Search Results  for : "INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS"

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry told the annual General Assembly high level debate that the Security Council “must take urgent action by authorizing the deployment of a multinational support mission to underpin security in Haiti.” UNIFEED

The United Nations top official for Europe, Central Asia and Americas told the Security Council that the UN is calling for “a credible and durable cessation of all hostilities” between Armenia and Azerbaijan. UNIFEED

A deadly combination of a suspected measles outbreak and high malnutrition have led to the deaths of 1,200 refugee children under five in Sudan’s White Nile State while many thousands more, including newborns, are at risk of death before year-end, warned UN humanitarians. UNTV CH

As UN humanitarian responders continue their work in the worst-hit areas of Derna after two dams collapsed upstream of the coastal city of Derna, the magnitude of the disaster continues to unfold, they said. UNTV CH

Mohamed Ag Ayoya, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Central African Republic, said the country is “utterly Africa's overlooked middle child, one that is squeezed, landlocked, and often forgotten inside a troubled region.” UNIFEED

The UN migration agency (IOM) strongly advocated on Friday for the establishment of a humanitarian corridor to organize the safe, dignified and voluntary return of migrants stranded in Niger to their countries of origin and facilitate aid delivery to conflict-affected areas. UNTV CH

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Sudan Situation, Mamadou Dian Balde, said humanitarian access for Sudanese displaced persons “is of paramount importance,” and is “critical for the 3.6 million internally displaced persons that we have started seeing.” UNIFEED

Addressing the Security Council, Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, said, “Violence continues on the upswing, with over 200 Palestinian and nearly 30 Israeli fatalities in the West Bank and Israel thus far this year, already surpassing 2022’s annual figures and the highest since 2005.” UNIFEED

After concluding a two-week mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the country, Bintou Keita, said, “the last mile in peace operations is the hardest,” and added that “by listening to the people, we are committed to protecting, and consulting with close partners working in the field, we can ensure a responsible drawdown.” MONUSCO

As the conflict continues in Sudan, hundreds of thousands of people in desperate need of safety and protection are crossing the border to neighboring countries. UNHCR / INTERSOS