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Acute food insecurity to rise in 18 ‘hunger hotspots’, warn aid agencies

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Acute food insecurity to rise in 18 ‘hunger hotspots’, warn aid agencies 05 June 2024 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin A girl carries water to her home at a camp for forcibly displaced people in Bentiu, South Sudan. No less than 18 crisis locations already suffering from dire food insecurity could see a “firestorm of hunger” unless aid reaches them urgently, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday…

UN News special coverage: Guterres issues hard-hitting call for climate action

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN News special coverage: Guterres issues hard-hitting call for climate action 05 June 2024 United Nations A Moment of Truth: Special Address on Climate Action by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. That's a wrap for our live coverage of one of the most important speeches on climate change that António Guterres has made since becoming Secretary-General. Declaring that now is a "moment on…

More than 500 Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank: UN rights chief

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home More than 500 Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank: UN rights chief 04 June 2024 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Children walk through partially destroyed streets in Jenin in the West Bank. (file) Violence in the occupied West Bank linked to the war in Gaza passed a deadly milestone with more than 500 Palestinians killed since 7 October, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights chief Volker Türk…

Little protection for the vulnerable, even on major migration routes: UNHCR

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Little protection for the vulnerable, even on major migration routes: UNHCR 04 June 2024 © UNICEF/Gideon Mendel East African migrants who attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea are rescued by the Italian navy in Sicily. (file) Conflicts in Sudan and across the Sahel region have compromised protection for migrants who continue to face “unimaginable horrors” on major…

War must never be normalized for child victims: Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home War must never be normalized for child victims: Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine 04 June 2024 © UNICEF/Olena Hrom Eight-year-old Anya stands amidst rubble in her damaged school in Buzova, Ukraine. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is inflicting immense physical, psychological, and emotional harm on children there, the Head of the UN Office in the country said on Tuesday.…

Continuing restrictions hamper humanitarian access inside Gaza

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Continuing restrictions hamper humanitarian access inside Gaza 04 June 2024 © UNRWA One million people have been forced to flee in the past three weeks as heavy bombardment continues in Rafah in southern Gaza. The UN humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) on Tuesday warned that lifesaving aid for hundreds of thousands in need across Gaza remains limited due to access constraints…

Break free from pollution, climate chaos and ‘biodiversity decimation’, UN chief urges

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Break free from pollution, climate chaos and ‘biodiversity decimation’, UN chief urges 04 June 2024 © UNEP/Todd Brown A woman helps restore degraded land in Ecuador. The UN Secretary-General has called for safeguarding Earth’s vital ecosystems from rampant pollution, worsening climate impacts and “biodiversity decimation…

Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict 04 June 2024 UN Photo/Mark Garten Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, holds his last press conference as Emergency Relief Coordinator at UN Headquarters. The UN’s top aid official said on Tuesday he was leaving office at the end of the month with “some important…

UNICEF extends aid to children in Afghanistan affected by flash floods

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNICEF extends aid to children in Afghanistan affected by flash floods 03 June 2024 © UNICEF/Osman Khayyam A grandmother sits with her three grandsons who were injured when flash floods hit their village in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has rushed to support tens of thousands of children in Afghanistan who are being affected by ongoing flash floods, mainly in…

Conditions in Gaza are ‘unspeakable’ as one million people flee Rafah: UNRWA

11 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Conditions in Gaza are ‘unspeakable’ as one million people flee Rafah: UNRWA 03 June 2024 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Thousands of Gazan families are evacuating Rafah City after Israeli airstrikes. A staggering one million people have now fled Rafah in southern Gaza, the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday, amid fresh reports of overnight attacks in southern, central…