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Growing concerns for Yemenis battered by relentless rain and flooding

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Growing concerns for Yemenis battered by relentless rain and flooding 15 August 2024 © IOM Continuing heavy rains across Yemen have impacted and damaged vital public services and swept away homes. Exceptionally heavy rain and deadly flash flooding in Yemen have compounded the already dire situation for people across the country, UN humanitarians said on Thursday…

UN reiterates call to release staffers detained in Yemen

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN reiterates call to release staffers detained in Yemen 15 August 2024 UNFPA A girl walks through the rubble of war in Sana'a, Yemen. Ansar Allah in Yemen must immediately release 13 UN staff and dozens of personnel from civil society, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other entities, who have been arbitrarily detained for more than two months, two senior officials told the…

Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams 14 August 2024 © UNRWA A family walks through the damaged streets of Gaza. The risk of polio spreading in Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive response to the serious health threat, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday…

Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Extreme heat increasingly disrupting child health, UNICEF warns 14 August 2024 © UNOCHA/Bilal Al-Hammoud Water is poured on a child to help him cope with scorching heat in Syria. One in five children – or 466 million –  live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely hot days every year compared with their grandparents’ generation, according to a new…

Afghanistan: 20 years of steady education progress ‘almost wiped out’

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: 20 years of steady education progress ‘almost wiped out’ 14 August 2024 © UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell A female-run radio station is bringing education and awareness of rights to women and girls in Afghanistan. The de facto authorities in Afghanistan “have almost wiped out two decades of steady progress for education” there, putting the future of an entire generation in jeopardy…

Humanitarians report rise in children killed and injured in the West Bank

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians report rise in children killed and injured in the West Bank 14 August 2024 © UNRWA A person carries water through the streets in a West Bank town. The situation there is gradually worsening. The killing, injury and displacement of Palestinians continues in the West Back against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, now in its 10th month, the UN Office for the…

No date yet for long-awaited South Sudan elections

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home No date yet for long-awaited South Sudan elections 14 August 2024 UNMISS People crossing over a newly constructed bridge in Tambura South Sudan. The new, UNMISS-funded Yubu bridge is a sturdy one. Many, many people can stand on it at the same time. The UN continues to support an enabling environment for general elections in South Sudan, but the date remains elusive, the Secretary-General’s…

WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of international concern

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WHO declares mpox virus a public health emergency of international concern 14 August 2024 © CDC/Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regnery Monkeypox is a rare but dangerous infection similar to the now eradicated smallpox virus. The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the rise in mpox cases constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), following…

Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency 13 August 2024 © WHO/Eugene Kabambi The African region has been experiencing an unprecedented increase in mpox cases since the beginning of 2024. Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries in Eastern Africa where the disease has surfaced for the first time, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on…

Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire 13 August 2024 © UNRWA An UNRWA-run school, which was converted into a shelter, was severely damaged by previous strikes. (file) As civilian suffering intensifies in war-ravaged Gaza, senior UN officials on Tuesday called once more for an immediate ceasefire and conditions which would allow full…