The United Nations’ top human rights official has issued a grave warning about the rapidly deteriorating conditions in Gaza, urging the international community to act decisively to prevent further loss of life and suffering. Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, delivered his remarks on Monday at the opening of a session of…
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to supporting the United Nations (UN) humanitarian efforts in different parts of the country. Badaru made this known during a meeting with the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr Mohamed Fall in Abuja. The minister emphasised the importance of strengthened coordination, collaboration, and sustainable development…
Humanitarian packages from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were found among weapons belonging to Lebanese movement Hezbollah The New York Post newspaper reported on Monday, citing a former Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldier. The soldier said that he found sniper rifles, anti-tank missiles and explosives next to packages labeled USAID while patrolling a…
The Afghan caretaker government wants the international community to differentiate between politics and humanitarian issues and not to politicise the humanitarian assistance. “We want the countries including the United States not to politicise the humanitarian assistances,” an official of the Ministry of Economy said. The Afghan official made the remarks in the wake of the…
Mr Tom Fletcher, UN’s new chief of humanitarian affairs, on Monday assumed office, pledging to defend humanitarian values while navigating operations amid growing global crises. Fletcher, a former UK Ambassador and policy adviser to three British Prime Ministers, was appointed UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator by Secretary-General António Guterres in October….
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will establish a new aid agency to advance the country’s global humanitarian outreach, local media reported on Monday. The UAE Aid Agency will implement foreign aid programs designed to address urgent global needs, including disaster relief, recovery, post-conflict stabilization, development, and capacity-building initiatives, the report said. The establishment of the…
The Israeli Air Force says it struck militants from the Palestinian groups, Islamic Jihad and Hamas, on Wednesday. The militants were “conducting terrorist activities within the humanitarian zone in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip,” the Israeli military said. The military had earlier said in a Telegram post before the “precise strike” that numerous…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on all stakeholders to improve efforts to ensure that various treaties of international humanitarian law are domesticated in Nigeria. Mr Rafiullah Qureshi, Deputy Head of Delegation for the ICRC in Nigeria, said this in Abuja on Tuesday during an ECOWAS annual review meeting. Qureshi called…
The U.S. Government has announced a 27 million dollars humanitarian aid package for Nigeria to assist vulnerable populations, and build resilience against food insecurity and climate change impacts. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria which stated this on Tuesday in Abuja, said the funding was part of the U.S. Government’s 536 million dollars humanitarian aid package…
The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday said 2023 was the deadliest year for humanitarian workers than ever recorded before. In 2023, 280 aid workers were killed in 33 countries, a 137 per cent increase compared to 2022, when 118 were killed, the OCHA said. “Worse still is that 2024…
