"INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES - IFRC"

“We need to mobilize 3.1 billion US dollars in the coming five years to be successful to reach 100 percent coverage of early warning services. Now only half of our 193 country members have such services in place and we have also major gaps in the basic observing systems,” said Professor Petteri Taalas, WMO’s Secretary-General. UNIFEED

Children in Ukraine have endured violence, trauma, loss, destruction and displacement since the Russian full-scale invasion in February 2022, leaving 4.1 million children in need of humanitarian assistance inside the country, UN humanitarians said. UNTV CH

As the death toll from the 6 February earthquake disaster topped 41,000 in Türkiye, the UN development experts said that 1.5 million people have been made homeless in the south of the country, where at least 500,000 new homes will need to be built. UNTV CH

UN aid trucks filled with vital relief support continue to cross the border from southern Türkiye into northwest Syria to help communities enduring terrible trauma caused by last week’s earthquake disaster, and they will “continue every day for as long as the needs are there”, UN aid teams said. UNTV CH

The full scale of the double earthquake disaster in Türkiye and Syria is still unfolding, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as they stressed the critical need to step up search and rescue efforts for victims and ensure that lifesaving aid reaches all those who need it. UNTV CH

General Assembly adopts four draft resolutions to fortify lagging relief system, as world faces unprecedented levels of conflicts, humanitarian needs.

General Assembly adopts four draft resolutions to fortify lagging relief system, as world faces unprecedented levels of conflicts, humanitarian needs.

With more than 50 percent of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the majority of Ukraine’s oblasts being without electricity while winter sets in, the humanitarian needs for the population are rising by the day. UNTV CH

Political leadership, funding critical for reducing vehicle fatalities, speakers stress, as General Assembly concludes global road safety high-level meeting.

Highlighting strong link between multilingualism, Multilateralism, General Assembly adopts resolution urging parity among United Nations six official languages.