Humanitarian Aid
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Guterres calls for ‘renewed approach to multilateralism’, through new peacebuilding appeal
Against the backdrop of a COVID-19 crisis that has exacerbated pre-pandemic challenges and a global ceasefire appeal to combat it,…
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Mozambique: UN responds as thousands are caught in the wake of devastating Cyclone Eloise
UN agencies are ramping up efforts on Tuesday to help communities in Mozambique hit hard by Tropical Cyclone Eloise, which…
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Syria: 18 children killed since the start of the year, UNICEF reports
The brutal fighting in Syria continues to exact a terrible toll on children, with at least 18, including a one-year-old…
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Decade of conflict triggering ‘slow tsunami’ across Syria, Security Council hears
After a decade of conflict, economic collapse compounded by COVID-19, corruption and mismanagement, the UN Syrian envoy told the Security…
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‘Complex’ emergency unfolding in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado, warn UN agencies
UN agencies voiced deep concern on Wednesday over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, where attacks by…
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East African countries better prepared, but desert locust threat ‘not over’
Action to control unprecedented desert locust infestations in the Horn of Africa last year has protected crops and livelihoods, but…
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‘Swift action’ needed in Tigray to save thousands at risk, UNHCR warns
Two months after conflict forced humanitarian workers to withdraw from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR),…
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