This is a four million increase in the number of people currently dealing with food insecurity in that region. Mali is facing the worst situation – around 2,600 people there are presumed to be experiencing catastrophic hunger – IPC food classification index phase 5 (read our explainer on the IPC system here). “The time to…
Satellite imagery pointed to at least 53 schools “totally destroyed” since conflict erupted on 7 October 2023 and a near nine per cent increase in attacks on school premises since mid-February, according to a report by the UN Children’s Fund, (UNICEF) and NGOs the Education Cluster and Save The Children. The “high trend of attacks…
Figures released by the UN Interagency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) reveal the global under-five mortality rate has declined by 51 per cent since 2000. Some countries such as Cambodia, Malawi, Mongolia and Rwanda reduced under-five mortality rate by over 75 per cent over the time period. UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell praised…
Addressing Tuesday’s debate in the Council on the worsening crisis in Israel and Palestine, the UN chief said that although nothing could justify the “appalling” attacks by Hamas of 7 October which triggered the siege and bombardment of Gaza, it was important to recognize they “did not happen in a vacuum” and did not justify…
Sergey Lavrov said power was slipping through the hands of the old order, dominated by Washington, which has long rejected the principle of equality. Americans and Europeans “make all sorts of promises…and then just don’t fulfil them”, he told delegates. Quoting President Vladimir Putin, he said the West was “truly an empire of lies” which…
The law was adopted shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Special Rapporteurs said they had already raised serious concerns over the law with the Russian Government and through public statements. “The decision to deny constitutional protection of the right to freedom of expression constitutes a new low in Russia’s clampdown on the freedom of expression…
File photo Hurricane Harold hit the southern coast of the US state of Texas. According to the American media, rain continues in the southern coastal areas of Texas. Seven and a half thousand consumers are without electricity in the affected areas, the communication system is likely to be affected due to the fear of flood…
Gujrat: Cyclone Bipar Joy hit the coast of the Indian state of Gujarat, the effects of which were seen in the state of India. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Cyclone ‘Bapar Joy’ hit the coast of the Indian state of Gujarat yesterday evening. Krishna always helps 🦚#Cyclone #BiparjoyAlert #CycloneBiporjoy #Kutch pic.twitter.com/kLAqMpmTZx — Durgesh Chavda…
The agency’s flagship annual report, Global Trends in Forced Displacement 2022, found that by the end of 2022, the number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence, and human rights abuses stood at a record 108.4 million, up 19.1 million on the previous year – which was also a record increase. “These figures show us…
Photos courtesy of Foreign Media A strong earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean southeast of New Caledonia near the Australian city of Sydney, after which a tsunami warning was issued in Australia and nearby islands. A strong earthquake struck near the Loyalty Islands off the coast of New Caledonia, off Australia. According to the US…
