This article is published in association with United Nations. A fresh wave of Russian strikes overnight across Ukraine injured several people and left thousands “without heat in the heart of winter,” the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Tuesday. Matthias Schmale was “appalled” by the attacks in Dnipro, Kharkiv and Kyiv, noting that many more people in several […]Ukraine: Civilians injured, miners killed, in separate Russian attacks
February 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A fresh wave of Russian strikes overnight across Ukraine injured several people and left thousands “without heat in the heart of winter,” the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Tuesday. Matthias Schmale was “appalled” by the attacks in Dnipro, Kharkiv and Kyiv, noting that many more people in several […]Sudan: Civilians targeted as hostilities intensify in the capital
March 21, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Dozens of civilians, including local humanitarian volunteers, have been killed by artillery shelling and aerial bombardment in the eastern part of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) reported on Thursday. The office has condemned the escalating violence as the war between the Sudanese Armed […]Civilians at breaking point in eastern DR Congo warns top aid official, in call to resume talks
February 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. As the Security Council prepared to gather on Wednesday to debate the international community’s response to the growing emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN’s top aid official there urged all warring parties to allow lifesaving relief supplies to reach the most vulnerable. […]Myanmar crisis: Civilians killed in airstrikes as Rohingya risk dangerous journeys
January 23, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The security situation in Myanmar continues to remain highly volatile, with intensified airstrikes across multiple regions leading to dozens of civilian casualties, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Wednesday. Between 15 and 17 January, airstrikes and clashes in the southeast reportedly […]Gaza: Hospitals closed, aid denied, civilians trapped
December 31, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Essential services that sustain life – healthcare, emergency aid, and humanitarian access – are being systematically dismantled in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). A stark example of this escalation was highlighted by the Director-General of the World Health […]Civilians and peacekeepers at risk, amid escalating Lebanon conflict
October 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. A displacement crisis in unfolding in Lebanon, as Israel’s escalating military offensive in the south and the bombing of Beirut continues to drive both Lebanese civilians as well as third country refugees from their homes and shelters, UN agencies warned on Wednesday. Intensified Israeli airstrikes on 23 […]Ukraine: Top official underscores need to protect civilians amid ‘massive’ attacks
September 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations upheld the need to protect civilians in Ukraine as Russian attacks continue across the country, with at least seven people killed in Lviv on Wednesday, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). “Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen intensifying attacks affecting civilians and […]Nagorno-Karabakh: EU allocates additional €3 million in humanitarian aid for conflict-affected civilians
February 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has announced today €3 million in humanitarian aid to assist those affected by the recent large scale hostilities in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, including a significant number of displaced people. Since the beginning of the hostilities in September 2020, the EU has mobilised a […]Ethiopia: Authorities must protect civilians and ensure access of humanitarian workers
November 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič issued the following statement: “Today in Brussels I met the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen to discuss the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ethiopia and in the wider region. I conveyed my […]
