Tag: Humanitarian aid
First humanitarian flight to Kabul since Taliban takeover marks turning point in crisis
The WFP-led United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) has resumed flights to Kabul, enabling humanitarian responders and much-needed relief items to reach desperate Afghans in…
‘No respite’ for civilians in Syria, UN officials urge international support
Senior United Nations officials have called on the international community to set up funding for relief programmes supporting millions of people in Syria and the…
UN stands ready to support relief, in aftermath of deadly India flash floods
The United Nations stands ready, if necessary, to contribute to ongoing rescue and assistance efforts, following a glacier burst and subsequent flash flooding in northern…
Deaths of children in northeast Syria ‘could have been averted’: UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed “deep alarm” over reports that eight children – all under the age of five – have died in…
COVID-19: UN relief chief urges G20 to step up to avert ‘cascading crises’ in fragile countries
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession are set to trigger the first increase in global poverty in three decades, pushing 265 million people to the…
Ukraine: €13 million in humanitarian aid for conflict affected population
As the conflict in eastern Ukraine enters seventh year, the European Commission announces today €13 million to support the most vulnerable people affected by the…
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