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News by topic: Humanitarian Aid

In South Sudan, UN humanitarian chief calls for end to attacks against civilians, aid workers

3 August – United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien concluded today his three-day mission to crisis-torn South Sudan, voicing serious concern at the humanitarian situation in the country and in particular the violence against civilians, as well as attacks against aid workers, which is hampering efforts to respond to the needs of the people affected by the fighting.

In South Sudan, UN humanitarian chief calls on all parties to work together for peace

2 August – United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien today called on all actors in South Sudan, including the international community supporting the country, to work together for a peace that will enable the nation and its people to realize their hopes for a better future.

In Iraq, UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor urges help for children 'ripped from their homes'

2 August – Just back from crisis-riven northern Iraq, where he visited refugee camps for Iraqi and Syrian families and children, actor Ewan McGregor, an Ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for more action to save children suffering the devastating effects of brutal conflicts and crises.

Some 60,000 flee recent South Sudan violence, bringing exodus to 900,000 since 2013 – UN

2 August – Some 60,000 people have fled South Sudan's recent violence in the capital city of Juba, bringing the overall number of South Sudanese refugees in neighbouring countries since December 2013 to nearly 900,000, the United Nations refugee agency said today.

Yemen: Focusing on local suppliers, UN agency reaches thousands more in need of food aid

1 August – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has recorded a nearly five-fold increase in the number to whom it has provided assistance in hard-to-reach areas across war-torn Yemen, through an innovative, locally driven voucher initiative.

UNICEF working at ‘full strength’ in north-east Nigeria, despite attack on aid convoy

1 August – Despite an attack on a humanitarian convoy in which one of its staff members was injured, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is scaling up its response to provide assistance to thousands of conflict-affected children in Nigeria’s Borno state, which has borne the brunt of violence by Boko Haram insurgents.

UN envoy cites urgent need to establish 48 hour pause for humanitarian access to Aleppo

29 July – As the humanitarian crisis reaches distressing levels in Syria, particularly in and around battle-torn Aleppo, the United Nations envoy for the country welcomed today initiatives aimed at assisting the civilian population trapped amid the fighting and, “under the right circumstances,” the implementation of humanitarian corridors.

After attack on convoy, UN suspends aid delivery in areas of restive north-eastern Nigeria

29 July – The United Nations has temporarily halted humanitarian assistance missions in north-eastern Nigeria’s restive Borno state after yesterday’s attack on a multi-agency aid convoy which had been delivering desperately needed relief aid in a remote area of the region, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Proposed humanitarian corridors in Aleppo must be guaranteed by all sides, says UN relief chief

28 July – Amid reports that Aleppo is ‘de facto besieged,’ as the war-battered city is now almost completely encircled by Syrian troops, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator today reiterated his demand for safe, regular and sustained access to the quarter of a million people trapped behind the front lines, and stressed that “all options must be considered.”

UN agency appeals for added funds for return of Somali refugees from Dadaab camp

26 July – The United Nations refugee agency today appealed to donors for an additional $115.4 million to fund the voluntary return and reintegration of Somali refugees from Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp.