Top UN aid official in Ukraine condemns latest wave of indiscriminate attacks — Global Issues

Top UN aid official in Ukraine condemns latest wave of indiscriminate attacks — Global Issues

Denise Brown issued a statement deploring the “indiscriminate” attacks impacting civilians and civilian infrastructure. She stressed that people in the south, including in the Kherson and Odesa regions, had endured “a particularly harsh weekend” after reports that strikes left many civilians, including children, killed and injured. An entire family, including…

UN agencies continue to deliver aid in Niger — Global Issues

UN agencies continue to deliver aid in Niger — Global Issues

Agencies continue to reach people despite the challenges, including the ongoing rainy season, UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, told journalists in New York on Monday. Roughly 4.3 million people in the West African country rely on humanitarian aid. Last week, 22,000 people in the Maradi region, located in the centre, received…

‘Grim prediction’ now ‘harsh reality’ as hunger engulfs over 20 million — Global Issues

‘Grim prediction’ now ‘harsh reality’ as hunger engulfs over 20 million — Global Issues

Of that figure, 6.3 million people – 13 per cent of Sudan’s population – are experiencing emergency levels of hunger – classified as Phase 4 of the Integrated Food Security Classification – just one step from famine, with the conflict continuing to disrupt access to humanitarian aid and forcing millions…

Deal reached with Syria to reopen main border crossing from Türkiye — Global Issues

Deal reached with Syria to reopen main border crossing from Türkiye — Global Issues

For the next six months, the Bab al-Hawa border crossing will be accessible and allow much-needed assistance to reach millions of people in northwest Syria. Bab al-Hawa has been used since 2014, when the UN Security Council authorized cross-border relief deliveries “across conflict lines”. Around 85 per cent of aid…

Nearly 14 million children in Sudan need humanitarian support: UNICEF — Global Issues

Nearly 14 million children in Sudan need humanitarian support: UNICEF — Global Issues

Ted Chaiban of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, and Edem Wosornu with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, briefed journalists on their recent mission to the country and Chad, one of several neighbouring nations hosting some 900,000 people who fled the violence. Fighting between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary…

FAO raises alarm on escalating food crisis in Sudan — Global Issues

FAO raises alarm on escalating food crisis in Sudan — Global Issues

FAO said 20.3 million individuals in Sudan face severe hunger, a figure that has nearly doubled since last year. Projections indicate that 42 per cent of the population endures high levels of acute food insecurity, exacerbated by disruptions in the market and skyrocketing food prices, which hinder access to essential…

UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis — Global Issues

UN agencies urge immediate action to avert deepening food crisis — Global Issues

During a three-day visit to the country, Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP); and Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) witnessed the devastating effects of severe weather events and a…

War intensifies and so do the needs, says UN relief official — Global Issues

War intensifies and so do the needs, says UN relief official — Global Issues

Denise Brown, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, spoke remotely at a press briefing at UN Headquarters, in New York, and said that funds are needed particularly to prepare for the approaching winter. “It is almost August, and it gets cold very early in Ukraine,” she said. She said that humanitarians…