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This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidance on Monday to help poorer nations cope with severe global funding cuts for essential medical services worldwide. According to the UN health agency, healthcare aid from abroad is projected to see a decline of between 30 and 40 […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. To Sudan, where the people of government held El Fasher in the west of the war-torn country remain trapped without food, water or medical care, UN aid coordinators, OCHA, said on Monday. The warning from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, follows ongoing and repeated attacks on […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. As gangs in Haiti continue to expand the areas under their control and show no signs of holding back on terrorizing the population, decisive action has been taken by the UN Security Council to fight back against the violence they are perpetrating. Here’s what you need to […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The first UN inter-agency mission to embattled Sweida governorate in Syria arrived there on Thursday, UN aid coordination office OCHA has reported. The team went to Sweida City, as well as two districts – Shahba and Salkhad – where they met with local community representatives and partners, […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Global investment fell a full 11 per cent to $1.5 trillion last year – it’s a huge blow for developing nations, the UN trade agency, UNCTAD, said on Thursday. Their latest data shows that the outlook for international investment this year “is negative”, a sharp course correction […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Global economic growth is expected to decline this year due to increased trade barriers and policy uncertainty, the World Bank said in a report published on Tuesday. Growth is projected to weaken to 2.3 per cent, or nearly half a percentage point lower than expected at the […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Armed violence and insecurity in Haiti have exposed already vulnerable children to sexual violence and exploitation, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Wednesday. Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, gang violence has permeated the capital Port-au-Prince and expanded […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Escalating violence and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in and around El Fasher in Sudan continue to be of grave concern, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and former ally the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is in its third year and […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Six schools run by the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem have been issued “illegal closure orders” after being forcibly entered by Israeli security forces, according to the agency’s head Philippe Lazzarini. The schools were told they must close within 30 days. Mr. Lazzarini said […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN human rights chief sounded the alarm on Friday over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Haiti, calling it a “catastrophe” fuelled by gang violence, widespread impunity and a political process that is hanging by a thread. Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council in Geneva that […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. An increase in attacks on media outlets in Haiti by armed gangs which control most of the capital Port-au-Prince is intended to intimidate journalists and instill chaos according to the UN agency for culture, UNESCO. The Caribbean island nation is facing humanitarian, economic and political crises in […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The ongoing emergency in Haiti is crushing children’s chances of an education and a better future as scores of youngsters are recruited by heavily armed and violent gangs, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday. UNICEF’s representative in Haiti, Geetanjali Narayan, told journalists that just last […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Ongoing gang violence in Haiti has displaced more than a million people, nearly a tenth of the population, or three times more than last year, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Thursday. The “unprecedented crisis” in Haiti means that every number presented “is a […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. More than 6,000 people in Haiti have been forced from their homes by gang violence in almost a month, hampering aid efforts by humanitarian agencies, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. Since the end of January, a wave of extreme brutality has led to widespread loss of […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Gang violence in Haiti continues to have a devastating impact on the population, according to a new report from the UN office in the country (BINUH) on human rights violations recorded during the last quarter of 2024. Released on Tuesday, the new report highlights that at least 5,626 […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Haiti is showing signs of progress on the political front despite serious setbacks in terms of security, the Special Representative and Head of the UN office in the country, BINUH, told the Security Council on Wednesday. Maria Isabel Salvador updated ambassadors on the situation in the Caribbean […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The humanitarian crisis in Haiti has reached a critical point, with one in eight children now internally displaced due to escalating violence fuelled by armed groups who continue to control most of the capital, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The latest data reveals that over […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Surging gang violence in Haiti has caused a threefold rise in the number of people uprooted from their homes in a year, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday, in a call for “sustained humanitarian assistance right now to save and protect lives”. Latest data from […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN’s top aid official has travelled to Ukraine where he’s expressed his solidarity with the country’s people, who continue to come under attack from Russian forces. Speaking from Zaporizhzhya on the front line in eastern Ukraine, Tom Fletcher reported that air strikes continue to “kill and […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. At least 5,601 people were killed in gang violence in Haiti last year, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, appealing for greater efforts by the authorities and the international community to address the root causes. These deaths represent an increase of over 1,000 on […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN’s top expert on human rights in Haiti on Friday condemned “intentional” attacks on hospitals, clinics and healthcare workers by armed gangs there, warning that medical facilities were already “near collapse”. William O’Neill, who reports to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted an attack […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has issued an alert after a surge in the number of displaced people fleeing war-torn Sudan for neighbouring South Sudan. More than 20,000 crossed into South Sudan last week alone, with the number of daily arrivals tripling, compared to previous weeks. This […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. At least 184 people, including 127 elderly men and women, were killed in Haiti’s Wharf Jérémie neighbourhood of Cité Soleil over the weekend, prompting strong condemnation from Secretary-General António Guterres. According to local reports, the elderly victims were massacred under the orders of a gang leader in […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. As the security situation in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince rapidly worsens due to ongoing gang violence, the United Nations is adjusting its operations to ensure the continued delivery of critical humanitarian assistance. In a briefing on Tuesday, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq highlighted the deepening insecurity, noting that […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. This year has seen a staggering 1,000 per cent or ten-fold surge in sexual violence against children in Haiti, during an unprecedented crisis which has seen armed gangs continue to terrorize communities amid a growing humanitarian disaster. Virginia Gamba, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Security Council on Friday renewed for one year the sanctions regime on Haiti – including a targeted assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo measures – aimed at curbing the illicit flow of weapons to criminal gangs which have sown chaos across the Caribbean island […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. A breakdown in law and order and a wider humanitarian emergency across Haiti have displaced more than 700,000 people – one in two of them children – the UN migration office, IOM, said on Wednesday. New data from the International Organization for Migration indicates a 22 per cent […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Years of underfunding of humanitarian aid and increasing needs have put millions of Haitians at risk of chronic vulnerability, according to a newly released UN report. Reversing the situation will require the international community and donors to increase the funding of UN and non-governmental organization (NGO) relief […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Instability in Haiti is fuelling a spike in sexual violence against women and girls as armed gangs continue their assault on the population, the UN agency championing gender equality said on Wednesday. A new report by UN Women reveals the dire living conditions and lack of security […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. Two women from the troubled Carrefour-Feuilles neighborhood in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince have shared their traumatic experiences of rape, contracting HIV, and despairing thoughts of suicide, after multiple forced displacements amid widespread gang violence. Displacements in this Caribbean country have reached record levels, with nearly 600,000 people forced […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. A conference focused on small arms and light weapons is taking place at a “difficult and dangerous moment for humanity,” according to the UN Chief António Guterres. Delivering remarks in New York on behalf of the Secretary-General at a meeting aimed at eradicating the illicit trade in […]
This article is published in association with United Nations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday welcomed the swearing in of Haiti’s new Government, urging stakeholders to continue making progress towards restoring democratic institutions through elections. The new cabinet, according to reports, completely replaces all the ministers from the government of the former Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the EU announced the release of an emergency funding of €10 million to respond to the unprecedented increase in humanitarian needs in Haiti. This brings the humanitarian funding committed for Haiti this year to €18.5 million. People in Haiti face the consequences of […]
