‘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…

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

UN relief chiefs urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan — Global Issues

UN relief chiefs urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan — Global Issues

Up to 9,000 people have been reportedly killed, more than 5.6 million driven from their homes and 25 million people need aid, because of the conflict that erupted in mid-April between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and other armed groups. In a statement marking…

Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis — Global Issues

Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis — Global Issues

The UN chief’s appeal comes as clean water and other vital supplies are dwindling inside Gaza in the wake of Israel’s blockade. UN and other humanitarian agencies have worked round the clock to preposition aid since the latest conflict between Israel and Hamas broke out following the militant group’s 7…

Forcing patients to flee hospitals a ‘death sentence’ warns WHO — Global Issues

Forcing patients to flee hospitals a ‘death sentence’ warns WHO — Global Issues

The statement came as the Israeli-imposed deadline for some 1.1 million civilians to leave the northern part of the enclave, ahead of what is expected to be a major advance into Gaza by Israeli ground forces, expired. “UNRWA shelters in Gaza and northern Gaza are no longer safe. This is…

Nowhere to go, as humanitarian situation reaches ‘lethal low’ — Global Issues

Nowhere to go, as humanitarian situation reaches ‘lethal low’ — Global Issues

The development follows an announcement by UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, just before midnight Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, that UN representatives in Gaza had been “informed by their liaison officers in the Israeli military” that everyone living north of Wadi Gaza should relocate to southern Gaza within 24 hours. ‘Death…

Agencies launch funding appeal for quake-hit families — Global Issues

Agencies launch funding appeal for quake-hit families — Global Issues

The region was struck by two massive earthquakes on Saturday, followed a series of aftershocks, including a major one on Wednesday that flattened several homes spared by the original quake. Women and children make up over 90 per cent of the victims, according to UN agencies. Disasters compounded Making matters…

Reducing disaster risk for persons with disabilities, Afghan quake latest, global aid funding off track — Global Issues

Reducing disaster risk for persons with disabilities, Afghan quake latest, global aid funding off track — Global Issues

Persons with disabilities face a “shocking lack of support” with no progress in the last decade, despite a huge increase in climate disasters worldwide, the new UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) report states, and that lack of progress could be a violation of international law. Persons with disabilities…

Rising death and displacement, including among UN staff — Global Issues

Rising death and displacement, including among UN staff — Global Issues

OCHA cited Israeli media, which reported that as of Monday evening, more than 1,000 Israelis, including foreign nationals, were killed and at least 2,806 people were injured, according to the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health in Gaza said at least 830 Palestinians have been killed and 4,250 injured….