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UN officials: Afghan quake adds to emergencies in country

Senior UN officials say the earthquake in Afghanistan has added another emergency facing the country, which is also confronting its worst drought in 30 years and massive poverty

The Independent UK

U.N. says Taliban interfering with aid, resisting cash plan

Afghanistan's ruling Taliban are resisting efforts by the United Nations to help get humanitarian funding into the country and are interfering in the delivery of aid, U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths told the Security Council on Thursday.

Reuters

U.N. aid chief had 'frank, constructive' talks in Moscow on Ukraine grain exports

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths "had frank and constructive discussions" with Russian officials in Moscow on facilitating exports of Ukraine grain from Black Sea ports, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday.

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Russia-Ukraine updates: Moscow says all war ‘goals’ must be met

Ukraine news from June 3: As conflict reaches 100-day milestone, Moscow pledges to press on with devastating offensive.

Al Jazeera

U.N. aid chief in Moscow to discuss Ukraine grain exports

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths is in Moscow on Thursday and Friday to discuss clearing the way for exports of grain and other food from Ukraine's Black Sea ports, a U.N. spokesperson said.

Reuters

UN: 18 million facing severe hunger in West Africa's Sahel

The U.N. is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months

The Independent UK

UN: 18 Million Facing Severe Hunger in West Africa's Sahel

The UN is warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months, citing the impacts of Russia's war in Ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic, climate-induced shocks and rising costs. The hunger crisis may press increased numbers of people to migrate out of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UN humanitarian official urges attention to drought in Kenya

A top United Nations humanitarian official has raised concern about people going hungry in a remote part of northern Kenya

The Independent UK

Ukraine latest updates: 50 more civilians rescued from Azovstal

Ukraine news from May 6: Eleven children among 50 civilians evacuated from besieged Mariupol steel plant.

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia seeing ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage amid worst drought in decades

Catherine Russell, Unicef’s executive director, says spike was ‘quite dramatic’

The Independent UK

Two million children at risk of starvation in Horn of Africa - U.N. aid chief

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday that close to 2 million children are at risk of starving to death as the Horn of Africa faces one of its worst droughts in decades.

Reuters

Devastated widow says husband 'hit rock bottom' after false Post Office accusations

A BBC Panorama episode has explored how hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting

Manchester Evening News

Dad killed himself after being wrongfully accused of stealing £60k from Post Office

His wife says she blames the Post Office for the Horizon scandal

Liverpool Echo

UN chief urges 4-day Easter 'pause' in fighting in Ukraine

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing for a halt in fighting in Ukraine during Orthodox Christians’ Holy Week

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Russian forces seize Kreminna in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live blog

France 24

Russia issues new surrender deadline for Mariupol as Ukrainians vow to fight on

Russia's forces carried out dozens of air strikes in eastern Ukraine overnight after Ukrainian officials said Moscow had launched a major offensive, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.

Reuters

No humanitarian ceasefires in Ukraine on horizon, possibly in coming weeks - U.N. aid chief

Humanitarian ceasefires between Ukrainian and Russian forces in Ukraine are not on the horizon right now, but may be possible in a couple of weeks, the U.N. humanitarian aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Monday.

The Independent UK

UN envoy sees light at 'end of the tunnel' in Yemen's war

The U.N. special envoy for Yemen has told the Security Council that there's “a light at the end of the tunnel” in the more than seven-year war in the Arab world’s poorest country

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The Independent UK

UN aid chief: 'I'm not optimistic' about Ukraine ceasefire

The United Nations’ humanitarian chief says he is not optimistic about securing a ceasefire to halt the fighting in Ukraine

Reuters

Ukraine's PM thanks U.N. for humanitarian aid, says more assistance needed

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said after meeting U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths in Kyiv on Thursday that his country was grateful for all the humanitarian aid it has received since Russia's invasion but needs more assistance.

The Guardian - UK

Robert Ashe obituary

Other lives: Humanitarian aid worker who helped people flee from the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Zelenskyy says Russia laying land mines

Russia-Ukraine news from April 2: Ukraine’s president says retreating Russian forces creating ‘catastrophic’ situation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Seeks Record $4.4B for Afghans Struggling Under Taliban

The UN's aid coordination office, backed by Britain, Germany and Qatar, is launching its biggest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in hopes of collecting $4.4 billion to help Afghanistan, a decidedly ambitious call to assist the impoverished country again run by Taliban militants when much of the world´s…

The Independent UK

UN seeks record $4.4B for Afghans struggling under Taliban

The U.N.’s aid coordination agency is launching its biggest-ever appeal for funds for a single country in hopes of collecting $4.4 billion to help Afghanistan

Reuters

U.N. seeks stronger Afghanistan aid funding despite concerns on Taliban

The United Nations is seeking $4.4 billion for Afghanistan at an international virtual event on Thursday in the largest humanitarian appeal launched for a single country even as concerns mount over Taliban rule.

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