United Nations, April 18 (IANS) Following the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, thousands of the 1.2 million people displaced in southern Lebanon are returning home despite warnings of unexploded ordnance, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday (local time) said its partners reported that displaced families are starting to return to Beirut’s southern suburbs and southern Lebanon, including parts of Nabatieh and Tyre.However, OCHA warned that ri…
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Brasilia, April 2 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told the press that the United States has fabricated a lie as a pretext to launch an “unnecessary war” against Iran. “The United States got involved in an unnecessary war in Iran, claiming that Iran had nuclear weapons or that they were trying to make nuclear weapons. That’s a lie!” Lula said during an interview in Brazil’s northeastern state of Ceara on Wednesday (local time).He said the United States has repeatedly waged wa…
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…
United Nations, March 12 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was outraged over the drone-attack killing of a UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) staffer in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said.”Our colleague Karine Buisset was killed in a drone strike on a building that was housing aid workers,” said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for Guterres on Wednesday.”Karine was a dedicated humanitarian who worked tirelessly to support children and families impacted …
United Nations, March 11 (IANS) Fuel shortages in Cuba have triggered a humanitarian crisis with the island nation’s health system approaching a critical point, a UN spokesman said.”We remain deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation, driven by the inability to import fuel,” said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.”This has triggered an energy crisis.”The world body is engaging with member states, including the United States, so aid can be deliv…
Canberra, Jan 29 (IANS) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced 50 million Australian dollars in support for Afghanistan to address the deteriorating situation. She condemned Taliban’s oppression of women and girls and stated that Australia is continuing legal action against Afghanistan for violations of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). In a statement shared on X, Wong stated, “The people of Afghanistan are enduring one of the world…
United Nations, Jan 7 (IANS) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is sounding the alarm over a surge in violence in Ituri province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is severely disrupting life-saving operations in the region, a UN spokesperson said.The town of Bule and nearby areas have experienced ongoing hostilities since early December, and local authorities reported that at least 25 civilians have been killed and more than 40 injured o…
United Nations, Jan 3 (IANS) An estimated more than 1 million people, or every other person in Gaza, still urgently need shelter assistance, the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said.According to the office, the shelter assistance needs remain, although humanitarians have distributed thousands of tents and hundreds of thousands of tarpaulins and other items across the strip since the ceasefire, Xinhua news agency reported.It cited the UN Office for the Coordination of Huma…
Kabul, Jan 1 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and 11 others injured after heavy rainfall and snowfall triggered severe flash floods across multiple provinces in Afghanistan over the past three days, a spokesman for the National Disaster Management Authority said on Thursday. Hafiz Mohammad Yusuf Hammad, spokesman for the authority, said the disaster struck Kapisa, Parwan, Daykundi, Uruzgan, Kandahar, Helmand, Badghis, Faryab, Badakhshan, Herat and Farah provinces.The mishap also caused exte…
United Nations, Dec 31 (IANS) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday launched a $1.71 billion humanitarian needs and response plan for Afghanistan in 2026, which is expected to remain one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises next year.In 2026, an estimated 21.9 million people will require humanitarian assistance, a 4 per cent decrease from 2025, and 17.4 million people are projected to face acute food insecurity, including 4.7 million in IPC Phase 4 (E…