Gaza's cancer patients: 'We are dying slowly'
The Gaza Strip does not have adequate resources for medical treatment, but Israel prevents patients from leaving.
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Days of ISIL are numbered, says UN envoy as nation prepares for unified Iraq
The military campaign to oust Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorists from Iraq is nearly won, but the humanitarian crisis is expected to continue for months, if not years,...
Cut off by fighting, thousands of Yemenis urgently need aid and protection – UN official says
The senior United Nations humanitarian official in Yemen voiced extreme concern about the safety and well-being of citizens in the south-eastern part of the country, where military operations are...
With 2.2 million Afghans feared to be on the move, UN agency to begin tracking displacements, aid relief
Amid concerns of a severe humanitarian crisis induced by sudden return home of hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees and undocumented citizens, coupled with conflict-induced displacement, the...
Urging ‘bold decisions’ to end Yemen conflict, UN envoy says viable peace plan within reach
Amid attacks and counter-attacks in Yemen, those seeking a military solution will only prolong the suffering caused by the war, allow the terrorist threat to grow and deepen the challenges that...
Afghanistan: UN-backed $550 million aid plan aims to reach 5.7 million people
A newly-launched United Nations-backed humanitarian response plan for Afghanistan is seeking $550 million in 2017 to support the most vulnerable and marginalized population of the conflict-torn...
Yemen: Ongoing humanitarian crisis adding to migrants woes, says UN migration agency
Highlighting the plight of migrants from the Horn of Africa arriving in Yemen – which itself has seen more than 2.1 million people internally displaced due to ongoing conflict and the resulting...
UN envoy in Yemen meeting with President, senior officials to push for greater aid access
The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, was in Aden on january16, highlighting the need for a truce to allow in humanitarian aid and move along the peace process.
Humanitarian crisis in Mosul could outlive Iraqi military operations, senior UN official warns
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq, Lise Grande, reported today on the conditions in Mosul, a city witnessing one of the largest urban military operations since the Second World...
UN agency seeks $813 million to support Palestine refugees fleeing Syria and those in occupied territory
With Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory – including East Jerusalem – and those who have fled the conflict in Syria, facing humanitarian crises, the United Nations Relief and Works...
‘Give peace a chance,’ urges UN official, reporting sense of optimism as Aleppo ceasefire holds
A senior United Nations humanitarian official reported that though damage to Aleppo was extreme, aid workers were nonetheless inspired by signs of optimism and hope, and asked that peace be given a...
Iraq: 13,000 people flee Mosul over five days as anti-terrorist operations intensify
More than 13,000 people have fled Mosul in just five days since 29 December, as the second phase of military operations to retake the Iraqi city from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant...
UN condemns killings of aid workers and civilians waiting for emergency assistance in Mosul
In the past 48 hours, four aid workers and at least seven civilians have been killed and 40 others injured while waiting in line for emergency assistance in Mosul, prompting the United Nations...
UN-backed $547 million appeal launched for humanitarian needs in Occupied Palestinian Territory
The United Nations and the State of Palestine jointly launched an appeal seeking $547 million in funding for 2017 to support the humanitarian needs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Amid escalating conflict in Yemen, UN-associated migration agency launches 150 million regional appeal
Warning that the situation in Yemen is growing more dire every day, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the lead United Nations-affiliated agency on migration issues, launched today...
Calais: fears grow for dozens of children amid chaotic camp shutdown
Scores of unaccompanied children remain unaccounted for in an increasingly chaotic situation at the Calais refugee camp, where French authorities tried to declare that it would be completely...
UN agencies brace for possible ‘catastrophes’ caused by military operations in Mosul
With the military operations to wrest the control of Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorists, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) called on the...
Sana’a Air Raids Resume as Yemen Truce Expires: Residents
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition attacked targets in Sana’a at dawn on Sunday (23 October 2016), hours after a three-day truce in Yemen's war expired, residents in the capital said.
If the Saudi-Led Coalition is Committing War Crimes, the US is Aiding and Abetting Them
A few days ago, Ryan Goodman announced on Twitter that we should expect “a challenge to (some) critics of Defense Department support to Saudi Arabia.”
UN: Yemeni Officials Indicate Over 140 Killed in Airstrike
An airstrike on Saturday hit a funeral hall packed with thousands of mourners in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, and local health officials indicate that over 140 people were killed and more than 525...