WFP chief puts hold on Sudan aid operations, following death of 3 staff in unrest — Global Issues

WFP chief puts hold on Sudan aid operations, following death of 3 staff in unrest — Global Issues

According to a statement attributable to the Executive Director of the UN agency, Cindy McCain, the workers were carrying out life-saving duties in Kabkabiya, North Darfur. In a separate incident on Saturday, a WFP-managed UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) aircraft was significantly damaged at Khartoum International airport during an exchange…

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Haiti’s ‘hostage population’ struggle to survive — Global Issues

Artwork from Francisco Silva, featured in a UN humanitarian report on Haiti. The 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) for Haiti describes life in the country as a daily, terrifying struggle for survival, the result of three consecutive years of economic recession, a political impasse, and unprecedented levels of gang violence….

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Condemnation from UN, as fighting between Sudan forces continues — Global Issues

The statement was released on Saturday by Volker Perthes, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS). Mr. Perthes was responding to the outbreak of armed clashes between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces…

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Keeping memories of Rwandan genocide victims alive — Global Issues

A toddler’s dress, and a five-year-old’s dress and sweater. Washed, cleaned, but still stained with blood. These are the personal items that Immaculée Songa donated to “Stories of Survival and Remembrance -​ A call to action for genocide prevention,” currently on show at UN Headquarters, along with a photo album,…

New UNESCO report reveals  billion barrier to reaching education targets — Global Issues

New UNESCO report reveals $97 billion barrier to reaching education targets — Global Issues

The paperCan countries afford their national SDG4 benchmarks? by the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was written as input for the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It focused on Goal 4 of the 2030…

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aid for displaced desperately needed to avoid hunger — Global Issues

Speaking from Ndjamena, Pierre Honnorat, director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Chad, said that as the country moves into the lean season in-between harvests, food assistance could grind to a complete halt. “Chad is surrounded by countries with crises and hosting some 600,000 refugees from Sudan, Niger,…

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UN envoy welcomes mass prisoner release, urges push for political solution to war — Global Issues

“Nearly 900 conflict-related detainees are being released by the parties in Yemen starting today, Friday, and over the course of three days,” the Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen said in a statement. “This release operation comes at a time of hope for Yemen as a…

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$720 million plan to support millions facing gangs, hunger and cholera — Global Issues

The 2023 funding appeal is the largest for the Caribbean country since the devastating 2010 earthquake and more than double the amount requested last year. The UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said the number of Haitians who require aid to survive doubled over the past five years to 5.2 million,…

Conflict in NE Nigeria still affects children 9 years after Chibok girls ‘nightmare’: UNICEF — Global Issues

Conflict in NE Nigeria still affects children 9 years after Chibok girls ‘nightmare’: UNICEF — Global Issues

Meanwhile, thousands more girls and boys have been subjected to grave violations amid ongoing conflict in the region, UNICEF added, underscoring the need to protect children in Nigeria. As recently as 7 April, some 80 children were abducted by militants in the Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara state, the…