Organization seeks nearly $84 million for assistance to address Nepal's worst COVID-19 outbreak
The 15-nation council has broken its 6-month-long silence on the escalating crisis
World Food Program says 700,000 people this month will see rations drop to just half the recommended
Children comprise more than 65 percent of the refugee population, including 66,000 children who have
A new UN report says South Sudanese political and military leaders supported well-armed militias tha
The UN released its South Sudan humanitarian response plan for 2021 Tuesday, with an urgent appeal f
Funding shortages have forced food ration cuts of up to 60% for more than three million refugees
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says famine is bearing down on Yemen and 16 million people are ex
Five million on brink of famine; children are especially vulnerable
The US territory of Puerto Rico is slated to get billions to help with hurricane protection and rebu
UNHCR appealing for $100 million to help thousands of African refugees risking their lives
Agencies working to relocate thousands to safer areas
Lack of food, water and health services are affecting hundreds of thousands of people and leading to
Hundreds continue to flee Ethiopia's troubled Tigray region despite government assurances of safety
More than one million people are caught in a devastating cycle of violence and abuse in Mozambique's
Up to 25 refugees and migrants, among them four children whose boat had capsized off the Venezuelan
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges that 2021 must be 'quantum leap year' toward carbon neutral
World body says it must provide a humanitarian lifeline to 165 million of the world's most vulnerabl
UN says COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc and an unprecedented number of people will need humanita
UN Relief and Works Agency will have to reduce pay for 28,000 staffers for the rest of the year if i
As a July 10 deadline approaches, the UN is urging the Security Council to renew authorization for k
UN sanctions committee told VOA Korean Service that it will grant exemptions on sending aid to North
Potential drivers include wildfires like those seen in Australia, rising sea levels affecting low-ly
Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is appealing for $375.5 million to support its effor
Critics call the new law illegal and deeply ironic after the ruling party fought the former aparthei