Nine years of war have left over half the population – 18.2 million people, mainly women and children – in need of assistance and protection services. The humanitarian response in Yemen is among the largest in the world, yet a $2.7 billion plan for the country has received just $435 million to date. Lifesaving aid…
In a joint statement released on Friday, the Commission, Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and the United Kingdom announced their intent to open a new corridor in coordination with the UN’s Sigrid Kaag. The UN coordinator has a mandate from the Security Council to facilitate, boost and monitor the arrival of aid…
Nearly a decade of fighting between Government forces, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, pitted against Houthi rebels who control much of the country, has left 18.2 million Yemenis in need of life-saving assistance and protection, and 17.6 million are estimated to face acute food insecurity. The 2024 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) is based on robust…
Teams that undertook the high-risk missions witnessed intense hostilities in their vicinity, as well as high patient loads and overcrowding caused by people seeking refuge. They also reported that food needs remain dire across the enclave, which is impacting operations, with hungry people stopping convoys in hopes of finding something to eat. WHO Director-General Tedros…
Secretary Health Iftikhar Ali Shalawani – file photo Health Secretary Iftikhar Ali Shalwani says that fighting together with global partners to fight AIDS. Federal Ministry of Health organized a special event on the occasion of World AIDS Day. Secretary Health Iftikhar Ali Shalwani while addressing the event said that AIDS is a disease that we…
The country was deeply impacted by a brutal conflict which began in 2020 across the north between Ethiopian Government forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), although a peace deal between the sides was brokered by the African Union, ending the fighting last November. Briefing journalists at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday,…
The two-day military operation was the fiercest in over 20 years, according to the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA. At least 12 people were killed, including four children, and another 140 were injured. Around 900 houses were damaged, with many now uninhabitable. “We went to Jenin camp with our partners to show…
London: Britain and partners trained 17,000 Ukrainian recruits. According to foreign media reports, over the course of a year, Britain and other 9 allies have trained more than 17,000 Ukrainian recruits to fight against Russian attacks. The British Ministry of Defense said on Monday that the training program included training in weapons handling, battlefield first…
Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents at the regular noon briefing that the opportunity to provide services and support to the millions of Sudanese who are suffering due to the six weeks of fighting between national army forces and their powerful rival militia, the RSF, was only feasible in areas where the ceasefire holds. Relative calm has…
More than 43 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia continue to suffer through one of the worst droughts in recent history, caused by five consecutive seasons of poor rains. Years of conflict and insecurity have sparked mass displacement, while skyrocketing food prices and most recently, the fighting in Sudan, have compounded the situation. Appeal…
