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Explainer: How Darfur became a ‘humanitarian calamity and catastrophic human rights crisis’

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: How Darfur became a ‘humanitarian calamity and catastrophic human rights crisis’ 14 December 2023 © UNICEF/Annadjib Ramadane Maha A Sudanese mother and her children take refuge in a town in Chad across the border from Darfur in Sudan. The outbreak of conflict seven months ago in Sudan has led to “a convergence of a worsening humanitarian calamity and a catastrophic human rights…

'Desperate, hungry, terrified': Gazans stopping aid trucks in search of food

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home 'Desperate, hungry, terrified': Gazans stopping aid trucks in search of food 14 December 2023 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Hot meals are distributed to people who have fled their homes in Gaza. Some Gazans are so desperate for food that they are now stopping aid trucks and immediately eating what they find, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Thursday…

UNHCR Press Conference

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR Press Conference 14 December 2023 Press Conference Announcement Climate impact on forced displacement and refugees in Somalia Safia Hassan Mohamed, Commissioner, Somali National Commission for Refugees and IDPs (NCRI)

European Union Press Conference

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home European Union Press Conference 14 December 2023 Press Conference Announcement EU resettlement pledge 2024-2025 Ylva Johansson, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson

UNHCR Press Conference

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR Press Conference 13 December 2023 Press Conference Announcement Global Refugee Forum (13-15 December 2023) Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees

‘Hunger catastrophe’ looming in war-ravaged Sudan, UN agency warns

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Hunger catastrophe’ looming in war-ravaged Sudan, UN agency warns 13 December 2023 © WFP/Muna Abdelhakim Nearly 18 million people across Sudan are facing acute hunger in 2023, more than double the number in 2022. Civilians in Sudan – where rival militaries are waging a bloody war, with devastating consequences – are at a high risk of falling into catastrophic levels of hunger by May next…

Gaza ceasefire ‘in everybody’s interest’: UN humanitarian coordinator

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza ceasefire ‘in everybody’s interest’: UN humanitarian coordinator 13 December 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba People in Rafah city in the Gaza Strip flee a missile attack. A ceasefire in Gaza is “the only way forward” and “in the interest of everybody” as the war there threatens peace and security for both Palestinians and Israelis for years or even decades to come, the UN’s top…

COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels; UN’s Guterres says phaseout is inevitable

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home COP28 ends with call to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels; UN’s Guterres says phaseout is inevitable 13 December 2023 COP28/Christopher Pike COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber (centre), UN climate chief Simon Stiell (fourth from left) and other participants onstage during the Closing Plenary of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Nations at…

Global Refugee Forum opens amid ‘crisis of humanity’

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global Refugee Forum opens amid ‘crisis of humanity’ 13 December 2023 © UNHCR/Ahmed Al-Mayadeen A displaced family receive relief items at a site in Lahaj governerate, Yemen. A record 114 million forcibly displaced around the world represents a “crisis of humanity”, UN refugee agency (UNHCR) chief Filippo Grandi said on Wednesday as the Global Refugee Forum got underway in Geneva…

World News in Brief: Kyiv under attack, Sudan peace talks, progress on hunger in Europe

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Kyiv under attack, Sudan peace talks, progress on hunger in Europe 13 December 2023 © UN News/Anna Radomska Kyiv is once again the focus of Russian missile attacks. (file) Humanitarians in Ukraine mobilized emergency assistance for citizens of Kyiv on Wednesday morning following the third attack in less than a week by Russia forces which left dozens injured, including…