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U.N. appeal falls short of Yemen's needs
International donors contributed US$1.7 billion for people starving in Yemen, an amount that leaders of humanitarian organizations called disappointing.
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International donors contributed US$1.7 billion for people starving in Yemen, an amount that leaders of humanitarian organizations called disappointing.
The U.N. took up a proposal calling for cease-fires in conflict zones to allow deliveries of coronavirus vaccines.
After warning of "a full-scale humanitarian crisis" in Ethiopia, United Nations officials said 32,000 people fled Tigray region and 200,000 more may follow.
At least 5,554 people were killed or wounded last year because they stepped on a land mine or other unexploded devices from war, a new report found.
The Nobel Peace Prize went to the World Food Program for its efforts to alleviate hunger amid the pandemic and to urge more international cooperation.
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution calling for cease-fires worldwide so that everyone can focus on ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.N. chief warned “a wind of madness is sweeping the globe” from a dangerous surge of instability and unpredictable geopolitical "hair-trigger" tensions.
Conflict-fueled attacks on children that authorities could verify tripled worldwide in the past decade to an average of 45 per day, UNICEF said.
The Paris-based organization pointed to oil companies' reserves that still can meet demand for more than a month.
Refugees International gave the Trump administration's U.S. practices a 'failing grade' for a second year in a row.
A warning that sovereignty and national borders are being invoked to prevent human rights issues from being addressed.
Human rights experts cited a 'pervasive lack of accountability' in the Saudi-led alliance backed by Western governments.
First responders struggled to reach the scene where some survivors were believed to still be trapped under the rubble.
A spokesperson for Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said the stockpile would exceed the limit before the end of June.
Delegates to the global decision-making body will tackle ways to strengthen emergency response and restructure the agency.
Disasters and conflicts drove nations atop a list of places adding to the 28 million people newly displaced at home.