Louise Wateridge from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said: “So far, we have managed to vaccinate 187,000 children, and we have been moving from tent to tent and from shelter to shelter.” The UNRWA spokesperson added: “The reality is that these vaccinations are happening in the middle of a […]

World Bank: Over 100 Countries, Including China, India, Brazil, and South Africa, Face Serious Challenges in Their Efforts to Transition to High-Income Status According to a new World Bank study, more than 100 countries, including China, India, Brazil, and South Africa, are facing significant obstacles that may hinder their efforts to transition to high-income economies […]

**New York, November 20, 2023** — The escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan has reached a grim stage in Darfur over the past seven months, where at least 5 million children are facing severe deprivation of their rights and protection risks due to ongoing conflict.. Since the outbreak of the war on April 15, over 3,130 […]

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has announced that it is intensifying its emergency operations in Yemen to support families affected by the heavy rains and catastrophic floods that have swept across large areas of the country—from late June to early August. The floods have resulted in at least 57 deaths and affected over 34,000 […]

Two UN officials warned that the humanitarian situation in Sudan “still represents an absolute disaster” and that conditions across the country are “horrific and worsening day by day.” This came during a session held by the United Nations Security Council today, Tuesday, to discuss the situation in Sudan, where it received briefings from both Edem […]

The Regional Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Adele Khodr, stated that any escalation of violence in the Middle East would have severe humanitarian consequences for children, putting their lives and well-being at risk, and would have “long-term impacts on the prospects for peace and stability” in the region. In a statement issued […]

New York, June 13, 2024 — “Today marks a somber and reflective anniversary: 1000 days since the decision to ban girls from attending secondary schools in Afghanistan. “1000 days out of school equates to the loss of three billion hours of education. “This systematic exclusion of nearly 1.5 million girls is not only a gross […]