World News in Brief: Ukraine Strikes, Nigeria Hunger Crisis And Kenya Drought Deepen Global Humanitarian Concerns
Escalating conflict in Ukraine, a worsening hunger crisis in Nigeria and severe drought conditions in Kenya are intensifying…
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UN aid push continues across Gaza despite Israeli airstrikes
“Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that their partners continue their scale-up efforts, despite reported Israeli airstrikes across the…
Yemen: UN Sounds Alarm as Famine, Fighting, Detentions Exacerbate Crisis
UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Monday that the turmoil in Yemen cannot be…
Afghanistan: Lifesaving services cut as Taliban bars women aid workers
“All of us at the United Nations are suffering from a reinforcement of the ban on females working…
Afghanistan: New restrictions on women nationals working for UN, put aid efforts at risk
These measures are putting life-saving humanitarian assistance and other essential services for hundreds of thousands of people affected…
Downpours stymy aid teams following deadly landslide in war-torn Sudan
The death toll has not yet been verified as ongoing downpours and rugged terrain are making it extremely…
Afghanistan quake: Aid teams still scrambling to reach survivors
The magnitude six quake has already left more than 800 dead and at least 2,000 injured, but the…
Aid effort underway after Afghanistan quake ‘wipes out’ villages
“I stand in full solidarity with the people of Afghanistan after the devastating earthquake that hit the country…
Health and aid workers targeted in conflicts around the world, UN agency says
Attacks against health facilities doubled between 2023 and 2024, and more than 900 health workers were killed last…
UN honours fallen aid workers on World Humanitarian Day
The first eight months of 2025 show no sign of a reversal of this disturbing trend, with 265…
Gaza: Aid insufficient to avert ‘widespread starvation’ as Israeli military ramp-up forces more people to flee
“The risk of starvation is everywhere in Gaza,” UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan told reporters in…
‘Our work is largely invisible’: Journey from outer space to frontline aid worker
Ahead of donning a beige WFP vest and boots to face hurricanes, wars and refugee camps, the Portuguese…
First Person: ‘Tomorrow is too late’ to scale up humanitarian aid in Haiti
Women and girls face the brunt of this crisis. Gender-based violence (GBV) such as gang rape is rampant,…
World News in Brief: Gaza aid crisis latest, deadly floods in India and Pakistan, funding cuts exacerbate Somalia drought
In an alert from the World Food Programme (WFP), the agency said that half a million people “are…
First Person: From aid worker to refugee and back in war-torn Sudan
Sudan is one of the world’s largest and most complex humanitarian crises, with more than 30.4 million people…
UN warns Gaza crisis could worsen without safe, unrestricted aid flow
In his regular daily briefing, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric highlighted that ongoing delays, bottlenecks at holding points and…
Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid
But for an increasing number of Palestinians, including those who cannot hear the orders or whose mobility is…
World News in Brief: Casualties in Ukraine, Burkina Faso aid helicopter blast, Uganda urged to release opposition leaders
The monthly total also marked a three-year high, topping June’s figure, with HRMMU verifying civilian deaths and injuries…
First Person: Echoes of war as aid arrives in Syria’s historical city
Eleonora Servino was on the first UN aid convoy to Suweida, which saw a recent escalation of violence…
Aid blockade deepens Gaza crisis as malnutrition deaths rise, warns UNRWA
“For over 150 days, not a single truck from UNRWA has been permitted to deliver food, medicine or…