Aid has not reached ‘a single soul’ in Syria’s besieged areas in December, says UN advisor
New York, Dec 22(Just Earth News): The list of people requiring life-saving medical help in Syria is getting shorter not because they were evacuated, but because they died, a senior United Nations advisor warned on Thursday.
Aid reaches thousands affected by Boko Haram violence in northern Nigeria – UN
New York, July 23 (Just Earth News): In a cross-border humanitarian operation, a total of 31 metric tonnes of food and some non-food items have been distributed to about 15,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in Banki, located in Nigeria's restive Borno state, near the border with Cameroon, the United Nations relief wing announced on Friday.
Much-needed aid reached some 87,500 people in Syria’s besieged cities, UN reports
New York, June 17 (Just Earth News):Over the past two days, humanitarian convoys have delivered aid to thousands of beneficiaries in several besieged areas of war-torn Syria, including some 50,000 beneficiaries in Afrin, in the country’s north, and an estimated 37,500 residents of Al-Waer, near Homs, according to the United Nations relief wing.
'Terrible year' in war-torn Yemen leaves majority of country's people in need of aid – UN
New York, Mar 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS):One year on into the conflict in Yemen, tens of thousands of Yemenis have been killed or injured, one in 10 are displaced and nearly the entire population is in urgent need of aid, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country said.
Aid deliveries reach four Syrian towns while situation in east grave: UN
New York, Jan 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Overnight aid deliveries reached the Syrian towns of Madaya, Zabadani, Kefraya and Foah, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which on Tuesday announced it is planning on delivering more assistance.
UN agency partners with IKEA to raise funds to ‘brighten lives' for refugees
New York, Nov 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Amid the deepening global refugee crisis, the IKEA Foundation will restart its ‘brighter lives for refugees’ campaign between November 29 and December 19 in 40 countries, through which the Foundation will donate €1 to the United Nations refugee agency for every light-emitting diode (LED) product sold in all the big-box retailer’s stores and online.
Armed robbery of UN-partner compound in South Sudan condemned by relief official
New York, Nov 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The top United Nations relief official in South Sudan on Monday strongly condemned the armed robbery in Juba of the compound of a UN-partner organization called Nile Hope.
Floods damaged supply routes, infrastructure in Somalia: UN relief wing
New York, Nov 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The floods caused by recent heavy rainfalls in South Central Somalia have led to an interruption of humanitarian aid delivery, an escalation of local commodity prices, and an epidemic in water-borne diseases, the United Nations relief wing has warned in the latest situation update on the country.
Some 3,300 people a day still arriving on Lesvos :UN refugee agency
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : Despite dangerous sea conditions, the United Nations refugee agency on Friday reported that the number of refugees and migrants arriving on Lesvos continues to be high, at an average of 3,300 people per day so far in November.
UN says 13 million affected by disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean.
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News/IBNS) : A staggering 13.2 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean were affected by disasters between January and October 2015, a report from the United Nations relief wing revealed, warning the situation could be further exacerbated by the current powerful El Niño.