In a report released on Thursday, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) described the situation in the poverty-struck province as an “unprecedented disaster”. “A perfect storm […]
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Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative
On Monday, The Federal Ministry of Health, in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, […]
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First famine, now cholera and dengue fever surge hits war-torn Sudan
In an alert from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, it reported more than 28,000 cases of cholera and 836 deaths in 11 states between 22 […]
Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north
Richard Peeperkorn of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said the target was to reach all children in the north with […]
‘It all starts at home’: global UN forum opens in Cairo to rethink urban development
The Forum is convened biennially by the UN Human Settlements Programme, known as UN-Habitat. This year marks the first time the gathering is being held […]
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Hunger and cholera crises escalate in South Sudan, as needs surge
The UN World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have raised the alarm over worsening hunger, malnutrition, and disease […]
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Sudan crisis escalates as attacks in Al Jazirah spark mass displacement
“The Secretary General is appalled by the large numbers of civilians being killed, detained and displaced, acts of sexual violence against women and girls, the […]
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Ukraine: UN official urges restraint, renews call for just and lasting peace
Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, delivered the appeal at a Security Council briefing on the ongoing crisis, […]
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Sudan’s ‘living nightmare’ continues as 11 million flee war, mass killings
“The situation in Sudan is catastrophic. There is simply no other way to put it. Hunger disease and sexual violence are rampant. For the people […]
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Sudan trapped in a ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council
“The suffering is growing by the day, with almost 25 million people now in need of humanitarian assistance,” Mr. Guterres told ambassadors at the Security […]
