UN official describes Gaza situation as ‘absolutely catastrophic’ amid severe shortages
Recently returned from the Gaza Strip, Sigrid Kaag, the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator…
War-weary Sudanese face new hardships as floods strike
According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), five gathering sites…
Eastern Afghanistan reels from fatal storms; dozens dead, hundreds homeless
Nangarhar province, including its capital Jalalabad, is reported to be the hardest hit. This province…
UK-France Local Government Forum 2024 announced
The Government announced that the 2024 edition of the UK-France Local Government Forum will take…
UN stresses value of cooperation with key organizations across Eurasia
Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, was speaking during a meeting on UN collaboration with the Collective Security Treaty Organization…
First instalment of new delinked payments issued to businesses
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed today (Monday 5 August) that 98% eligible farmers…
Use Digital Apply service for all criminal legal aid applications
From Tuesday 6 August 2024 providers must use the Apply for Criminal Legal Aid service…
Ethiopia landslides: Death toll rises as UN supports response
More than 250 people are reported to have been killed, amid fears that the toll…
World News in Brief: UAE urged to free activists, mass school closures in Haiti, aid for Sudanese refugees in Libya
The defendants were part of the so-called “UAE 84” group who were subject to mass…
Venezuela: UN rights chief concerned about post-election tension and violence
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Mr. Türk said he was “extremely concerned” about increasing…