Israel’s ‘Vietnam’? Published 12 Aug, 2025 03:12am Israel’s Gaza takeover plan has aroused a great deal of froth and indignant verbiage at the UN and in many...
Funding shortfall: UN aid chief says to cut 20% of staff in Pakistan, other nations Updated 11 Apr, 2025 08:29pm United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs faces shortfall of $58 million
Medical supplies shortage hampering Myanmar quake response: UN Published 29 Mar, 2025 11:40pm GENEVA: A severe lack of medical supplies is hampering efforts to respond to the deadly earthquake in Myanmar, the...
At least 34 killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique, UN agency says Published 17 Dec, 2024 03:19pm MAPUTO: At least 34 people have been killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique since it made landfall there on Sunday,...
UN seeks $47 billion in aid as donor appetite shrinks while crises multiply Published 04 Dec, 2024 11:46am GENEVA: The United Nations on Wednesday sought $47 billion in aid for 2025 to help around 190 million people fleeing...
UN agency says seeking over $400mn to help displaced Lebanese Published 01 Oct, 2024 01:39pm BEIRUT: Lebanon’s prime minister and the UN humanitarian agency on Tuesday said they were launching an appeal for...
Donors pledge over $2bn for Gaza at Kuwait conference Published 13 May, 2024 06:08am KUWAIT CITY: A conference of international donors in Kuwait pledged over $2 billion in aid to Gaza Sunday as UN...
U.N. to seek $3.1bn in aid for Ukraine in 2024 Published 10 Jan, 2024 11:58pm GENEVA: United Nations agencies will next week ask for $3.1 billion to finance aid to Ukraine this year, a senior...
More than 123,000 people displaced in the Gaza Strip: UN Updated 09 Oct, 2023 10:21pm Adnan Abu Hasna, a spokesman for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), says he expects numbers to rise further
Russian strikes in Ukraine kill nine Published 19 Sep, 2023 10:39pm KYIV: Russian strikes on the frontline town of Kupiansk in northeastern Ukraine left six people dead on Tuesday,...
On global humanitarian aid Published 08 Mar, 2023 08:40am The admirable trend and culture of proactive global humanitarian support for countries hit with large-scale natural...
More than 4,300 people reported dead in northwest Syria from quake as of Feb 12: UN Published 13 Feb, 2023 12:34pm BEIRUT: More than 4,300 people were dead and more than 7,600 others were injured in northwest Syria as of Feb. 12...
Sri Lanka risks full-blown humanitarian emergency, UN agency says Updated 10 Jun, 2022 06:34pm GENEVA: Sri Lanka is at risk of tipping into a full-blown humanitarian crisis as the country's economy suffers its...