‘Wars, disasters, displacement, hunger’ continue to burden Myanmar
Four years after the military coup which deposed the democratically elected government, Myanmar’s civil conflict grinds on, leaving millions displaced and without a home.“The...
UN warns of growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza
In a statement released by the UN Humanitarian Country Team – which leads coordinated relief efforts across the Occupied Palestinian Territory – officials condemned...
Famine stalks two counties in South Sudan as fragile peace is threatened
The warning comes amidst increased violence and a worsening food security condition which has 11 out of 13 counties in the state facing emergency...
Humanitarians continue to call for Israel to facilitate aid delivery in Gaza
Israeli authorities continue to deny UN-led efforts to reach Palestinians with vital aid, the agency said, noting that only seven out of 22 UN...
‘A moral failure’: Security Council hears about grave violations against children caught in war
“From that day on, our home became a travel bag and our path became that of displacement … My childhood was filled with fear...
Gaza Strip: Humanitarians warn of worsening famine conditions, attacks on civilians
Of the 154 malnutrition-related deaths since October 2023 (including 89 children) reported by Gazan health authorities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said 63 occurred...
UN warns Gaza’s displaced face freezing nights and food shortages
Since the ceasefire on 10 October, the UN migration agency IOM has dispatched more than 47,000 relief items, including 2,500 tents, to help families...
Gaza war: UN officials warn of unspeakable conditions as children bear the brunt
Tom Fletcher, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, said there was no “vocabulary” left to adequately describe conditions on the ground.“Food is running out. Those...
Syria: Hostilities and aid challenges persist across devastated country
In an update, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said that more than 25,000 people have been newly uprooted from the northeastern city of Manbij, where...
UN humanitarian chief demands resumption of aid in Gaza
No aid has entered the enclave since Israel implemented a ban on 2 March and the entire population, more than two million people, is...
Gaza: Access to key water facility in Khan Younis disrupted, UN reports
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Israeli authorities issued displacement orders overnight for two neighbourhoods in Khan Younis,...
Gaza: Ceasefire urgently needed as civilians left with ‘no safe place’ to go
“We are witnessing a dangerous escalation in Gaza City, where Israeli forces have stepped up their operations and ordered everyone to move south,” said...
Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum
Mohamed Refaat, IOM Chief of Mission in Sudan, was speaking to reporters after returning from previously inaccessible Khartoum state, which is now back under...
Sudan war: Displacement figures fall for first time
However, the country remains in the grip of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with millions facing famine, disease and insecurity.IOM data shows...
World News in Brief: Uganda’s refugee funding crisis, academic freedom tested in Serbia, rural...
Uganda has a progressive refugee policy which enables refugees to work and access public services. This coupled with its geographic proximity to crises has...
Funding crisis increases danger and risks for refugees
With humanitarian resources running dry, critical support for millions of forcibly displaced people is under threat.
UNHCR said that two-thirds of countries hosting refugees are...
Afghan women face near total social, economic and political exclusion
But recently, the level of participation has reached a new low – zero.Zero women in national or local decision-making bodies.Zero girls projected to be...
Yemen: Nearly half the population facing acute food insecurity in some southern areas
Yemen remains trapped in a prolonged political, humanitarian and development crisis, after enduring years of conflict between government forces and Houthi rebels, with populations...
‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Melissa hours from landfall in Jamaica
Briefing reporters hours before Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica, a representative of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies...
Syria crisis: more than 280,000 uprooted in northwest escalation
Aid has continued to flow from Türkiye across three border crossings into the embattled northwest and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said that...
Afghanistan quake: Rescuers arrive on foot, survivors need everything
Latest updates from UN assessment teams who reached affected communities in mountainous Ghazi Abad district on foot on Tuesday underscored the urgent need to...
Russian army committing murder in Ukraine: Independent rights commission
The Russian military’s actions amount to two crimes against humanity, the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine’s report states – firstly of “murder and of...
Human rights can be a ‘strong lever for progress’ in climate change, says UN...
Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, High Commissioner Volker Türk asked Member States whether enough was being done to protect people from...
Shelter and safety elude Afghan women returnees from Iran and Pakistan
Since September 2023, more than 2.43 million undocumented Afghan migrants have returned from Iran and Pakistan.Women and girls account for about half of the...
