A baby displaced by the conflict in Mosul, shelter at the Qayara emergency site, in Ninewa…
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YEMEN: UN VERIFIES NEARLY 1, 500 BOYS RECRUITED FOR USE IN ARMED CONFLICT
Children sitting in front of a school that was badly damaged in the conflict in Yemen.…
Continue ReadingBreaking News:SOUTH SUDAN- UN OFFICIAL CALLS FOR UNFETTERED RELIEF ACCESS TO AVERT FURTHER CATASTROPHE
Two children carry water in Leer, Unity State in South Sudan, parts of which have been…
Continue ReadingUNESCO MEETING LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR REVIVING, PROTECTING IRAQ’S CULTURAL HERITAGE
The UNESCO World Heritage site Ashur (Qal’at Sherqat) in Iraq. Photo: © UNESCO/S. Al-Khoja UNESCO…
Continue ReadingSECRETARY-GENERAL ASKS MEMBER STATES TO EXPRESS INTENTION ON FINANCING UN PLAN TO TACKLE CHOLERA IN HAITI
Hand washing is a key step in preventing cholera and other diarrheal diseases after Hurricane Mathew…
Continue ReadingGERMANY: UN RIGHTS PANEL HIGHLIGHTS RACIAL PROFILING AGAINST PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT
Chairperson of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent Ricardo Sunga. UN Photo/Evan…
Continue ReadingIN YEMEN, UN AID CHIEF RALLIES SUPPORT FOR RELIEF EFFORTS TO PREVENT FAMINE
Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator visits IDP families living on the…
Continue ReadingBreaking News:REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS TAKING ‘ENORMOUS RISKS’ TO REACH EUROPE — UN AGENCY
Asylum-seekers from Syria, including children, arrive on the shores of the island of Lesbos, in the…
Continue ReadingDROUGHT THREATENS 1.5 MILLION SOMALIS; UN HEALTH AGENCY SCALES UP RESPONSE
A resident of Rabaable village in Somalia fetches water with the help of her daughters. The…
Continue ReadingBreaking News:UN HEALTH AGENCY ANNOUNCES LIST OF BACTERIA FOR WHICH NEW ANTIBIOTICS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED
Photo: WHO/Jim Holmes UN HEALTH AGENCY ANNOUNCES LIST OF BACTERIA FOR WHICH NEW ANTIBIOTICS ARE URGENTLY…
Continue ReadingKOSOVO: TALKS BETWEEN BELGRADE AND PRISTINA ARE ‘ESSENTIAL’ TO PEACE, UN ENVOY TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL
Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission…
Continue ReadingFAMILIES REPORT SKYROCKETING FOOD PRICES, DIRE CONDITIONS IN WESTERN MOSUL — UN AGENCY
Displaced families from east Mosul shelter at the nearby Hasansham U3 camp, while Iraqi Government Forces…
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