Jan Egeland
China, DR Congo Most Affected By Displacements In 2016
More than 31 million people were displaced in their own countries by conflict, violence and disasters in 2016, with...
UN In Talks Over Control of Syria Safe Zones
The United Nations said Thursday it was in talks with Iran, Russia and Turkey over who should control proposed safe...
Food Imports To War-Torn Yemen At All-Time Low
Yemen's commercial food imports are at a record low, driving up the cost of staples in what is now the world's largest...
Damascus Attaches Conditions To UN Inquiry
The Syrian foreign minister has set out conditions for any UN investigation into the deaths of dozens of people from a...
300,000 Civilians At Risk In Damascus Fighting
The United Nations said fighting around Syria's capital has cut off 300,000 people from humanitarian assistance and...
U.N. Seeks $2.1 Billion To Avert Famine In Yemen
The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $2.1 billion to provide food and other life-saving assistance to 12...
Aleppo Evacuations Suspended
The evacuation of thousands of refugees from the besieged city of Aleppo has stopped and the status of the operation...
One Killed As Aleppo Medical Convoy Comes Under Fire
Ambulances trying to evacuate people from rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Thursday came under fire from fighters loyal to...
UN Chief Warns of Aleppo ‘atrocities’
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced alarm "over reports of atrocities against a large number of civilians" in...
Army ‘suspends Aleppo Fighting’
The move is to allow for the evacuation of civilians trapped in the battle zone. Mr Lavrov said some 8,000 people would...
Food Rations Run Out In Rebel-Held Aleppo
The last remaining food rations are being distributed in besieged rebel-held eastern districts of the Syrian city of...
Russia Says Aleppo Escape Corridors Under Fire
12:30 a.m. The Russian military says that in the first day of the pause in fighting over the Syrian city of Aleppo, the...