UN agency launches appeal to protect Palestinian refugees from winter’s weather

Dec 02, 2015, at 03:04 pm

New York, Dec 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Without international support, thousands of Palestinian refugees could be left in the cold this winter, a United Nations aid agency warned on Tuesday, launching a $2-million ‘Share Your Warmth’ appeal to stave off the rigours of the bitter weather many now face.

Ukraine: UN humanitarian agencies step up aid deliveries as bitter winter takes hold

Nov 26, 2015, at 01:38 pm

New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations agencies are stepping up aid deliveries to non-Government-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine where more than 100,000 people, cut off from assistance for months, are now facing added hardship with the approach of the bitter east European winter.

Six months after earthquake, Nepal racing against winter: UN relief official

Oct 24, 2015, at 02:49 pm

New York, Oct 24 (IBNS): As winter approaches, the top United Nations humanitarian official for Nepal on Friday stressed that shelter and food remain top priorities six months after the devastating earthquakes that shook the country in April.

UN raises concerns about unaccompanied refugee and migrant children in Europe

Oct 17, 2015, at 02:33 pm

New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Warning of poor weather conditions and fast-approaching winter, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday raised concerns about the protection of unaccompanied refugee and migrant children on the move in Europe, where several countries are faced with overstretched national capacities and insufficient coordination.