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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

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2022

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.

France 24 · Apr 19, 2022

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.

Reuters · Apr 18, 2022

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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

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

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.

Reuters · Apr 7, 2022

Robert Ashe obituary

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

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022

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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.

Al Jazeera · Apr 1, 2022

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 31, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022

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.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2022

Live updates: Turkey calls for cease-fire as talks resume

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a cease-fire as the Russian and Ukrainian delegations resumed their talks Tuesday

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

UN chief launches effort for Ukraine humanitarian cease-fire

The United Nations chief has launched an initiative to immediately explore possible arrangements for “a humanitarian cease-fire in Ukraine."

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

Yemen hunger crisis: $4.3bn needed, says UN

At least 19 million Yemenis will go hungry unless funds are raised, UN officials say ahead of pledging conference.

Al Jazeera · Mar 16, 2022

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The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022

UN urges world not to forget 19 million hungry Yemenis

The U.N. humanitarian chief is urging a world focused on Russia’s war in Ukraine not to forget the war in Yemen where “one of the world’s gravest global humanitarian catastrophes” has left 19 million people facing hunger this year

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

U.N. aid chief calls for safe passage for civilians in Ukraine

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths on Monday called on all parties to allow safe passage for civilians to leave areas of active hostilities in Ukraine in the direction they choose, adding that safe passage for humanitarian supplies into those areas is also needed.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022

U.N. aid chief says more than $1 billion needed for Ukraine

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that more than $1 billion will be needed for aid operations in Ukraine over the next three months as hundreds of thousands of people are on the move after Russia invaded its neighbor.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 16, 2022

UN Says Agreement in Principle on Yemen Tanker Oil Transfer

An agreement has been reached in principle on a UN-coordinated proposal that would transfer more than 1 million barrels of crude oil from a tanker that has been moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen since the 1980s to another ship, the UN humanitarian chief said Tuesday. Martin Griffiths told…

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Al Jazeera · Feb 16, 2022

Eight million Yemenis could lose aid next month as war rages

As the conflict in Yemen intensifies, an ‘unprecedented’ lack of funds is slashing humanitarian programmes, UN says.

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022

UN: Yemen war escalating, 8 million could lose aid in March

U.N. officials say the seven-year war in Yemen has witnessed a dangerous escalation in the already dire situation in the Arab world’s poorest nation

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022

Nigeria extremists still ‘very dangerous,’ says UN official

A top U.N. official says that the Islamic extremist insurgency in northeast Nigeria is a “very, very dangerous (and) very threatening” crisis that needs more than $1 billion in aid in 2022 to assist those hit by the decade-long conflict

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