Conflict

UN Envoy ‘confident’ deal can be reached to avert further violence around key Yemeni port city

New York: The United Nations envoy for Yemen expressed confidence on Thursday that a solution can be found to prevent further violence in and around the port city of Hodeida. more

Syria: UN rights officials decry ‘devastating’ impact of surging violence on civilians

New York, Jan 20 (JEN): Concerned over the devastating impact of escalating violence in Syria, where dozens of people in eastern Ghouta have been killed in recent airstrikes, and schools ...

Millions of children's lives hang in the balance as South Sudan conflict grinds on – UNICEF chief

Following a two-day visit to conflict-ravaged South Sudan, where a quarter of a million children are severely malnourished and at imminent risk of death, the head of the United Nations ch ...

After 1,000 days of conflict, Yemen sliding into 'deepening catastrophe,' UN agencies warn

New York, Dec 31(Just Earth News): As the conflict in Yemen passes the grim 1,000-day milestone, the United Nations is warning that if humanitarian workers cannot gain greater access and ...

After four years of conflict, uncertainty lingers for displaced Ukrainians – UN refugee agency

New York, Aug 12(Just Earth News): As the conflict in Ukraine enters its fourth year, nearly 1.6 million internally displaced people are struggling to find safety, adequate housing and acces ...

Many aid groups unable to manage war zone risks, says UN-backed report

New York, Jun 23 (JEN): Humanitarian aid workers want to help people in some of the biggest war zones, but extreme risks and threats are paralyzing their operations, a United Nations-backed ...

Conflict now eroding food security in 'stable' areas of South Sudan - UN Mission

ew York, Mar 31 (Just Earth News): The ongoing conflict in South Sudan is affecting food security in some of the country's more "stable" states, the head of United Nations peacekeeping opera ...

Conflict in Ukraine continues to take civilian toll – UN human rights report

New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News): A new United Nations report out on Thursday has confirmed that Ukrainians living close to the “contact line” – the area between Government-controlled ...

‘The best humanitarian relief is to end the conflict,’ UN aid chief says in war-torn Yemen

New York, Oct 5 (Just Earth News): Concluding a three-day mission to Yemen, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator on Tuesday called on all warring parties to grant humanitarian acc ...

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