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Ethiopia: UN refugee agency calls for ‘unfettered access’ to Tigray
Amidst “disturbing reports” from Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan, the UN refugee agency called on Friday for “unfettered access to Tigray in order to reach people in need”.
Babar Baloch, spokesperson for the…
Yemen: food insecurity a ‘ticking timebomb’, warn aid agencies
UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Friday for war-torn Yemen, warning that time is running out to avoid famine in the country. Out of two million children who need treatment for acute malnutrition, 360,000 are at risk of dying…
World must invest in strong health systems that protect everyone — now and into the future
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed just how important it is for all countries to have strong health systems that provide the entire population with quality services when and where they need them, UN Secretary-General António…
COVID-19 shows ‘urgent need’ for solidarity, UN chief tells Nobel forum
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for global solidarity and greater international cooperation, and must be turned into an opportunity for fundamental change, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a keynote…
Corona injuries around world exceed 70.52 million
A Reuters statistics showed that more than 70.52 million people were infected with the emerging coronavirus worldwide, while the total deaths from the virus reached one million and 598,967.
Cases of the virus have been recorded in more…
Gunmen attack school, kidnap students in Nigeria
Hundreds of students have been missing ever since bandits, armed with assault rifles, attacked a secondary school in Nigeria’s northwestern Katsina state late on Friday, Reuters reported.
The gunmen stormed the Government Science…
The Guardian: Yemen on Brink of Losing Entire Generation of Children to Hunger, UN Warns
Almost 100,000 children under the age of five are at risk of dying in Yemen as the country slides back into a hunger crisis.
An analysis by UN agencies says the coronavirus pandemic, economic problems and conflict have led to the highest…
United Nations Remains Silent Regarding Crimes of Aggression in Yemen
More than 43 thousand civilians are victims of the Saudi aggression in Yemen. This was some of the shocking numbers of a report, by the national team, in charge of dealing with the international experts, they revealed them during a press…
UNICEF Appeals for $2.5bn to Help Kids of Mideast Amid Wars, Pandemic
The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, has appealed for 2.5 billion dollars in emergency funding, a record high figure, to respond to the needs of about 39 million children and provide life-saving assistance in the Middle East and…
Transport Minister meets ICRC official
Minister of Transport, Zakaria Al-Shami, met on Sunday the deputy head of the ICRC delegation in Yemen, Alexander Ekoy.
At the meeting, the officials discussed a mechanism of cooperation and coordination for the committee’s flights in…