UN, partners seek $106 million in humanitarian aid for drought-hit Kenya

Sep 08, 2017, at 09:41 am

New York, Sept 8(Just Earth News): The United Nations and its humanitarian partners in Kenya on Thursday appealed for $106 million to scale-up their response to the most urgent needs resulting from the egregious effects of the drought in northern Kenya.

UN concerned over ignored aid access in Syria

May 30, 2014, at 05:17 pm

New York, May 30 (IBNS): Three months after the UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution aiming to boost humanitarian aid access in Syria, a senior United Nations official is once again appealing for rapid, unhindered and safe access to besieged Syrians.

UN urges support for Yemenis in need of assistance

May 16, 2014, at 05:25 pm

New York, May 16 (IBNS): Nearly 15 million people in Yemen - over half the population - are in need of some form of humanitarian aid this year, the top United Nations relief official in the country said on Thursday, urging the international community to provide the critical funds necessary for the response.

UN provides aid to besieged Syrians in eastern Aleppo

Apr 10, 2014, at 05:21 pm

New York, Apr 10 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) said on Wednesday it managed to bring humanitarian aid to a besieged neighbourhood in eastern Aleppo, an area that had been cut off from assistance since last June.

UN seeks effort to prevent catastrophe in South Sudan

Apr 04, 2014, at 05:33 pm

New York, Apr 4 (IBNS): With no political solution to the conflict that has torn South Sudan apart in sight, senior United Nations officials working in the country stressed on Thursday that they are in a "race against time" ahead of the rainy season to help prevent a health and hunger catastrophe.