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UN emergency aid fund releases $110 million for neglected humanitarian crises

The UN’s top aid official, Tom Fletcher, said that more than 300 million people urgently need assistance. But funding has been falling annually, and this year’s levels are projected to drop to a record low. “Brutal funding cuts don’t mean that humanitarian needs disappear; today’s emergency fund allocation channels resources swiftly to where they’re needed […]

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March 7, 2025

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Climate change: La Niña fades, as global heat keeps rising

La Niña, a natural climate phenomenon, results in cooler Pacific Ocean temperatures and influences weather conditions worldwide. The latest forecasts from WMO indicate sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific are expected to return to normal.   The agency says that there is a 60 per cent chance conditions will shift back to what scientists […]

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March 7, 2025

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Sudan: Access to stricken Zamzam camp ‘is nearly impossible’

“I am deeply worried about reports of destruction of homes and livelihoods in North Darfur,” said Clementine Nkweta-Salami, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan. “Civilians continue to pay the price. Access to Zamzam camp is nearly impossible, just when people need support the most. We need unimpeded humanitarian access to deliver life-saving aid.” Zamzam […]

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March 6, 2025

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Funding cuts jeopardize global fight against tuberculosis, WHO warns

The health agency highlighted that essential prevention, testing and treatment services are collapsing, leaving millions at risk. The hardest-hit regions include Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific, where national TB programmes depend heavily on international support. “Any disruption to TB services – whether financial, political or operational – can have devastating and often fatal […]

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March 6, 2025

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Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights Council hears

Yasmen Almashan, a founding member of the Caesar Families Association, lost five of her six brothers between 2012 and 2014 during the early years of the Syrian civil war. Today, Ms. Almashan advocates for the truth about what happened to Syria’s more than 130,000 missing persons. This quest would be greatly helped by the creation […]

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March 6, 2025

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‘Humanity’s future depends on investing in the machinery of peace’: UN chief

Celebrated on 5 March, it is an opportunity to reinforce global commitments to reducing arms and advancing peace. This year, the observance coincides with the 55th anniversary of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) – a landmark agreement aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons while promoting the peaceful use of nuclear […]

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March 6, 2025

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World News in Brief: Guterres convenes Cyprus summit, violence continues in southern Lebanon, UN aid hub in Chad expands

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at the regular daily briefing in New York that the leaders of both the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities would join UN chief António Guterres along with guarantors Greece, Türkiye and the United Kingdom, at the UN in Geneva. The Mediterranean island was divided between north and south […]

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March 6, 2025

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UN report reveals brutal attacks targeting Muslims, refugees in Central African Republic

Investigations by the UN human rights office (OHCHR) and the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MINUSCA, found evidence of summary executions, sexual violence and torture. Other violations included cruel and degrading treatment, forced labour, and looting of homes and shops. Decades of instability CAR has been plagued by decades of instability and communal violence […]

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March 6, 2025

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Gaza: Israeli aid cut threatens care for most vulnerable, warns UNICEF

The agency said that despite the huge influx of humanitarian goods into Gaza during phase one of the ceasefire which began on 19 January, it has not been enough to make up for the 15 months of war when supply convoys were frequently blocked, impeded or cancelled by the Israeli military. Speaking from Gaza, UNICEF’s […]

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March 5, 2025

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Famine looms in Somalia without funding boost, WFP says

The East African country faced famine in 2022, but a scale-up in humanitarian assistance helped to avert catastrophe. Today, food insecurity on the increase once again, with 3.4 million people already acutely food insecure. That number is projected to rise by a full million, to 4.4 million between April and June – nearly a quarter […]

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March 5, 2025

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UN deputy chief: Strong food systems can deliver progress for everyone, everywhere

Ms. Mohammed’ s high-level meetings, which took place between 22 and 25 February, aimed at addressing one of the most pressing issues of our time: the transformation of global food systems. These discussions are a precursor to the much-anticipated UN Food Systems Summit +4 (UNFSS+4), scheduled for July 28-30, 2025, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and […]

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March 5, 2025

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Almost 80,000 flee DR Congo amid fighting, sexual violence: UNHCR

“Near the frontlines, sexual violence and human rights abuses remain rampant, as is the looting and destruction of civilian homes and businesses,” said Patrick Eba, Deputy Director of UNHCR’s Division of International Protection. Speaking in Geneva, Mr. Eba told journalists that that North and South Kivu provinces remain unstable, with “hundreds of thousands of people […]

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March 5, 2025

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