WFP/Greg Barrow – Lunzu market in southern Malawi. Human trafficking is a problem in Malawi, with teenage boys forced to work as farm labourers, and young women to sexual exploitation in nightclubs or bars. The UN is supporting the Malawian governments to end the practice and protect vulnerable people. The six men from Nepal believed […]
© UNOCHA/Mahmoud Fadel – Women queue at a distribution point in Kharaz Camp, Yemen, where measures are being taken to protect beneficiaries and staff against COVID-19. The humanitarian crisis in Yemen has never been worse, with conflict escalating, famine on the horizon, the economy in tatters and COVID-19 out of control, senior UN officials told the Security […]
OCHA/Giles ClarkeBoys walk through Benghazi Old Town in Libya. With battle lines shifting, foreign interference growing, thousands fleeing their homes and COVID-19 cases on the rise, time is running out for bringing a peaceful end to the conflict in Libya, Secretary-General António Guterres says. Briefing the Security Council on Wednesday, the UN chief described the context in […]
Council © UNICEF/Can Remzi Ergen A disabled refugee girl from Syria in a wheelchair is helped by her sister as she and her other siblings head to school in Adana, Turkey. With COVID-19 cases in Syria multiplying, its economy in freefall, and some households cooking weeds to eat in order to survive, the UN’s emergency […]
WFP/Khudr AlissaThe World Food Program is distributing food to vulnerable families in Aleppo, Syria, and are ensuring they are aware of COVID-19 and how they can stay safe. With war-weary Syria in economic freefall and protesters back on the streets, all sides – domestic and international – must find a way forward that helps its […]
UNICEF/MadjiangarInterethnic violence has ravaged the Ituri Province in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and forced significant numbers of people to flee for safety. UNICEF denounced on Saturday, an attack that killed 16 people, including five girls under age 15, in north eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “We condemn in […]