Edited News , Press Conferences | UNHCR , UNOG , UNITED NATIONS
Western Niger attack leaves 1,100 people ‘on the run’, warns refugee agency. A vicious attack by an armed gang on vulnerable refugees and host communities in western Niger has left more than 1,000 people “on the run”, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday, the latest violence in the troubled...
Edited News , Press Conferences | WHO , UNOG , UNITED NATIONS
European COVID infections indicate ‘east-west divide’: WHO. Europe is seeing a “steady” decline in COVID-19 infections, although the generally positive trend has not happened in Russia and parts of Eastern Europe, the UN health agency said on Tuesday.
Edited News | WFP
Millions in Latin America and the Caribbean at risk of severe food insecurity due to impact of Covid-19
Edited News | UNHCR , WFP
Yemen aid lifeline nears breaking point as UN food agency appeals for $870 million
Edited News | OCHA
The Covid-19 pandemic is severely exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, says OCHA. Yemen, a war-torn country, will be left to fight a Covid-19 pandemic with a collapsed health system without additional funding, warned today the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Edited News | UNITED NATIONS
Syria’s warring parties will resume talks in Geneva, says UN envoy
Edited News | UNHCR , WFP , IOM
UN agencies step up support for Rohingya camp complex, host communities as first case of COVID-19 infection is confirmed
Edited News | WHO
UN leads push to protect most vulnerable from mental health problems during and after COVID-19. Decades of neglect and underinvestment in addressing people’s mental health needs have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on Thursday, in a call for ambitious commitments from countries in...
Edited News | OCHA
Almost no humanitarian aid is entering the non-government-controlled areas in Ukraine due to Covid-19 lockdown measures. Since the third week in March practically no humanitarian aid has reached eastern Ukraine beyond the “contact line” that separates the government-controlled and...
Edited News | UNHCR
Conflicts and heavy floods force tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in Somalia amidst COVID-19. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) calls for a strong and coordinated response from the international community, national and local Somali authorities and humanitarian actors to meet the massive...