With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste
The UN Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report 2024 highlights that latest data from 2022 shows 1.05 billion tonnes of food went to waste. Some 19 per cent of food…
World News in Brief: 17 million Yemenis need health support, cholera in Somalia, OCHA chief stepping down, Haiti crisis update
According to the UN health agency (WHO), almost 18 million people need medical assistance and half of that number are children. Nearly one in two under-fives also suffer from moderate…
24 million Sudanese children facing ‘generational catastrophe’
Since the conflict erupted in April 2023, pitting the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the CRC – an independent body ensuring children’s rights and protections…
Gaza: Nearly 23 million tonnes of debris ‘will take years to clear’
In a fresh alert about the disastrous humanitarian emergency still unfolding in the enclave, the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, said on Friday that it will “take years” before the…
World News in Brief: $850 million plan to support Rohingya refugees, child rights, Haiti aid update
The 2024 Joint Response Plan backed by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and migration agency, IOM, is led by the Government of Bangladesh. It seeks to alleviate the plight of…
‘Historic milestone’ as child mortality hits record low of 4.9 million in 2022
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…
Over 230 million women and girls subjected to female genital mutilation: UNICEF
Released on Friday, coinciding with International Women’s Day, the data compiled by UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) shows that the pace of progress against FGM remains slow and woefully off track…
Humanitarians launch $674 million appeal urging ‘increased solidarity’ with Haiti
Ulrika Richardson, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Haiti, was speaking from the capital, Port-au-Prince, a day after the Government and partners launched the plan to provide food, shelter, health, education and…
UN allocates $100 million for underfunded emergencies
The new allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) is, however, among the lowest in recent years on the back of falling donor support and soaring humanitarian needs. “The…
World News in Brief: UNHCR chief on frontlines in Ukraine, 10 million displaced in Sudan, instability grows in Lebanon
Wrapping up a week-long visit to the country, he made a strong appeal for greater international humanitarian support. “The fighting has escalated and the humanitarian situation in the country is…