Global IssuesNews headlines for “Aid”, page 4
WFP scales up operations to reach millions in Sudan
- UN News
A World Food Programme (WFP) convoy arrived in the Zamzam camp in North Darfur, Sudan, on Friday – the first since famine was declared there three months ago, the UN agency has reported.
Lebanon crisis: Intensifying violence is deadliest in decades, warn aid agencies
- UN News
The past two months of intensifying Israeli bombardment in Lebanon have been the “deadliest and most devastating” in decades as communities uprooted from the front line flee continue to flee across the border to Syria, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
WFP requires $16.9 billion in 2025 as hunger reaches alarming highs
- UN News
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday called for some $16.9 billion to address the escalating global hunger crisis – or roughly what the world spends on coffee in just two weeks.
UNHCR launches $10 billion appeal to address global refugee crisis in 2025
- UN News
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has launched a $10 billion appeal for 2025 to meet critical needs and implement sustainable solutions for millions of refugees, displaced persons and stateless people worldwide.
Most violent year in Syria since 2020, senior UN official tells Security Council
- UN News
This year of conflict in Syria is “on track to be the most violent since 2020”, with the potential for even greater devastation looming on the horizon, the UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria told the Security Council on Thursday.
‘Myanmar’s children cannot afford to wait,’ warns UNICEF
- UN News
Children in Myanmar are increasingly caught in the crossfire of intensifying conflict, climate disasters and a collapsing humanitarian system, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported.
Gaza aid delivery ‘grinding to a halt’ alongside rampant insecurity
- UN News
The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge in armed looting targeting humanitarian convoys, the senior aid official in the region said on Thursday.
Acute hunger stalks one in four people in DR Congo, warn aid agencies
- UN News
UN humanitarians warned on Thursday that one in four people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo suffers from “crisis or worse” levels of hunger that affects a staggering 25.6 million people.
As violent gangs extend control in Haiti, UN commits to staying the course
- UN News
Gang violence is escalating at alarming rates in Haiti: tens of thousands have been forced from their homes, and critical supply chains have collapsed. Despite the rising peril, the UN has committed to remain in the country, helping the most vulnerable to survive the current crisis.
Haiti at a ‘dire crossroads’, Security Council hears
- UN News
Haiti is at a dire crossroads, with extreme levels of gang violence continuing to degrade State authority with “no improvement in sight”, a senior UN political affairs official told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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