Sudan war turning ‘homes into cemeteries’: UNHCR — Global Issues

Sudan war turning ‘homes into cemeteries’: UNHCR — Global Issues

“The war that erupted without warning turned previously peaceful Sudanese homes into cemeteries,” said Dominique Hyde, Director of External Relations at UNHCR. She visited the country last week, and witnessed a surge in human suffering. “Away from the eyes of the world and the news headlines, the conflict in Sudan…

Sudan and South Sudan updates, Ukraine heritage under fire in Odesa — Global Issues

Sudan and South Sudan updates, Ukraine heritage under fire in Odesa — Global Issues

With the civil war between rival militaries now in its 200th day, children “continue to pay the highest price for a crisis not of their making – increasingly with their own lives”, said the agency in a statement. There are more children now displaced there than anywhere in the world,…

WFP appeals for urgent expanded Gaza access with food supplies ‘dangerously low’ — Global Issues

WFP appeals for urgent expanded Gaza access with food supplies ‘dangerously low’ — Global Issues

“Right now, parents in Gaza do not know whether they can feed their children today and whether they will even survive to see tomorrow. The suffering just meters away is unfathomable standing on this side of the border,” said Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP)….

UN teams respond to deadly earthquake in western Nepal — Global Issues

UN teams respond to deadly earthquake in western Nepal — Global Issues

The powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the remote and rural districts of Rukum (West) and Jajarkot shortly before midnight on Friday (local time) as families slept in their mostly mud-brick homes, trapping many under the rubble. Several aftershocks have since been reported. The shaking was also felt in the capital,…

UN condemns latest wave of Russian attacks — Global Issues

UN condemns latest wave of Russian attacks — Global Issues

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric strongly condemned “the latest wave of attacks against critical infrastructure in various parts of the country, which reportedly resulted in injuries among the civilian population, including children, and caused damage to civilian residential and commercial buildings.” He told reporters in New York on Friday that the…

Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising — Global Issues

Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising — Global Issues

According to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health, 8,805 Palestinians have been killed since 7 October, including at least 3,648 children and 2,187 women, and some 22,240 have been injured, UN humanitarian coordination affairs office OCHA said. Strikes on Jabalia Refugee Camp OCHA stressed that as Israeli ground operations and bombardments…

UN welcomes first medical evacuations from Gaza — Global Issues

UN welcomes first medical evacuations from Gaza — Global Issues

“We have been working with Egypt’s Health Ministry on planning for medical evacuations and will continue to support,” said the World Health Organization (WHO) head. WHO said that 81 people had managed to cross into Egypt for treatment. His comments came amid reports that the Rafah passenger terminal between Egypt…

Rise in intimidation, settler violence in the West Bank, warns OCHA — Global Issues

Rise in intimidation, settler violence in the West Bank, warns OCHA — Global Issues

Israeli settler violence has increased significantly, from an already high average of three incidents per day in 2023 to seven a day now, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OHCA). During this period, OCHA recorded 171 settler attacks against Palestinians, resulting in 26 different casualty…

Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians — Global Issues

Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians — Global Issues

Secretary-General António Guterres also reiterated his call for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” between Israeli forces and militants from Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and other militant groups. Consistent flow of aid essential In a statement, Mr. Guterres said depriving Gaza’s people basic supplies was only “compounding the human tragedy”…