WFP forced to slash food aid as half of all Haitians go hungry — Global Issues

WFP forced to slash food aid as half of all Haitians go hungry — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

This reduction in aid comes at a time when Haiti is grappling with a severe humanitarian crisis, with almost half of its population, approximately 4.9 million people, unable to access sufficient food. Further cuts possible “It’s tragic being unable to reach some of the most vulnerable Haitians this month. These…

‘We cannot work under the barrel of a gun,’ UN relief chief says — Global Issues

‘We cannot work under the barrel of a gun,’ UN relief chief says — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

“For three months now, the people of Sudan have endured unspeakable suffering amid violence that is tearing their country apart,” Martin Griffiths, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said in a statement. “As the conflict enters its fourth month, the battle lines are hardening, making it ever…

Emergency seed distribution campaign underway as fighting continues — Global Issues

Emergency seed distribution campaign underway as fighting continues — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The agency plans to reach and assist over one million vulnerable farmers and their families, estimated at around five million people. Combatting the crisis The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and powerful Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, originates from the collapse of a 2022 power-sharing agreement between the…

Accountability needed for ‘shocking’ violations by Russian forces in Ukraine — Global Issues

Accountability needed for ‘shocking’ violations by Russian forces in Ukraine — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The High Commissioner told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that his office (OHCHR) had documented the arbitrary detention of more than 900 civilians between 24 February 2022 and 23 May this year. He added that that Russia gave no access to places of detention, “which leads inevitably to undercounting”….

You don’t dare ask refugees where the men have gone, say UN aid teams — Global Issues

You don’t dare ask refugees where the men have gone, say UN aid teams — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

From the World Food Programme (WFP), Chad Country Director Pierre Honnorat, said that 20,000 people crossed into Chad just last week. Speaking to journalists via Zoom from Zabout refugee camp in Goz Beida, Mr. Honnorat described desperate scenes: “We can see that they have suffered, many lost family members and…

Security Council fails to reach consensus on Syria aid lifeline — Global Issues

Security Council fails to reach consensus on Syria aid lifeline — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

The disruption comes as humanitarian needs are at an all-time high after more than 12 years of war and in the wake of the devastating double earthquakes that struck the region in February. The UN and partners were hoping for a 12-month extension of the mandate to transport aid through…

Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week — Global Issues

Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Carrying over 1.1 million barrels of oil, the supertanker FSO Safer was abandoned off Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hudaydah after the civil war broke out in the country in 2015. Since then, the vessel has deteriorated significantly in absence of any servicing or maintenance, prompting fears of a major…

UN-brokered grain and fertilizer deals ‘indispensable’ to global food security — Global Issues

UN-brokered grain and fertilizer deals ‘indispensable’ to global food security — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

In a statement issued by his Deputy Spokesperson, António Guterres reiterated “the importance of full and continued implementation” of the agreements signed last July in Istanbul, known as the Black Sea Initiative – allowing Ukrainian grain and foodstuffs safe passage to world markets – and the Memorandum of Understanding with…