Crossing the Darién jungle – on the border between Colombia and Panama – and its infamous and so-called Darién Gap, is an arduous undertaking, involving hikes over steep mountains, enduring torrential rain and fording swift rivers. Those on the move are also at risk of robbery and rape. The dangerous journey speaks of not only…
The figure is equivalent to about 11 children dying each week, “far beyond what we hear in news headlines,” Vera Knaus, the agency’s Global Lead on Migration and Displacement, told journalists attending the biweekly UN humanitarian briefing in Geneva. “We cannot continue to ignore what is happening – stand by silently when nearly 300 children…
Ten trucks transporting shelter and other items from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) crossed into northern Aleppo through the Al-Ra’ee border crossing earlier that day, said Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, at a press conference in New York. “This is the first UN convoy through this border crossing since the Government of…
—File photo UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has confirmed that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is ready to open two more border crossings to aid earthquake victims. According to a foreign news agency, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is willing to open two more border crossings to help earthquake victims. In…
