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Gaza: ‘People losing hope’ as aid access is refused to north, warns UNRWA

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘People losing hope’ as aid access is refused to north, warns UNRWA 12 November 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA schools in Gaza are providing accommodation for displaced families. Dead bodies are lying in the streets of besieged northern Gaza while hospitals run out of blood packs – a situation that’s “nothing short of catastrophic”, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Tuesday…

Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Allies of warring generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ Security Council hears 12 November 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfatih A mother holds the bullet that was removed from her eight-year-old daughter after she was hit at her home on the outskirts of capital Khartoum. The people of Sudan face an ever-deepening crisis as the relentless war between rival militaries pushes the country…

‘Pay up or humanity will pay the price’, Guterres warns at COP29 climate summit

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Pay up or humanity will pay the price’, Guterres warns at COP29 climate summit 12 November 2024 UNFCCC/Kiara Worth UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivers remarks at the opening of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that leaders gathered in Baku for the COP29 Climate Action Summit must take…

COP29: Guterres urges countries to ‘get serious’ on loss and damage funding

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home COP29: Guterres urges countries to ‘get serious’ on loss and damage funding 12 November 2024 © UNICEF/Pham Ha Duy Linh A young Vietnamese man cleans up debris at his home after Typhoon Yagi swept through Quang Ninh province. UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for countries to step up contributions to a financial mechanism to assist developing countries affected by…

The Philippines brace for more storms amid devastating typhoon season

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home The Philippines brace for more storms amid devastating typhoon season 12 November 2024 © ADB A boy drags possessions through the flooded streets of Manila in the aftermath of a typhoon. (file) After enduring 12 typhoons this year, including two back-to-back storms in less than a month, communities across the Philippines are bracing for more extreme weather.…

1,000 days of full-scale war on Ukraine: UNHCR urges solidarity with victims

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 1,000 days of full-scale war on Ukraine: UNHCR urges solidarity with victims 12 November 2024 © UNHCR/Iryna Tymchyshyn At a collective site in Kharkiv, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly T. Clements (right) meets Svitlana, a pensioner whose home was destroyed by a glide bomb. With Ukraine approaching 1,000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion, civilians are facing mounting…

Nigeria: 33 million could face hunger next year

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Nigeria: 33 million could face hunger next year 12 November 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmad Mari A devastating flood swept through Maiduguri in Borno State in Nigeria leaving many families displaced. Three UN agencies appealed on Tuesday for lifesaving support in Nigeria, where record inflation, climate shocks and ongoing conflicts are projected to push the number of food insecure people to 33 million…

Lebanon: food insecurity ‘set to worsen’ amid deadly strikes

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: food insecurity ‘set to worsen’ amid deadly strikes 11 November 2024 © UNICEF/Fouad Choufany Members of a family rest in a tent after fleeing their home in Lebanon. Amid intensifying military operations in Lebanon and deadly attacks on civilians, medical personnel and infrastructure, UN humanitarians warned on Monday that food insecurity in the war-wracked country is set to worsen…

WHO ‘working tirelessly’ to help save lives as Middle East crisis grinds on

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home WHO ‘working tirelessly’ to help save lives as Middle East crisis grinds on 11 November 2024 © UNRWA/Ashraf Amra Displaced Palestinian families shelter at an UNRWA school in Deir el Balah. (file) Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues efforts to keep hospitals up and running and to evacuate patients requiring specialized treatment, a senior…

COP29: Push for agreement on a new climate finance deal ‘right from the start’

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home COP29: Push for agreement on a new climate finance deal ‘right from the start’ 11 November 2024 UN Climate Change/Kiara Worth UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell delivers remarks in Baku, Azerbaijan, at the opening of COP29. Behind him is an image of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Beryl, which struck his home island of Carriacou, Grenada, this past July. Following…