as they prepare for the third winter since the start of Russia’s invasion, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi announced on Thursday during his third wartime visit to Kharkiv.
‘Largest’ displacements so far in Gaza’s war of attrition: UN aid agencies
- UN News
UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Thursday about having to cut rations in Gaza where fresh evacuation orders by the Israeli military have prompted “the largest displacements since October” across the enclave.
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