The Latest Breaking News from UNOCHA

Bodies of first responders recovered from mass grave in Gaza

THE bodies of first responders have been recovered from a mass grave in Gaza as Israel has been accused of bombing them in their emergency vehicles…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 31, 2025

4.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Afghanistan

A 4.3 magnitude earthquake on the Richter Scale jolted Afghanistan in the early hours of Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 18, 2025

Myanmar Flooding Death Toll Jumps To 226

The death toll from massive flooding in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has doubled to 226, state media reported, as the UN warned as many as 630,000 people could need help.

International Business Times · Sep 17, 2024

Official death toll in Myanmar cyclone rises to at least 54

India is sending more aid to Yangon, but communications remain difficult, hampering the disaster response.

Al Jazeera · May 19, 2023

Cyclone Mocha to make landfall along Myanmar-Bangladesh coast today: IMD

The extremely severe cyclonic storm "Mocha" is likely to cross between Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar and Myanmar's Kyaukpyu, close to Sittwe around Sunday noon, said Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 14, 2023

Thousands evacuated as Cyclone Mocha nears Myanmar, Bangladesh

Fears for the safety of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in path of potentially devastating storm.

Al Jazeera · May 13, 2023

Madagascar hit by cyclone Freddy, at least one person killed

Madagascar's government suspended schools and transport in the path of tropical cyclone Freddy, which made landfall in the southeast of the island on Tuesday evening, causing a storm surge, ripping roofs off houses and killing at least one person.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

Taliban working on guidelines for women NGO workers: UN says

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths met Taliban officials in a bid to push them to further relax the ban on women workers.

Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2023

Freezing temperatures kill 78 people in Afghanistan

At least 78 people have died of cold in Afghanistan during the country's worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday.

Reuters · Jan 19, 2023

Violence in South Sudan's Upper Nile displaces 9,000 -U.N. agencies

Violence in South Sudan's Upper Nile state has killed an unknown number of people and displaced just over 9,000, some of whom are hiding in swamps, United Nations agencies said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Dec 7, 2022