The Latest Breaking News from Joyce Msuya

UN says Gaza famine expanding, 10 more die from hunger amid Israeli siege

Aid experts tell UN Security Council Gaza famine is ‘man-made’ as Israel seeks retraction from hunger monitoring system.

Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2025

UN aid chief warns of ‘gravest crimes’ committed in Israel’s war on Gaza

Joyce Msuya tells UN Security Council that the ‘daily cruelty we see in Gaza seems to have no limits’.

Al Jazeera · Nov 13, 2024

UN agency for Palestinian refugees urges world to save it from Israeli ban

The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is urging the world to save it from an Israeli ban that would have “disastrous consequences” for millions of people caught up in the war in Gaza

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2024

Relentless fighting is devastating Sudan and escalating in Darfur's capital, UN says

Relentless violence is devastating Sudan, and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around El Fasher

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024

UN is cutting back on Yemen activities after crackdown by Houthi rebels on humanitarian staff

The U.N. is cutting back its activities in Yemen in response to a crackdown by Houthi rebels on staff working for the U.N. and other organizations, the top U.N. aid official says

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024

UN Aid Official Questions World's 'Humanity' As Gaza War Rages

Israel's war against Palestinian militant group Hamas has come under increasing scrutiny as the civilian death toll rises, but international powers including the United States have failed so far to help negotiate a ceasefire.

Latin Times · Aug 30, 2024

Tensions in Yemen could lead to ‘devastating’ regional escalation, says UN envoy

Despite renewed communication efforts between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels, Hans Grundberg, the UN envoy to Yemen, warned the UN Security Council that growing international tensions have reached a “new and dangerous level,” and ongoing domestic disputes could plunge Yemen back into a “full-scale war”.

France 24 · Jul 24, 2024

UN envoy to Yemen warns of a ‘devastating’ regional escalation, but points to glimmer of hope

The U_N_ envoy for Yemen is warning that recent developments in the Red Sea, Israel and inside the country “show the real danger of a devastating region-wide escalation.”

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024

Russia Under Fire At UN Over Ukraine Strikes

"Intentionally directing attacks against a protected hospital is a war crime and perpetrators must be held to account," Joyce Msuya, acting under-secretary for humanitarian affairs, told the emergency meeting.

International Business Times · Jul 10, 2024

UN Official: Houthi Attempts to Interfere with Aid Operations Remain Rife

Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya has warned that interference by Yemen’s Houthi militias with aid operations “remains rifle.” “In Houthi-controlled areas, Yemeni female aid workers are still unable to travel without male guardians – both within and out of the country.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 19, 2023