Sri Lanka has released more than half of the thousands of displaced civilians held in government camps after the end of the country's ...
The United Nations on Thursday stepped up pressure on Sri Lanka to free thousands of war-displaced civilians held in state-run internment camps. "Months ...
The United Nations sent on Sunday its first shipment of humanitarian aid across the Saudi Arabian border to thousands of Yemenis displaced by war, ending a bureaucratic impasse, officials said. "Yes, finally we were able to get it through," UN High Commissioner ...
Zaidi Shiite rebels launched a raid on a city in northern Yemen, triggering fierce fighting with the army that claimed "huge casualties" on both sides, military sources said on Friday. The fighting coincided with the arrival of UN humanitarian chief John Holmes ...
UN seeks $74 million in aid for flood victims in the Philippines The United Nations appealed Tuesday for $74 million to help 1 million flood victims in the Philippines, which has been lashed by two major storms. U.N. humanitarian chief John Holmes ...
