“God have mercy”: Tigray residents describe life under siege
CARA ANNA, of Associated Press, reports on life inside a war zone…
Ethiopia’s UN envoy says Eritrea troops to leave Tigray “soon”
New York City, USReuters Eritrean troops in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are expected to “definitely leave soon”, Ethiopia’s UN envoy said after a top UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday that Eritrea’s soldiers were using starvation as a weapon of war. Outgoing UN aid chief Mark Lowcock told the 15-member council in a private […]
Outgoing UN aid chief slams G7 for failing on vaccine plan
United NationsReuters Outgoing UN aid chief Mark Lowcock slammed the Group of Seven wealthy nations on Monday for failing to come up with a plan to vaccinate the world against COVID-19, describing the G7 pledge to provide one billion doses over the next year as a “small step”. “These sporadic, small-scale, charitable handouts from rich […]
UN readies for more displaced Afghans after troop withdrawal
United NationsReuters The United Nations is preparing for a likely further displacement of civilians in Afghanistan after US and international troops leave the country in September, UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi told Reuters on Monday. Violence has been rising as foreign forces begin withdrawing and efforts to broker a peace settlement between the Afghan Government […]
The Long Read: UN official accuses Eritrean forces of deliberately starving Tigray
In a Reuters exclusive, KATHARINE HOURELD and GIULIA PARAVICINI report on the situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region…
UN Security Council, for first time, declares concern about Ethiopia’s Tigray
New York, USReuters The UN Security Council expressed concern on Thursday about the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, particularly abuse of women and girls, a week after the UN aid chief said sexual violence was being used as a weapon of war. It was the first public statement by the 15-member council, which has […]
Sexual violence being used as weapon of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray, UN says
New York City, USReuters Sexual violence is being used as a weapon of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where girls as young as eight are being targeted and some women have reported being gang-raped over several days, UN aid chief Mark Lowcock said on Thursday. He told the UN Security Council that the humanitarian crisis […]
Updated: COVID-19 drives 40 per cent spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid, UN says
Updated 9pm (AEDT)New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation The coronavirus pandemic is pushing the number of people worldwide who need humanitarian assistance to survive to new highs, the United Nations said on Tuesday, dramatically increasing the ranks of extreme poverty in just one year. One in 33 people will need aid to meet basic needs […]
Quick facts: Yemenis “dying every day” as UN makes record appeal
Thomson Reuters Foundation Donor pledges of $US2.6 billion for Yemen fell “a long way” short of $US4.2 billion requested by the United Nations on Tuesday for the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, aid agencies said. Aid agencies, including Save the Children and Oxfam, called for a ceasefire to help them reach more people in need in […]
Fighting prevents access to aid in Yemen as millions “just a step away from famine”
Fighting in Yemen has prevented the distribution of enough grain to feed 3.7 million people for a month, according to the UN’s emergency relief coordinator, noting that this comes as almost 10 million people elsewhere in the country remain “just a step away from famine”. In a statement this week, Mark Lowcock said fighting meant […]