Senior humanitarian in Sudan: ‘It’s very bad, but I don’t think we're at the bottom’
Even before the war erupted in Sudan on 15 April last year, the country’s economy was already faltering, heavily reliant on international aid.
There is a place for all in outer space: ‘It’s not just for the geeks and the nerds’
Technological advances have transformed space exploration, making it more accessible but also more commercially driven, a senior official with the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) has been telling UN News, ahead of the in
‘Repeated trauma’ means long road to recovery for Gaza’s children
A vehicle filled with UNICEF humanitarians was hit by live fire earlier this week while waiting to enter northern Gaza. UN News on Thursday spoke with one of them, Tess Ingram, who said there’s a similar incident almost every day, "not always to us, but to the children as well."
News in Brief 11 April 2024
- Life-threatening heat alert for children in east Asia: UNICEF
- Myanmar middle class ‘disappearing’: UN development report
- Gaza: Security Council demands accountability for humanitarian attacks
News in Brief 9 April 2024
- ‘Fear and loss’ for Sudanese displaced by brutal fighting
- Hepatitis killing thousands each day and numbers rising: WHO
- Dozens of migrants perish in Djibouti shipwreck
Djibouti boat tragedy ‘a rude wake-up call’ to huge risks migrants take
At least 38 migrants, including women and children, lost their lives in a shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti on Monday and although 22 people were saved by local fishermen, six others remain missing and are presumed dead. UN migration agency, IOM, which is assisting survivors with treatment and other support, told UN News this was far from an isolated tragedy.
News in Brief 8 April 2024
- Palestine UN membership in spotlight amid Rafah invasion fears
- Attacks on Ukrainian nuclear facilities ‘must cease immediately’: UN atomic watchdog
- Healthcare ‘inaccessible’ for displaced people, warns UN migration agency
Gaza: No chance of pre-positioning aid ahead of Rafah invasion
In what is a “hand to mouth” aid operation hampered by Israeli restrictions, the UN has no ability to pre-position aid if hundreds of thousands of Gazans are forced to leave Rafah ahead of Israel’s planning invasion, said the humanitarian coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Sund
‘Leaving no stone unturned’: Documenting rights violations in Gaza
The decades-long occupation compounded by Israel’s economic blockade and current military campaign in Gaza, highlights the importance of meticulously documenting alleged rights abuses, according to the head of the UN rights office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ajith Sunghay.
Children in Haiti 'terrorised and traumatised' by violence
Children in Haiti are “terrorised and traumatised” by the gang violence which continues across the country’s capital, killing people and forcing them to flee their homes. That’s according to the UNICEF representative in the Caribbean island country, Bruno Maes.