"HUNGER"

An attack on a school in the Yemeni capital Sana’a over the weekend which killed 14 youngsters and critically injured 16 others has been condemned by the UN, amid reports that a child dies every 10 minutes from “preventable causes” in the war-torn country. UNTV CH

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Survivors of the cyclone that tore through Mozambique on March 14th are braving a world of destruction while recalling the terror of what they have lived through. UNHCR

The Global Food Crises Report for 2019 highlighted Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as second only to Yemen in terms of the severity of its food crisis with some 13 million Congolese people acutely food insecure. WFP

As the world marks 70 years since the Geneva Conventions were adopted, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock told the Security Council that as combatants have increasingly resorted to siege and starvation as weapons of war, “hunger levels have again increased after decades of decline.” UNIFEED

Only 11 years left to prevent irreversible damage from climate change, speakers warn during General Assembly high-level meeting.

Only 11 years left to prevent irreversible damage from climate change, speakers warn during General Assembly high-level meeting.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

With the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) facing one of the largest and most complex humanitarian crises in the world, UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock called for urgent and sustained funding for the Government-led response to meet the needs of children, families and vulnerable communities including people with disabilities. UNICEF

Eight years of war in Syria have pushed millions of Syrians into hunger and poverty. The conflict has also displaced millions both inside and outside Syria. While fighting has abated in most areas, most of those returning to their towns have no homes or jobs to return to - nor do they have the means to feed and educate children. WFP