Half a million Rohingya arrive in Bangladesh; UN agencies rush to provide shelter, clean water

Sep 30, 2017, at 09:54 am

New York, Sept 30(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency announced on Friday that it has started distributing plastic sheeting and essential relief items to Rohingyas arriving in from Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh, as part of a massive effort to cut the time refugees spend in the open.

Haiti: UN-supported supply system provides clean water to remote community

Jan 10, 2017, at 01:52 pm

New York, Jan 10 (Just Earth News): A new drinking water distribution system, partly funded by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), is now providing safe water for the people of Los Palis – a community in the district of Hinche, located in the centre of the island nation.

Nearly half of children in Mosul now cut off from clean water as conflict intensifies – UNICEF

Dec 01, 2016, at 01:12 pm

New York, Dec 1 (Just Earth News): Destruction of a major water pipeline has left nearly half of the children in the Iraqi battleground city of Mosul cut off from access to clean water, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.

UN agencies provide shelter, clean water to families displaced amid Iraq’s Mosul offensive

Oct 22, 2016, at 05:18 am

New York, Oct 21 (Just Earth News): With the military offensive still unfolding in Mosul, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) are rushing to provide shelter, drinking water, and sanitation services for displaced families and children.