World News in Brief: Famine spreads in Sudan, deadly attack in Myanmar, Venezuela update
The World Food Programme (WFP) provided lifesaving assistance to 7.8 million people, while the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reached nearly ...
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World News in Brief: Gaza medical challenge, justice for Africa, rising violence in Myanmar
The situation is especially dire in North Gaza governorate, which has been under siege for more than two months, UN ...
Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar
In a report released on Thursday, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) described the situation in the poverty-struck province as an ...
Myanmar is spiralling, warns UN chief in peace call to regional bloc ASEAN
The UN chief’s appeal comes as aid agencies warn that millions of people remain in acute need across Myanmar - particularly ...
Myanmar: UN WFP pushes to reach flood-affected communities
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said that initial reports indicated that hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland have ...
Widespread floods and uptick in fighting deepen humanitarian crisis in Myanmar
Overflowing rivers have submerged towns and villages, impacting nearly 400,000 people, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ...
One-third of Myanmar population in need of aid, says UN — Radio Free Asia
The number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Myanmar has soared to more than 18 million, or one-third ...
Fighting engulfs over two-thirds of Myanmar, fuelling humanitarian needs
Among those fighting the military are a loose coalition of well-armed ethnic militias, as well as the People’s Defence Forces ...
World News in Brief: WFP ‘pauses’ north Yemen food aid, human rights and sport, Myanmar latest
The region has been under the control of opposition Houthi forces since the internationally recognized Government were driven out of ...
Sharp uptick in fighting in Myanmar, UN humanitarians report
Clashes intensified on Sunday and continued through the week, significantly impacting northeast and southeast Myanmar and forcing over 48,000 people ...
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