Global IssuesNews headlines for “Aid”
World News in Brief: More Ukraine attacks, rights appeal for jailed Nigerian singer, International Day against Homophobia
- UN News
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine condemned air strikes in Kherson city on Thursday, which injured dozens of civilians, including two children, and damaged homes and an education facility.
At Arab League Summit, Guterres appeals for Gaza ceasefire and regional unity
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his longstanding call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages held in the enclave, and unimpeded access for aid delivery, in remarks to the Summit of the League of Arab States in Bahrain on Thursday.
Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle
- UN News
UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafahjust as aid teams issued increasingly urgent appeals for safe passage throughout Gaza, to replenish dangerously low stocks of lifesaving supplies.
Surge in child migrants crossing the dangerous Darién Gap: UNICEF
- UN News
The number of child migrants crossing the perilous Darién Gap has surged by 40 per cent so far this year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Wednesday, putting the route on track for a fifth consecutive year of record child migration levels.
World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine
- UN News
UN agencies are reaching Haitians in the besieged capital and other areas amid ongoing gang violence that continues to ravage the Caribbean nation, UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq told journalists on Wednesday.
‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan
- UN News
The international community must give greater attention and resources to war-ravaged Sudan, where millions are “trapped in an inferno of brutal violence”, the top UN aid official in the country said on Wednesday.
Security Council hears of relentless attacks against civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine
- UN News
Escalating Russian attacks in northeast Ukraine have killed civilians, sparked further displacement and caused massive destruction to railways and other infrastructure, a senior official with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Guterres deplores Rafah escalation
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres is appalled by the escalation of Israeli military activity in and around Rafah in southern Gaza, his spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.
450,000 Gazans now uprooted from Rafah as Israeli bombardment continues
- UN News
Large parts of the city of Rafah are now a “ghost town”, with UN humanitarians reporting on Tuesday that some 450,000 Gazans have been forcibly displaced from the southernmost city by Israeli evacuation orders in the last week.
World News in Brief: Children in eastern DR Congo, Iran death sentence, support for Haiti
- UN News
A senior official with the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, appealed on Monday for urgent action to support diplomatic and long-term solutions to address the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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