Israeli checkpoints and other blockages are hampering the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the occupied Palestinian territories, representatives of key United Nations aid agencies working in the Middle East said today.
Concerned about the evolving humanitarian crises in the occupied Palestinian territory, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announced plans for a $400,000 emergency relief and recovery plan to help rebuild the area.
Warning that intensive fighting and flight bans in the Sudan are seriously hampering relief efforts in the strife-torn country, the United Nations today urged the warring parties to provide full access to all locations.
The lead United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees today protested to the Israeli military authorities after they prevented a UN convoy carrying humanitarian aid from leaving Nablus.
United Nations and other relief agencies, along with the Angolan Government, are set to begin assessing the humanitarian conditions in areas of the country that have been inaccessible for years.
The Chairman of Afghanistan's Interim Administration has arrived in Rome to accompany the country's former King back from exile, the United Nations reported today.
The United Nations refugee agency today began repatriating Afghans from Iran – an effort which is expected to return 400,000 people to Afghanistan this year alone.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announced that it would allocate $1.5 million for emergency medical supplies and infrastructure repairs in the Palestinian territories.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned that it might have to stop or slow down several projects in Afghanistan if donors did not provide more support for a new $285 million operation to assist millions of Afghans until the end of the year.
