After a deadly Russian strike on Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday — which killed at least 34 people, including two children, and injured over 100 — the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has renewed its call for an end to the war.
Myanmar’s earthquake catastrophe is now known to have killed more than 3,600 people and injured more than 5,000.
As the war in Sudan nears its third devastating year the situation for children has reached a critical point, with an estimated 825,000 children trapped in and around the besieged Darfuri city of Al-Fasher alone, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
As the war in Sudan enters a third year, the UN and partners continue to use every possible means to distribute lifesaving food, medicines and other supplies to millions across the country.
Nearly two years after the beginning of the Sudanese civil war, displaced populations returning to urban areas are facing the remnants of heavy fighting: unexploded ordnance.
The head of the UN trade agency (UNCTAD), Rebeca Grynspan, has expressed her concerns about the uncertainty that has swept the global economy, following the US decision to impose a host of tariffs on countries around the world.
