'No time to lose' as humanitarian catastrophe looms in Somalia – UN agencies

New York, Feb 18 (Just Earth News): Amid worsening of an already devastating drought in Somalia, United Nations agencies have underlined that only a massive and immediate scale-up of humanitarian assistance can help the country avoid falling into another catastrophe.

Humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad Basin 'growing in dramatic fashion,' Security Council told

New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on Thursday, senior United Nations officials underlined the significant challenges and deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad Basin region, including in particular those posed by the militant group, Boko Haram, and urged for sustained support to national and regional security, political and humanitarian action.

DRC: UN mission extracts hundreds from national park on humanitarian grounds

New York, Sept 9 (Just Earth News): Acting on humanitarian grounds and at the request of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations mission in the country has extracted hundreds of individuals, including the former Vice-President of South Sudan, Riek Machar, members of his family and aides, as well as a number civilians from a national park in the DRC.

UN officials call for boost in solidarity and funding to meet growing humanitarian needs

New York, June 28 (Just Earth News):The international community must act with urgency and solidarity to deliver on the commitments generated at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, this past month, in order to adequately respond to and prevent crises and build resilience on a global scale, senior United Nations officials emphasized on Monday.