UN teams support burn victims amidst Karabakh crisis
More than 170 people were killed and over 200 more injured, many with grievous burns and in a critical condition, in an explosion at a crowded fuel depot along the…
At UN, Salva Kiir calls for support to help restore peace, ease humanitarian crisis in neighboring Sudan
“I am appealing to the international community to avail resources to help refugees and displaced persons who crossed into South Sudan,” Mr. Kiir told world leaders attending the UN General…
Morocco and Libya: UN scales up support for disaster relief
He called for solidarity with the people of the two countries and spoke of the tragedy of people looking desperately for their loved ones for days on end. In Libya,…
Morocco earthquake: UN stands ready to support relief efforts
In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres stressed that the UN was ready to assist the Government in any way needed, to help those impacted. According to…
Urgent call for $1 billion to support millions fleeing Sudan conflict
Since the crisis began when rival military groups clashed in mid-April, projections of growing numbers of people trying to escape fighting have sharply spiked upwards. “The crisis has triggered an…
UN expert urges international support for The Bahamas amid climate crisis
“The Bahamas needs long-term financial planning to address its climate vulnerability and economic dependence on tourism,” said Attiya Waris, the UN Independent Expert on foreign debt, international financial obligations and…
Better data on corruption can reduce its impact, support sustainable development
Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), was speaking at the opening of the first global conference on the topic. Corruption costs the world…
UNICEF urges support for children, as wildfires rage across Greece
Fuelled by record temperatures and high winds, the deadly fires that began across the country in July have so far claimed 27 lives, including two children – both asylum seekers,…
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent support as crises multiply: UNHCR
This week marks six years since over 700,000 mostly-Muslim Rohingya men, women, and children joined the hundreds of thousands of others already sheltering in Bangladesh, following a brutal crackdown by…
Nearly 14 million children in Sudan need humanitarian support: UNICEF
Ted Chaiban of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, and Edem Wosornu with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, briefed journalists on their recent mission to the country and Chad, one…