Conflict

Increasing hostilities in Libya taking heavy toll on civilians, warns UN relief official

New York, The top United Nations relief official in Libya has voiced deep alarm at the humanitarian impact of increasing hostilities in Tripoli, which has led over two days to the deaths of 11 people, most of them civilians, and the wounding of 18 others. more

Yemen: Amid major roadblocks, an ‘unprecedented’ response to an unprecedented tragedy

New York, Despite continuing challenges in Yemen, the United Nations and partners have provided a robust humanitarian response to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, thanks to ...

‘Marathon of suffering’ in Syria conflict, far from over: UN humanitarian adviser

New York: The fighting in Syria “is not over” and neither is the “marathon of suffering” for millions of people in the war-torn country, a senior aid official at t ...

Aid convoy for Eastern Ghouta should arrive on Monday, UN and partners announce

New York: The United Nations and its partners plan to deliver much-needed relief assistance to the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta this week, the global organization’s hum ...

Proposed humanitarian corridors in Aleppo must be guaranteed by all sides, says UN relief chief

New York, July 29 (Just Earth News): Amid reports that Aleppo is ‘de facto besieged,’ as the war-battered city is now almost completely encircled by Syrian troops, the United Nations Eme ...

UN agency condemns Israel's closures in Hebron as 'collective punishment'

New York, July 26 (Just Earth News): The United Nations relief agency charged with the well-being of Palestinian refugees has said that a closure imposed by Israeli authorities in Hebron dis ...

UN rights chief warns at least 200,000 civilians surrounded; calls Syria ‘gigantic, devastated graveyard’

New York, July 16 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Friday urged the forces advancing on Aleppo and two other cities in Syria to not harm the hundreds of thousands ...

El Niño puts more than 26 million children at risk in Eastern and Southern Africa – UNICEF

New York, June 27 (Just Earth News): One of the strongest El Niño events ever recorded has placed the lives of 26.5 million children at risk of malnutrition, water shortages and disease in ...

UNICEF deplores killing of children in eastern Syria

New York, June 27 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has spoken out against the reported killing of 25 children in recent air-strikes in the Syrian town of al-Quri ...

Iraq: civilians in besieged Fallujah at ‘extreme risk,’ senior UN humanitarian official warns

New York, May 27 (Just Earth News):Humanitarian agencies on the ground in Iraq are warning that civilians in the city of Fallujah –which has been under the control of the Islamic State in ...