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Sudan: Children as young as one raped during conflict, UNICEF warns

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Children as young as one raped during conflict, UNICEF warns 04 March 2025 © UNICEF/Tess Ingram Children peer through a UNICEF tent at a child-friendly space in Kassala state, Sudan. As conflict rages across Sudan, armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children, including some infants as young as one, according to the UN children’s agency (UNICEF…

UN deputy chief: Strong food systems can deliver progress for everyone, everywhere

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN deputy chief: Strong food systems can deliver progress for everyone, everywhere 04 March 2025 © UNEP/Ahmed Nayim Yussuf UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed AGRA In a series of meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed spearheaded discussions on fortifying global food systems and advancing sustainable development, setting the stage for the upcoming fourth…

Gaza: Deep concern for civilians as aid crossings remain shut

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Deep concern for civilians as aid crossings remain shut 04 March 2025 UN News Large parts of Gaza have been reduced to rubble. UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday that the continued closure of key border crossings into Gaza is putting civilian lives at risk, just as they begin to recover from months of war, deprivation and hunger…

Drought and dire hunger loom in Somalia, warns UN food agency WFP

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Drought and dire hunger loom in Somalia, warns UN food agency WFP 04 March 2025 © WFP/Michael Tewelde Up to 4.4 million people in Somalia could face acute hunger by June. “The time to step up is now” for the people of Somalia, where drought threatens 1.7 million young children at risk of acute malnutrition, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday…

UN envoy strongly condemns continuing Israeli attacks inside Syria

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy strongly condemns continuing Israeli attacks inside Syria 04 March 2025 UN Photo/Gernot Payer Polish peacekeepers patrol as part of the UNDOF observer force which supervises the area of separation between Israel and Syria (file). The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Tuesday condemned ongoing Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory and continuing violations in and around the…

Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete: Guterres

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete: Guterres 04 March 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel Gazans continue to return to their destroyed homes. The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday stressed that the “true foundation” of recovery and reconstruction in Gaza must be based on a clear and agreed political framework, not just bricks and mortar…

US cuts mean ‘essential’ UN mental health teams in Ukraine risk closure

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home US cuts mean ‘essential’ UN mental health teams in Ukraine risk closure 03 March 2025 © UNFPA Ukraine UNFPA’s mobile psychosocial support teams travel across Ukraine, including to the front lines, offering immediate emergency interventions as well as access to longer-term assistance. Some 640,000 women and girls in Ukraine will be affected by cuts to psychosocial support, gender-based…

‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief 03 March 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel A boy sits amongst the destruction of the Al-Touam neighbourhood in the northern Gaza Strip. As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to Ukraine, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday urged the…

DR Congo: Clean water ‘a lifeline’ for around 364,000 children a day in Goma

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo: Clean water ‘a lifeline’ for around 364,000 children a day in Goma 03 March 2025 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire A child fills a container at a water tap installed by UNICEF in Kanyaruchinya near Goma, in the eastern DR Congo. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are providing lifesaving clean water supplies to 700,000 people a…

First Person: Voices of the forgotten in Haiti, ‘crying out in the silence of distress’

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Voices of the forgotten in Haiti, ‘crying out in the silence of distress’ 03 March 2025 © IOM/Antoine Lemonnier IOM staff member, Rose, supports displaced people as they pick up humanitarian supplies. Gang violence, political instability and economic turmoil have displaced over 700,000 people in Haiti, forcing families from their homes with nothing but what they can carry; some…