United Nations, May 14 (IANS) UN humanitarians have reported an alarming escalation of armed violence since Sunday in a neighbourhood in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince metropolitan area.The violence in Cite Soleil has forced more than 5,300 people to flee their homes. More than half of them have sought shelter in 12 sites, while many others are being hosted by already overstretched communities, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Wednesday (local time), citing figur…
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United Nations, May 14 (IANS) UN humanitarians have said that aid is being distributed in war-torn southwestern Sudan, while an amount of 12 million US dollars is targeted for famine relief in the neighbouring country of South Sudan. “The UN and its humanitarian partners continue to respond to humanitarian needs across Sudan,” said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).The office said that in the Kordofan region, aid organisations are providing life-saving support to …
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) The United Nations has stated that hunger and food security are deteriorating in Afghanistan, with women and children facing the most consequences amid economic and humanitarian challenges, local media reported on Tuesday. The UN agencies said that Afghanistan continue to face problems due to overlapping crises, including economic collapse, unemployment and climate-related shocks that have impacted livelihoods across the country. Increasing regional tensions have caused an i…
United Nations, May 12 (IANS) Airstrikes and drone attacks in Sudan’s Kordofan and Darfur states have killed dozens of civilians, including women and children, UN humanitarians have said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday (local time) said its local sources reported that on Friday, strikes in South Kordofan and North Kordofan states killed at least 26 civilians. Armed clashes and additional airstrikes were also reported around El Obeid and the town of Ba…
Tripoli, April 30 (IANS) Seven people were rescued and 17 bodies recovered after a boat broke down off Libya’s eastern coast, the Libyan Red Crescent said.In a statement, the organisation said the operation was carried out by a patrol vessel from the naval base in the city of Tobruk, after those on board had been stranded at sea for eight days in harsh conditions.The rescue, conducted in coordination with naval units and the Coast Guard in eastern Libya, lasted more than eight hours, the stateme…
United Nations, April 2 (IANS) Strikes across Iran hit civilian infrastructure, compounding relief needs as Middle East aid workers struggle with access constraints, UN humanitarians said.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the airstrikes in Iran have severely affected essential services. Iran’s Ministry of Health reported that 309 health facilities and 42 ambulances have been damaged, with seven hospitals evacuated since the attacks began on February 28.OCHA a…
Kathmandu, March 1 (IANS) The Nepali government said on Sunday that more than 1.7 million Nepalis are residing in 12 Middle Eastern countries, where their safety is at stake amid the ongoing US-Iran war. The safety of Nepali citizens has become a major concern as Iran launched retaliatory attacks on Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain following joint strikes by the US and Israel on Iran on Saturday.These Gulf nations host the majority of Nepali migrant worker…
United Nations, Jan 22 (IANS) Escalating conflict in Sudan’s North Darfur state trapped civilians and restricted humanitarian access, UN humanitarians have said.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Wednesday (local time) expressed concern about the plight of thousands of civilians who are cut off from aid in North Darfur, as local partners reported that at least 2,000 families are trapped in the valleys of Wadi Qardi and Um Saad in the localities of Karnoi and Um …
Kabul, Jan 18 (IANS) Taliban has said that the problems faced by Afghan refugees in Pakistan are rising and stressed that Pakistani government should respect refugee rights and stop arresting and harassing Afghan migrants, local media reported on Sunday. “Unfortunately, problems faced by Afghan refugees in Pakistan are increasing, with arrests, harassment, and mistreatment by Pakistani officials on the rise, leaving refugees in serious difficulty,” Pajhwok Afghan News quoted Taliban deputy spoke…
Kabul, Jan 16 (IANS) A leading Afghan media watchdog has expressed deep concern over the repeated arrest of Afghan journalists in Pakistan and demanded immediate release of three detained reporters, local media reported on Friday. In a statement, Afghanistan Media Support Organisation (AMSO) said that two journalists were arrested in Islamabad while another was arrested in Peshawar, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported. The names of journalists who have been arrested in Pakist…