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UN chief calls for peace and justice as Ramadan begins

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief calls for peace and justice as Ramadan begins 27 February 2025 UNFPA Bangladesh/Allison Joyce UN Secretary-General António Guterres (center) meeting with Rohingya refugees during a visit to Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh in July 2018. As Muslims around the world prepare to mark the beginning of the Holy Month of Ramadan, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a call on Thursday for…

$2.5 billion plan to deliver aid to 11 million people in DR Congo

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home $2.5 billion plan to deliver aid to 11 million people in DR Congo 27 February 2025 © UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucker A baby has a health check at a clinic in Kisenga in the eastern DR Congo. (file) Humanitarians are calling for $2.54 billion to support operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), amid ongoing attacks by M23 rebels in the east and a severe funding shortfall.…

Gaza: Despite challenges, UNRWA says ‘unparalleled progress’ made during ceasefire

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Despite challenges, UNRWA says ‘unparalleled progress’ made during ceasefire 27 February 2025 © UNRWA Children stand outside their temporary shelter in the Gaza Strip. Since the ceasefire began in Gaza on 19 January, “unparalleled progress” has been made in providing desperately needed aid to families across the devastated enclave, said UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, on…

Police units need strong support says UN peacekeeping chief

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Police units need strong support says UN peacekeeping chief 27 February 2025 © MONUSCO/Kevin Jordan UN peacekeepers on patrol in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The head of UN peacekeeping operations on Thursday called for more investment in the UN Police service, highlighting the mounting challenges officers face in conflict affected regions…

US funding cuts confirmed, ending lifesaving support for women and girls

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home US funding cuts confirmed, ending lifesaving support for women and girls 27 February 2025 © UNFPA Afghanistan A young girl in Afghanistan receives support from UNFPA. (file) The United States has cut $377 million worth of funding to the UN reproductive and sexual health agency, UNFPA, it was confirmed on Thursday, leading to potentially “devasting impacts”, on women and girls…

Haiti: Over one million displaced by gang violence

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: Over one million displaced by gang violence 27 February 2025 © OHCHR/Marion Mondain People shop at a market in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Ongoing gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than a million people, nearly a tenth of the population, or three times more than last year, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Thursday.…

West Bank security situation remains alarming, warn UN aid agencies

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home West Bank security situation remains alarming, warn UN aid agencies 26 February 2025 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh فتاة صغيرة تركض بين أنقاض المباني المتضررة بعد غارة عسكرية إسرائيلية على مخيم نور شمس للاجئين في الضفة الغربية في أغسطس/آب 2024. Weeks of deadly Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank have turned Palestinian communities into “battlefields” and left 40,000 people homeless, UN…

Somalia faces escalating crisis amid drought, conflict and price hikes

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Somalia faces escalating crisis amid drought, conflict and price hikes 26 February 2025 © UNICEF Somalia A woman with her one-year-old child who is being treated for malnutrition in Dollow, Somalia. An additional 4.4 million people across the country are at risk of falling into hunger and malnutrition. The humanitarian situation in Somalia is worsening as drought, conflict and soaring food…

Conflict has turned parts of Sudan ‘into a hellscape,’ Security Council hears

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conflict has turned parts of Sudan ‘into a hellscape,’ Security Council hears 26 February 2025 WFP Displaced Sudanese people wait to receive food from WFP. A senior UN aid official has called on the Security Council to ensure better protection for civilians in Sudan together with unhindered humanitarian access, as the brutal war between rival militaries approaches a second year.…

Greatest threat to UN Peacekeeping is divisions between nations, says UN Peace Operations Chief

2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Greatest threat to UN Peacekeeping is divisions between nations, says UN Peace Operations Chief 26 February 2025 UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz Blue helmets and bulletproof vests belonging to peacekeepers serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL). Peacekeeping efforts by the United Nations are being challenged by growing disunity between Member States, the UN head of Peace…