News headlines for “Aid”, page 3
Yemen war continues to force families from homes amid hunger and disease
- UN News
More than 250,000 people have now fled renewed fighting in Yemen, the UN said on Tuesday, citing particular concern for those sheltering in the southwestern city of Taiz and the wider governorate, where access is “essentially blocked”.
Flour sacks turned flood barriers: Gaza faces another winter without safe shelter
- UN News
Like many people in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, Ahmed Al-Omari is preparing for another winter of bitter cold and rain that threatens to cause flooding as families struggle to survive in tattered tents and damaged buildings.
Security Council LIVE: Sudan’s war spreads as drones and hunger take a deadly toll
- UN News
As drone strikes kill civilians from El Obeid to Blue Nile and famine risk spreads across Darfur and Kordofan, the Security Council meets on Sudan – the world’s largest hunger and displacement crisis. Ambassadors are expected to press yet again for a ceasefire, safe aid access and an end to the weapons flows fuelling the brutal conflict.
Gaza: 340 children killed despite ceasefire agreement - UNICEF
- UN News
A little over one year since a ceasefire agreement was announced between Hamas fighters and Israel, more than 340 children have been reported killed and hundreds more injured, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Yemen: WFP warns of potential ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as fighting blocks aid delivery
- UN News
Intensifying fighting in Yemen has cut off life-saving assistance to 800,000 people as shifting frontlines, blocked roads and growing insecurity severely restrict access to the city of Taiz and other conflict zones, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.
Ukraine: Residents killed and dozens injured in attacks on Kharkiv and Kyiv
- UN News
Russian attacks in recent days on on Ukraine’s two largest cities have again killed and injured civilians, damaged homes and civilian infrastructure, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) said on Tuesday.
Security Council LIVE: Syria’s fragile transition – economic strain, Israeli incursions and progress towards elections
- UN News
The Security Council is meeting on Syria as the country’s transition faces pressure on several fronts. Economic hardship is fuelling unrest, Israeli incursions continue in the south and sectarian tensions persist in Sweida, even as Damascus reports progress on its chemical weapons programme and talks about future elections. Millions, meanwhile, remain displaced. Follow live below and go here for full meetings coverage.
Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine
- UN News
The risk of famine is growing in parts of Sudan already torn apart by war, as a severe El Niño drought makes life even harder in Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, the UN-backed global hunger monitor warned on Monday.
UN aid operation underway in Nepal following fresh floods
- UN News
The United Nations has rushed to assist Nepal following new flash floods in the central Gorkha district on Sunday that swept away homes and bridges just weeks after catastrophic flooding in the north.
‘Efficiency has limits’: UNHCR chief warns refugee protection is buckling under cuts
- UN News
The money is running out faster than needs are growing: with 117 million men, women and children now forced from their homes, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has received just $3 billion of the $8.5 billion it needs this year – and its chief, Barham Salih, warns that the global support system for asylum-seekers risks buckling.
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