Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict

PNP DeskJune 4, 2024September 20, 202408 mins

“I leave this job with a sense of work unfulfilled because the world is a worse place now than when I joined up in 2021,” Martin Griffiths said in his final briefing to journalists as UN Humanitarian and Emergency Relief Coordinator. He said the international community is not resolving conflicts through dialogue, as envisioned nearly…

UNICEF laments deaths of pregnant mother and toddler in Mediterranean Sea shipwreck

PNP DeskAugust 8, 2023September 15, 202403 mins

A pregnant woman and a young child died when two boats carrying scores of migrants sank in rough seas off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday, according to media reports. The boats had reportedly departed from Sfax, Tunisia, and many of the passengers were believed to be from sub-Saharan African countries. In a statement…