The UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of South Sudan on Friday
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Speaking to reporters in Geneva after returning from Bunia in eastern DRC’s Ituri Province, at the heart of the outbreak, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Executive Director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, said that with...
Faced with this change, government responses are struggling to keep up, while a timid dynamic of regional dialogue is trying to regain momentum.Speaking before the Security Council on Tuesday, th...
In an alert on Wednesday, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, highlighted how the country’s warring parties have looted gum arabic and redrawn trading routes so that they can use the proceeds to perpe...
At least 19 people were killed, along with extensive damage to hospitals, homes and classrooms.The 7.8 magnitude quake struck at 7:37am local time (7:37pm Sunday in New York), about 32 kilometres (20 miles) offshore west of Maasim in Sarangani province, according to the UN relief coor...
Georgette Gagnon, UN Deputy Special Representative currently leading the UN mission, UNAMA,
Aid agencies are doing what they can to help, including by identifying dangerously malnourished children in sparsely populated “ghost villages” where those who can leave do so, said Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office,
This is happening as foreign actors continue to transfer arms, parts, ammunition and munitions as well as jet fuel and other dual-use items to the military, which risks facilitating violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. The
In Indonesia, United Nations agencies have worked alongside the Government to build a more reliable and resilient energy system which is also helping communities to adapt to a changing climate. A reliable electricity grid is the backbone of energy security. To prepare for growing dema...
A fragile economy, four decades of war, 2.7 million returnees, worsening climate shocks and declining women’s participation are increasing pressure on livelihoods and services, according to the latest