Ukraine: UN agencies stepping up aid to most vulnerable as temperatures plummet
Dec 20, 2017, at 05:07 am
New York, Dec 19(Just Earth News): As temperatures plummet across Ukraine, the United Nations refugee and migration agencies said Tuesday that they are stepping up assistance to the most vulnerable people affected by the conflict in the country’s east.
Easing of blockade enables UN aid to enter Yemen, but agencies say imports must also be allowed
Nov 29, 2017, at 02:58 pm
New York, Nov 29(Just Earth News): The United Nations food relief agency said Tuesday that humanitarian air service into Yemen has resumed, and a ship waiting in international waters for three weeks has now docked in Saleef, stressing that unhindered access to all airports and ports is vital to end the dire situation in the conflict-ravaged southern Arabian country.
With 13 million inside Syria needing aid, UN relief chief says impact of crisis remains 'profound'
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:49 am
With 13 million inside Syria needing aid, UN relief chief says impact of crisis remains 'profound' New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or D'aesh) may be largely pushed out of Syria's Raqqa governorate, but after years of oppression and nearly a year of intense fighting – marked recently by heavy airstrikes – humanitarian needs will continue to be large for some time, the top United Nations relief official told the Security Council Monday.
Rohingya crisis: Donors pledge $344 million at UN-backed conference to support aid efforts
Oct 24, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Oct 24(Just Earth News): A United Nations-supported humanitarian conference on Monday raised more than $344 million to fund critical relief programmes for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh.
Central African Republic: More aid needed amid deteriorating security, UN relief official warns
Oct 07, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Oct 7(Just Earth News): In spite of humanitarian access to help tackle some of the most critical needs in several Central African Republic (CAR) hotspots, eroding security since the beginning of 2017 has sparked additional needs, the United Nations humanitarian wing reported on Friday.
Amid cholera outbreak in north-east Nigeria, UN steps up aid, warns pregnant women most vulnerable
Sep 27, 2017, at 02:46 pm
New York, Sept 27(Just Earth News): Large-scale displacement and a health system in tatters as a result of persistent violence by the Boko Haram terrorist group have left many – most worryingly, pregnant women and their unborn babies – vulnerable to cholera in the wake of an outbreak in August, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned.
UN agencies rushing aid to more than 3,000 displaced in flood-hit Sierra Leone
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:28 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): United Nations agencies are stepping up efforts to aid displaced families affected by the deadly flooding and landslides in Sierra Leon's capital, Freetown, and surrounding areas.
Over 500,000 children in Libya need aid; UNICEF urges political solution to years-long crisis
Aug 11, 2017, at 05:07 am
New York, Aug 10(Just Earth News): Ongoing conflict and the breakdown of the economy have left more than a half million children in need of humanitarian aid in Libya, according to the United Nations children's agency.
Aid agenices in Yemen forced to shift resources from fighting hunger to cholera – UN
Jul 12, 2017, at 01:40 pm
New York, July 12(Just Earth News): Unless the international community contributes $200 million to address the cholera outbreak in Yemen, the United Nations humanitarian arm will be forced to “reprogram†more resources tagged for malnutrition in the country already facing famine, a senior official on Tuesday said.
Senior UN official appeals for aid to stop 'unprecedented' spread of cholera in Yemen
May 25, 2017, at 04:46 am
New York, May 24(Just Earth News): With more than 100,000 people in Yemen believed to be at risk for cholera, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country is appealing to Governments for urgent financial and political support.
UN warns funding cuts threaten aid to Syrian refugees and hosts, as Brussels conference opens
Apr 05, 2017, at 05:18 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): As a major international conference on Syria gets underway in Brussels, United Nations agencies have warned that a sluggish financial support by Member States would put vital assistance for millions of refugees and the communities hosting them at risk.
UN appeals for nearly $170 million to aid pastoralists in northern Kenya
Mar 17, 2017, at 04:14 am
New York, Mar 16 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and its humanitarian partners on Thursday appealed for $166 million to aid Kenyan pastoralists and farmers whose livestock and crops are suffering amid what the Government declared a “national drought disaster.â€
UN migration agency seeks $25 million to aid families in Eastern Ukraine
Mar 08, 2017, at 12:56 pm
New York, Mar 8 (Just Earth News): To meet the emergency needs of 180,000 people in Eastern Ukraine, the United Nations migration agency on Tuesday announced plans to provide aid ranging from blankets to money to cover electricity costs and psychological support at a cost of $25 million.
Feb 20, 2017, at 05:30 am
New York, Feb 20 (Just Earth News): With military operations to retake western Mosul starting, United Nations humanitarian agencies in Iraq are rushing to prepare for the humanitarian impact of the fighting amid grave concerns that tens of thousands of families are at extreme risks.
One million Ukrainian children now need aid as number doubles over past year – UNICEF
Feb 18, 2017, at 05:29 pm
New York, Feb 18 (Just Earth News): As the volatile conflict in eastern Ukraine enters its fourth year, one million children are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance – nearly double the number this time last year, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported on Friday.
Oct 22, 2016, at 12:37 pm
New York, Oct 22 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, has welcomed the start of the cessation of hostilities that began at midnight, 19 October, while the UN refugee agency took advantage of the pause in fighting to rush desperately needed aid to the embattled south-central city of Taiz.
UN relief wing and partners ready to rush in aid once pause in Yemen fighting begins
Oct 20, 2016, at 05:14 am
New York, Oct 19 (Just Earth News): Following a month that saw civilians continuing to bear the brunt of the conflict in Yemen, a 72-hour halt to fighting set to take effect later on Wednesday is welcome, but not nearly enough time, according to a senior United Nations relief official, who appealed for more predictable access to be able deliver aid to hard-to-reach communities caught up in the crisis.
Oct 19, 2016, at 01:25 pm
New York, Oct 19 (Just Earth News): United Nations humanitarian agencies operating in Iraq are bracing for what could be a displacement catastrophe requiring the largest and most complex global response in 2016, in the wake of the military offensive under way to oust terrorists from Mosul, the country’s second-largest city.
UN teams bring aid to besieged Syrian people despite extreme challenges
Aug 27, 2016, at 01:37 pm
New York, Aug 27 (Just Earth News): In the first full, completed, cross-line delivery via road in August, inter-agency convoys have reached some 75,000 people in al-Waer in Syria’s Homs province with life-saving humanitarian assistance, the United Nations humanitarian arm has reported.
Libya: $166 million UN-backed humanitarian appeal barely one per cent funded
Feb 02, 2016, at 01:56 pm
New York, Feb 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Almost two months after its launch, a humanitarian appeal to aid 1.3 million vulnerable people in conflict-torn Libya is 99 per cent unfunded, a senior United Nations official for the North African country warned on Monday, calling on the international community to step up to the plate.
Besieged Syrians believe the world has forgotten them: UN relief chief
Jan 28, 2016, at 02:00 pm
New York, Jan 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With United Nations-backed political talks on Syria set to begin later this week, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Stephen O’Brien, on Wednesday urged the entire international community to get behind the process, which seeks to ease the suffering for millions of desperate people and end "one of the most savage and brutal conflicts of the 21st century."
FAO helps Pakistan cope with natural disasters such as floods, quakes, droughts
Jan 25, 2016, at 02:18 pm
New York, Jan 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With Pakistan suffering a multitude of natural disasters each year, including floods, earthquakes, droughts, landslides and avalanches, a United Nations development agency is teaming up with State and provincial authorities to shore up the country's agriculture, among the sectors most affected.
Haiti: Six years after quake, UN cites progress but warns of 'deteriorating' situation
Jan 16, 2016, at 03:31 pm
New York, Jan 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Six years after the devastating earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people and left at least 1.5 million homeless, the United Nations is underlining that humanitarian action has achieved significant results, but that the situation has been deteriorating since June.
UN calls for regional coordination to aid refugees fleeing Central American violence
Jan 15, 2016, at 03:05 pm
New York, Jan 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Thursday called for urgent regional coordination to help people fleeing deadly violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras in the light of plans by the United States to expand its resettlement programme to benefit them.
UN funds seek to aid 1.7 million Africans uprooted by Boko Haram violence
Jan 14, 2016, at 03:34 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS): With the Lake Chad Basin now the fastest-growing displacement crisis in Africa as 2.7 million people, 1.5 million of them children, have been uprooted by Boko Haram terrorists, the United Nations emergency fund has announced new grants of $31 million to four countries in the region.
Donor support helps UN agency continue Humanitarian Air Service across Sudan
Jan 14, 2016, at 03:31 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday welcomed significant contributions from donors towards the operation in Sudan last year of the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), which serves as a vital aid link in the country.
Syria: UN and partners get relief convoy into besieged town of Madaya
Jan 12, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, Jan 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A humanitarian convoy has finally reached the besieged Syrian town of Madaya with life-saving health and food supplies from the United Nations and its partners for the 42,000 desperate residents after reports of people starving to death under encirclement by pro-Government forces.
Calling state of besieged Syrian town 'horrendous,' UN seeks humanitarian access
Jan 09, 2016, at 02:32 pm
New York, Jan 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS): As the United Nations and its partners struggled on Friday to gain humanitarian access to the Government-beseiged Syrian city of Madaya, amid reports of people starving to death or being killed while trying to leave, UN officials called the situation "horrendous…ghastly," and a potential war crime.
Yemen: UN agency appeals to all sides to allow food in for thousands under siege
Jan 01, 2016, at 03:31 pm
New York, Jan 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday appealed to all parties to the conflict in Yemen to allow food in for hundreds of thousands of hungry people under siege in the central city of Taiz, who have been deprived of supplies for many weeks.
Syria: UN and partners aid evacuation of injured from four besieged towns
Dec 29, 2015, at 02:19 pm
New York, Dec 29 (Just Earth News/IBNS): More than 460 people, including the seriously injured and their family members, were evacuated from four towns under siege in Syria on Monday with the help of the United Nations and its Red Cross and Red Crescent partners following a local agreement between the fighters on the ground.