© V.-E. Salazar Rescuers work at the site of a building collapse in Columbia. Earthquake in Colombia: mutual aid and solidarity amid ruins Laura Quinones Humanitarian aid In […]
Ukraine: UN coordinator calls for protection of humanitarian workers
© UNDOB/A. Obukhov A UN vehicle was severely damaged in two drone strikes in Kherson, Ukraine (file photo). Ukraine: UN coordinator calls for protection of humanitarian workers Humanitarian […]
UN steps up efforts to combat Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
© UNFPA/J. Mayindu A midwife in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo holds a newborn born amid the Ebola outbreak. UN steps up efforts to combat Ebola outbreak in […]
Top news of the day | Friday: Ebola, cholera, Afghanistan, health care attacks
© Avaaz/J. Clark A hospital ward is destroyed after fighting in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. Top news of the day | Friday: Ebola, cholera, Afghanistan, health care […]
WHO has recorded more than 900 attacks on health facilities this year
© WHO A hospital in Kiev, Ukraine, remains closed after being hit by a missile attack. WHO has recorded more than 900 attacks on health facilities this year […]
Drug trafficking networks in West Asia are shifting from opium to synthetic drugs
Photo Unsplash/M. Rajabi Tehran, capital of Iran. Drug trafficking networks in West Asia are shifting from opium to synthetic drugs Peace and Security In the first quarter of […]
More than 2.6 million girls in Afghanistan have lost access to secondary education since 2021
© VPP/I. Sumra Afghan women and children receive humanitarian aid in rural areas. More than 2.6 million girls in Afghanistan have lost access to secondary education since 2021 […]
South Sudan: Lack of funding could leave hundreds of thousands of refugees without food aid
© UNICEF/J. Maiden In Renka, northern South Sudan, a mother feeds her baby medicinal food. South Sudan: Lack of funding could leave hundreds of thousands of refugees without […]
Security Council meeting: renewed fighting threatens to derail peace process in Yemen
Photo UN/E. Debebe Tom Fletcher (on screen), Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, reports to the Security Council on the situation in Yemen. Security Council […]
UN special rapporteur: new Russian law condemns government critics abroad to “civil death”
Photo by UN News Service/A. Uspensky View of the Kremlin. Moscow, Russia UN special rapporteur: new Russian law condemns government critics abroad to “civil death” Human Rights The […]