News by topic: Humanitarian Aid

Rohingya refugees face ‘multitude of protection risks,’ warns UN agency

15 December – The United Nations refugee agency said on Friday that it is concerned about the deteriorating environment in which Rohingya refugees are living, especially children, who make up 55 per cent of the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh.

Hostilities flare on Yemen’s west coast, sparking new displacement – UN refugee agency

15 December – As hostilities intensify in frontline areas on Yemen’s west coast, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday that it is bracing for further displacement and a spike in humanitarian needs.

Protection, well-being of uprooted children must be central to new global migration compact - UNICEF

15 December – Some 50 million children are on the move worldwide, and if countries follow best practices to ensure their safety and well-being, 2018 could be a landmark year for migrant children the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Friday.

With ‘so much at stake’ in crisis-torn South Sudan, UN and partners launch $1.72 billion appeal

13 December – The United Nations relief wing and the humanitarian community in South Sudan launched on Wednesday a $1.72 billion appeal to assist six million people affected by conflict, displacement and hunger.

New compact to improve refugee response ‘a chance to chart a different course’ – UN agency chief

12 December – The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday kicked off in Geneva a dialogue on protection challenges with a stark warning: the tragedy of forced displacement has deepened – one year after the world pledged to improve its response to refugee situations.

UN and partners launch $4.4 billion regional appeal for more than five million Syrian refugees

12 December – A more than $4 billion appeal has been launched to support what one senior United Nations official called on Tuesday “a lost generation” of Syrian refugees caught up in the ongoing conflict.

UN aid official in Yemen urges lifting of blockade, says millions a ‘step away from famine’

11 December – The continuing blockade of ports in Yemen must be lifted, a senior United Nations humanitarian official today urged, calling for greater access to more than eight million people on the verge of famine.

UN agency begins assisting thousands of West African migrants to leave Libya

8 December – The United Nations migration agency and the Government of Niger welcomed the first 504 people from Libya to Niger, kicking off a voluntary mass evacuation of nearly 4,000 migrants.

UN emergency response fund secures $383 million in donor pledges for 2018

8 December – Thirty-six donors pledged $383 million to the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) - a pool of funding that supports critical relief operations in crises around the world - at a pledging conference for 2018 held in New York on Friday.

Gaza: UN official releases funds to enable life-saving aid programmes in enclave

8 December – A senior United Nations aid and development official in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) today released $2.2 million to support health, food and livelihood programmes in the Gaza Strip.