UN aid official in Yemen urges lifting of blockade, says millions a ‘step away from famine’
Dec 12, 2017, at 05:04 pm
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): The continuing blockade of ports in Yemen must be lifted, a senior United Nations humanitarian official on Monday urged, calling for greater access to more than eight million people on the verge of famine.
Dec 03, 2017, at 01:43 pm
New York, Dec 3 (Just Earth News): Top officials from across the United Nations system called on Saturday for the Saudi-led coalition to fully lift its blockade of Yemen's Red Sea ports, warning that unless commercial imports are resumed, “the threat of widespread famine in a matter of months is very real.”
Yemen facing largest famine the world has seen for decades, warns UN aid chief
Nov 10, 2017, at 04:30 am
New York, Nov 9(Just Earth News): Yemen will be gripped by famine – one the likes of which the world has not seen in years – if the blockade on basic supplies into the country imposed by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition is not lifted immediately, the top United Nations humanitarian official has warned.
Famine can be a war crime and should be prosecuted, says independent UN rights expert
Oct 24, 2017, at 09:49 am
New York, Oct 24(Just Earth News): Famine can constitute a war crime or crime against humanity, an independent United Nations human rights expert on Monday said, noting that more civilians die from hunger and disease related to conflicts than in direct combat.
Relief aid is saving lives, but world must tackle root cause of famine: conflict – UN chief
Oct 13, 2017, at 02:03 pm
New York, Oct 13(Just Earth News): Until fighting stops and development takes root, communities and entire regions will continue to face hunger, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday, underscoring the link between conflict and famine.
Global action keeping famine at bay but failing to prevent suffering, UN chief warns
Sep 22, 2017, at 05:10 pm
New York, Sept 22(Just Earth News): Nearly seven months after the United Nations issued an urgent call for action to counter the threat of famine in South Sudan, Somalia, north-east Nigeria and Yemen, global efforts have kept that crisis at bay but millions of people still suffer and many are dying at this very moment, Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Thursday.
Nigeria: Famine averted but millions still at risk, stresses top UN relief official
Sep 14, 2017, at 04:27 am
New York, Sept 13(Just Earth News): Noting important progress in delivering life-saving aid to millions in north-east Nigeria, the top United Nations humanitarian official underscored that international assistance to people suffering amid the crisis must not dwindle.
With devastating impact on civilians, conflict is 'major cause of famine' – UN Security Council
Aug 10, 2017, at 04:55 am
New York, Aug 9(Just Earth News): Expressing its grave concern about the threat of famine facing some 20 million people in conflict-affected Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and north-east Nigeria, the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday requested the Secretary-General to provide early warning when a conflict could lead to famine.
Sri Lanka's food gap widens in wake of regional floods and drought, UN agencies warn
Jun 23, 2017, at 09:17 pm
New York, Jun 23 (JEN): An extreme drought followed by floods has affected large swathes of cropland in Sri Lanka, United Nations agencies reported today, warning that the disaster threatens the food security of some 900,000 people.
May 25, 2017, at 01:42 pm
New York, May 25(Just Earth News): Despite “appalling conditions†in South Sudan, it is not too late to save more people from dying, the head of the United Nations agriculture agency said on Wednesday, joining the World Food Programme (WFP) chief in a call to all parties enmeshed in the country’s conflict to end the violence and work together to ensure access to food and other life-saving support.
As four countries face famine, world 'must step up now' says top UN food security forum
May 18, 2017, at 01:29 pm
New York, May 18(Just Earth News): With famine looming in four countries, the United Nations-backed Committee on World Food Security (CFS) stressed on Wednesday the need to rally support for both immediate relief to people at risk and for longer-term initiatives.
Ontario responds to UN officials’ call for urgent action to prevent famine
Apr 24, 2017, at 08:31 am
Toronto, Apr 23 (Just Earth News): Responding to the UN officials' call for urgent action to prevent famine in African region, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has stated that Ontario is contributing $2.5 Million for Emergency Relief Efforts in Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and Nigeria.
Diseases and sexual violence threaten Somalis, South Sudanese escaping famine – UN
Apr 19, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Apr 19(Just Earth News): Millions of people are facing the peril of famine in Somalia and South Sudan, and the situation is expected to worsen as the drought and violence fuelling the crises widen, cautioned senior United Nations officials who have just returned from the area.
UN aid chief urges global action as starvation, famine loom for 20 million across four countries
Mar 11, 2017, at 01:53 pm
New York, Mar 11 (Just Earth News): Just back from Kenya, Yemen, South Sudan and Somalia – countries that are facing or are at risk of famine – the top United Nations humanitarian official on Friday urged the international community for comprehensive action to save people from simply “starving to death.â€
UN aid chief calls for access, funds to prevent spread of South Sudan's famine
Mar 05, 2017, at 01:54 pm
New York, Mar 5 (Just Earth News): Hundreds of thousands of people in South Sudan will starve unless relief workers gain access to needy populations and more funding is raised, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator on Saturday warned after meeting malnourished children who fled the raging conflict in the country.
South Sudan: UN official calls for unfettered relief access to avert further catastrophe
Mar 01, 2017, at 06:04 am
New York, Mar 1 (Just Earth News): With hundreds of thousands in need of assistance in famine-struck parts of South Sudan and rising insecurity hampering relief work, a senior United Nations relief official in the country has called on all parties to ensure that humanitarians have immediate, safe and unhindered access across the nation.
Yemen: UN, partners seek $2.1 billion to stave off famine in 2017
Feb 09, 2017, at 04:11 am
New York, Feb 8 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and humanitarian partners on Wednesday launched an international appeal for $2.1 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 12 million people in Yemen in 2017 – the largest-ever humanitarian response plan for the war-torn country.
Somalia: UN urges emergency funding through summer
Jun 05, 2014, at 05:12 pm
New York, Jun 5 (IBNS): The United Nations humanitarian chief on Wednesday called for USD 60 million for the next three months to prevent Somalia "from slipping back into a major humanitarian crisis" as it did during the 2011 famine.