UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces — Global Issues

UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces — Global Issues

Siobhán Mullally, UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, said unaccompanied children and children from poor families have reportedly been targeted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in the outskirts of the capital Khartoum and elsewhere. They’ve forcibly recruited women and children especially, she warned. Girls have also reportedly…

‘A mountain of hardship’, as Afghanistan suffers yet another earthquake — Global Issues

‘A mountain of hardship’, as Afghanistan suffers yet another earthquake — Global Issues

The latest, 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck areas northeast of Herat city Sunday morning local time. According to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as of Monday evening local time, two people were reported to have been killed and over 150 injured in the latest quake. In total,…

What’s inside aid convoy at Gaza crossing — Global Issues

What’s inside aid convoy at Gaza crossing — Global Issues

As humanitarians continued to echo the UN Secretary-General’s urgent calls on Israel to open a safe aid delivery corridor, Gaza will soon run out of basic supplies, according to UN agencies on the ground, who raised alarms about a looming unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. Shortly after the outbreak of violence on…

What’s inside aid convoy at Gaza crossing — Global Issues

Mission chief updates Security Council on flood disaster ‘beyond imagination’ — Global Issues

Briefing the Security Council, Abdoulaye Bathily noted the thousands of lives lost by the dam bursts which destroyed whole neighbourhoods after Storm Daniel slammed the region on 10 September. The Special Representative told ambassadors that despite the sense of national unity and compassion shown by ordinary Libyans, the disaster had…

Global leaders call for action to meet ambitious development boost — Global Issues

Global leaders call for action to meet ambitious development boost — Global Issues

The weeklong forum, organized by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), focuses on the challenges faced by developing countries amid today’s overlapping global crises. The Secretary-General urged participants – including national and business leaders, sustainable stock exchanges, sovereign wealth funds and finance experts – to put the Sustainable…

UN ‘committed’ to aid Ukraine, blue helmets exit northern Mali, Chad update — Global Issues

UN ‘committed’ to aid Ukraine, blue helmets exit northern Mali, Chad update — Global Issues

That’s according to Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown, who led a convoy at the weekend carrying aid for around 1,000 civilians to Chasiv Yar, just six kilometres from the frontline in the Donetsk region. The UN aid coordination office OCHA warned on Monday that civilians are facing “daily attacks” along frontline…

UN Chief Urged to Create Civil Society Envoy — Global Issues

UN Chief Urged to Create Civil Society Envoy — Global Issues

Credit: United Nations Opinion by Thalif Deen (united nations) Monday, October 16, 2023 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (IPS) – When the United Nations commemorated the 75th anniversary of the UN Charter back in 2020, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid a supreme compliment to Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). The CSOs,…

What’s inside aid convoy at Gaza crossing — Global Issues

UNRWA Warns of Unprecedented Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza — Global Issues

Opinion by Philippe Lazzarini (east jerusalem) Monday, October 16, 2023 Inter Press Service EAST JERUSALEM, Oct 16 (IPS) – As of today, my UNRWA colleagues in Gaza are no longer able to provide humanitarian assistance. As I speak with you, Gaza is running out of water and electricity. In fact, Gaza…

Gaza crisis deepens with evacuations, food and water shortages

Gaza crisis deepens with evacuations, food and water shortages

Comment on this storyComment KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza — Palestinians in the Gaza Strip faced impossible choices Sunday as thousands of residents fled an Israeli evacuation warning in the north, while others remained at home or sheltered inside hospitals, either unable or too fearful to move as Israel pummeled neighborhoods and…