Two million people at risk of starvation in Myanmar’s Rakhine: UN | United Nations News

Two million people at risk of starvation in Myanmar’s Rakhine: UN | United Nations News

UNDP says without urgent action, 95 percent of the population will regress into survival mode. Myanmar‘s war-ravaged Rakhine state could face imminent famine according to a new United Nations report, which estimates that more than two million people could be at risk of starvation. “Rakhine’s economy has stopped functioning,” said…

UN agency for Palestinians facing its ‘darkest hour’, UNRWA chief says | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UN agency for Palestinians facing its ‘darkest hour’, UNRWA chief says | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is facing its “darkest hour” and requires ongoing support from UN members after Israel’s decision to ban the organisation, its chief has said. “Without intervention by member states, UNRWA will collapse, plunging millions of Palestinians into chaos,” Philippe Lazzarini,…

Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon surpasses 3,000: Health Ministry | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon surpasses 3,000: Health Ministry | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Ministry says 589 women and at least 185 children have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon over past 13 months. Israeli attacks on Lebanon have now killed more than 3,000 people in the 13 months since fighting erupted between Hezbollah and Israel along the southern Lebanese and northern Israeli…

Two years on, Tigray war survivors hope time will heal the scars of war | Conflict News

Two years on, Tigray war survivors hope time will heal the scars of war | Conflict News

In Mekelle, which is the main urban centre of northern Ethiopia, normal life appears to have resumed. People crowd the streets, cafes and markets – even as the trauma and wounds of the war remain. Across the region though, a sense of uncertainty still lingers. Despite the progress made since…

What’s the impact of Sudan’s war on its people and the region? | Conflict News

What’s the impact of Sudan’s war on its people and the region? | Conflict News

The UN says sexual violence is ‘staggering’ and Sudan’s displacement crisis is the worst in the world. War in Sudan has raged since April 2023, with catastrophic consequences for its people. Fourteen million people have fled their homes in what the United Nations says is the world’s worst displacement crisis….

Politics and starvation: Gaza learns of Israel’s decision to ban UNRWA | United Nations News

Politics and starvation: Gaza learns of Israel’s decision to ban UNRWA | United Nations News

Until this morning, 38-year-old Hussam Abu Ghaban had not heard of the Israeli Knesset’s decision to ban the UN agency responsible for his family’s welfare. Now, with the Israeli Knesset passing two bills banning the agency from Israel and choking off its ability to work in Gaza, the family does…

COVID, mpox, cholera: Is the world prepared for another pandemic? | Climate Crisis News

COVID, mpox, cholera: Is the world prepared for another pandemic? | Climate Crisis News

Some 4.5 billion people worldwide are currently without adequate access to essential healthcare services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This comes as more than 100,000 cases of mpox and at least 200 deaths have been confirmed globally, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, with…

Inside the last functioning hospital in Sudan’s Khartoum North | Sudan war News

Inside the last functioning hospital in Sudan’s Khartoum North | Sudan war News

Away from the bustling corridors of Bahri Hospital, the only functioning hospital left in Sudan’s city of Khartoum North, Alsuna Issa sits perched on the edge of a small cot next to her toddler son in a patient room. The young boy, Jaber, dressed in distressed jeans and a Spiderman…