Food insecurity threatens societies, exacerbates conflicts and ‘no country is immune’ — Global Issues

Food insecurity threatens societies, exacerbates conflicts and ‘no country is immune’ — Global Issues

Some 60 per cent of the world’s undernourished people live in areas affected by conflict he said, adding that “no country is immune”. Conflict means hunger Last year, most of the 140 million people suffering acute hunger around the world lived in just ten countries: Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the…

Return of commercial flights from Yemeni capital after 6 years, an ‘important’ step — Global Issues

Return of commercial flights from Yemeni capital after 6 years, an ‘important’ step — Global Issues

Hans Grunberg noted that the first flight to leave the Houthi-controlled airport in Sana’a – since not long after fighting intensified between the rebel forces there and the Saudi-backed coalition supporting the internationally-recognized Government – had been a key part of the Truce agreement last month. “This should be a…

Relief chief underlines need for urgent support as millions face drought in Horn of Africa — Global Issues

Relief chief underlines need for urgent support as millions face drought in Horn of Africa — Global Issues

The drought follows four consecutive failed rainy seasons, and the fear is the number could jump to 20 million if the current below-average rains fail.  Imagine having to choose between feeding your child or sending them to school. Communities I met in Turkana County, #Kenya today, are facing these impossible…

Moldovans open their borders, homes and hearts – UN chief — Global Issues

Moldovans open their borders, homes and hearts – UN chief — Global Issues

“People have opened their homes and their hearts to the Ukrainians”, he said, in admiration for the hospitality being extended to the refugees. Home away from home UN Photo/Mark Garten During his visit, the UN chief stopped in on a couple hosting refugees in their two-room apartment. Vasiliy and Klavdia…

Guterres expresses solidarity as Moldova grapples with fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine — Global Issues

Guterres expresses solidarity as Moldova grapples with fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine — Global Issues

Speaking at a press conference alongside Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau, the UN chief said: “Moldova is not just another country receiving refugees [and] … I am deeply concerned about the continuation and possible spread of the war Russia is waging in Ukraine, and by…

UN chief condemns school attack; welcomes new evacuees to Mariupol — Global Issues

UN chief condemns school attack; welcomes new evacuees to Mariupol — Global Issues

Bilohorivka is close to the Government-held city of Severodonetsk, where heavy fighting was reported in the suburbs on Saturday. “This attack is yet another reminder that in this war, as in so many other conflicts, it is civilians that pay the highest price,” Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said in a statement on behalf of…

WFP appeals for re-opening of Ukraine ports to avert looming famine threat — Global Issues

WFP appeals for re-opening of Ukraine ports to avert looming famine threat — Global Issues

The move would allow for food produced in the war-torn country to flow freely to the rest of the world as well as avoid “mountains” of grain from going to waste.  Access to and from #Ukraine‘s Odesa-area ports has been 🚫 BLOCKED for the last 2 months. 🚨⚠️The disruption of…

‘Cycle of death, destruction’ must stop, UN chief tells Security Council — Global Issues

‘Cycle of death, destruction’ must stop, UN chief tells Security Council — Global Issues

“I said the same thing in Moscow as I did in Kyiv…Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a violation of its territorial integrity and of the Charter of the United Nations,” he told the Ambassadors.     “It must end for the sake of the people of Ukraine, Russia, and the entire world…the…

Essential aid reaches Tigray region, but more still needed — Global Issues

Essential aid reaches Tigray region, but more still needed — Global Issues

The 27 trucks delivered nearly 1,000 metric tonnes of food and other essential items to the city of Mekelle, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York.  This was the fourth humanitarian convoy to reach Tigray since the transportation of aid resumed at the beginning of April, following more…