Famine is so close in Gaza that when it does hit it will be too late for aid to arrive and there will be mass death, UNICEF's Global spokesperson James Elder has warned.

Israel has been accused of weaponising food following a blockade of Gaza that began in March. It has now lifted the ...

Palestinian authorities have accused Israeli forces of opening fire on civilians in three attacks in as many days, but the ...

Tom Fletcher, the head of the United Nations office for humanitarian affairs, has told reporters that with 300 million people in need of assistance, recent cuts to humanitarian aid funds are ...

the United Nations said on Tuesday (Jun 25) as it pressed Israel for more effective coordination with the aid groups, approval for the UN to use essential security equipment and for the Israeli ...

The UN is calling for an independent investigation after at least 27 Palestinians were killed by an Israeli attack while ...

The term foreign aid refers to any type of assistance that one country voluntarily transfers to another, which can take the form of a gift, grant, or loan. Most people tend to think of foreign aid ...

Assessing legal aid systems and assisting governments in enhancing access to legal aid at all stages of the criminal justice process through legal and policy advice, and development of action plans; ...

UNITED NATIONS, April 3 (Reuters) - United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher will arrive in earthquake devastated Myanmar on Friday, said U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he appealed for ...

With rare exceptions, the largest recipients of U.S. aid vote in opposition to America most of the time at the United Nations. This frequent isolation undermines U.S. influence and hinders ...

Based in Geneva, I cover the work of the United Nations and other international organisations there. My focus is on humanitarian aid, human rights, and peace diplomacy. I studied business and ...