New UN centre boosts use of real-time data to better respond to humanitarian crises

Dec 23, 2017, at 09:43 am

New York, Dec 23(Just Earth News): With more than 135 million crisis-affected people across the globe in need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations on Friday opened a data centre that will give aid organizations and relief workers access to vital information they need to make responsible and informed decisions.

Millions in Ukraine are in need of humanitarian assistance, UN relief wing reports

Dec 31, 2016, at 01:29 pm

New York, Dec 31 (Just Earth News): According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), an estimated 3.8 million people in Ukraine are in need of humanitarian assistance and 2.2 million are suffering as a result of no access to quality health services.

UN cites need for funding to ensure aid delivery

Jun 17, 2014, at 05:38 pm

New York, Jun 17 (IBNS): As the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance worldwide continues to grow, the top United Nations relief official on Monday urged the international community to provide the requisite funding and access needed to enable aid workers to do their jobs effectively.

Syria: UN seeks expanded aid access to Palestinian refugees

May 16, 2014, at 05:21 pm

New York, May 16 (IBNS): A senior United Nations official has highlighted the extreme hardship faced by Palestinian refugees in Syria as a result of the ongoing armed conflict, and stressed the need to improve conditions to enable the delivery of critically-needed humanitarian assistance.

South Sudan: UN calls on all parties to end fighting

May 03, 2014, at 05:20 pm

New York, May 3 (IBNS): United Nations agencies are calling on the parties to the conflict in South Sudan to provide safe access to enable humanitarian assistance to reach vulnerable people, including 125,000 Sudanese refugees in Maban County, in Upper Nile state.