News Monitor

The latest humanitarian news headlines from around the world. (Page 6 from 6)

World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine

UN News: Humanitarian Aid

UN agencies are reaching Haitians in the besieged capital and other areas amid ongoing gang violence that continues to ravage the Caribbean nation, UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq told journalists on Wednesday.

Security Council hears of relentless attacks against civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine

UN News: Humanitarian Aid

Escalating Russian attacks in northeast Ukraine have killed civilians, sparked further displacement and caused massive destruction to railways and other infrastructure, a senior official with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, told the Security Council on Tuesday. 

UN rights office raises concern at plight of civilians and intensified Russian attacks in Ukraine

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Country: Ukraine Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

We again call on the Russian Federation to immediately cease its armed attack against Ukraine - in line with the resolutions of the UNGA, the binding measures ordered by the ICJ and international law.