60,000 pregnant women are suffering from severe malnutrition, while 9,800 women have been killed by Israel since 7 October 2023

Humanitarian access in South Sudan faced heightened challenges in October due to rising violence, threats against aid personnel and assets, and increasing administrative hurdles, a UN relief agency sa...

NEW YORK, June 25 (Xinhua) — The United Nations (UN) is mobilising assistance and working closely with the government and aid partners in response to the Venezuela earthquake emergency, UN humanitarians said on Thursday, reported Xinhua. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that it is orchestrating the deployment of urban search-and-rescue teams arriving from several countries. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said in a statement that the UN and its humanitarian partners are fully mobilised to support the people of Venezuela. UN agencies in Venezuela are mobilising assistance and will […]

NEW YORK, June 4 (Bernama-Xinhua) — Despite significant delays introduced at a new Israeli checkpoint, aid partners collected more than 1,000 pallets of essential supplies for Gaza in one day, United Nations (UN) humanitarians said on Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the pallets collected at the Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem crossing on Tuesday included hygiene kits, tarpaulins, blankets and medicine. OCHA said convoys travelling to Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem to collect humanitarian cargo through the newly established southern Gaza checkpoint are still experiencing significant delays. “Yesterday (Tuesday), congestion at the new […]

The year 2023 has become the deadliest on record for aid workers, with 281 fatalities globally. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) highlights escalating violence against...

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi met here on Sunday with visiting Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, during which both sides urged t...