Edited News | OCHA , UNITED NATIONS
In the space of just eight days, three destructive 6.3 magnitude earthquakes rocked western Afghanistan’s province of Herat, killing 2,000 people and affecting 1.6 million, UN aid coordination agency OCHA said on Tuesday.
Edited News | OHCHR , WFP , WHO
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Every effort continues to be made by the United Nations and partners to get aid supplies into Gaza following the Israeli order to evacuate the north of the enclave, the UN’s emergency relief chief said on Monday. “History is watching,” Martin Griffiths told UN News in Geneva, after highlighting the...
Edited News | OCHA
The UN's emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths on Monday expressed deep concern about the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the fate of Israeli hostages, while also anticipating "good news" regarding aid access into southern Gaza from Egypt.
Edited News , Press Conferences | OCHA
Update on the humanitarian situation in Chad
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Following Israel’s order to the entire population of northern Gaza to relocate to the southern half of the territory within 24 hours, UN humanitarians on Friday raised deep concern for the affected civilians who have faced six days of bombardment in a worsening humanitarian crisis.
Edited News , Press Conferences | WMO
The earth’s water cycle is spinning out of balance and human activity is to blame, the UN Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, as it called for increased early warnings and more coordinated water management policies.
Edited News , Press Conferences | UNHCR
The displacement crisis following the conflict in Sudan that started nearly six months ago, continues unabated with nearly 6 million people forced out of their homes inside and outside of the country.
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Edited News | HRC , OHCHR , UNITED NATIONS
Abuses range from widespread torture and arbitrary detention to conflict-related sexual violence which continue to be committed in Ukraine after one and a half years following the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion, said the UN deputy rights chief on Monday.