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After Israeli airstrikes on a school and a humanitarian zone, survivors and officials tell of a ‘daily vision of horror’ More than 38,500 people have been killed in Gaza since the Israeli invasion began nine months ago.

Opinion article by Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General  The war in Gaza has produced a blatant disregard for the mission of the United Nations, including outrageous attacks on the employees, facilities and operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.  These attacks must stop and the world must act to hold the perpetrators account

UN experts* today expressed grave concern over the pattern of attacks on schools, universities, teachers, and students in the Gaza Strip, raising serious alarm over the systemic destruction of the Palestinian education system.

Russia's war has transformed everything in Kharkiv, including childhood. Missiles are fired on Ukraine's second city from across the Russian border which is so close by that there are only seconds to stop them. If they're aimed at Kharkiv there's every chance they'll hit - and little chance of reaching shelter. School and kindergarten buildings have been closed for almost two years for safety,

As aid organisations, we are deeply concerned and outraged that some of the largest donors have united to suspend funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the main aid provider for millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the region.

AMMAN, 27 January 2024- “Nine countries have as of today temporarily suspended their funding to UNRWA.

“Sudan is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions. It's a living nightmare for children,” Mandeep O’Brien said this week in an interview with UN News.  Nearly 10 months have passed since clashes erupted between the Sudanese Army and a rival group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), leaving14 million children in desperate n

As the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine continue to dominate headlines going into 2024, it’s important to remember the many other crises that are too easily forgotten by the media and neglected by aid donors – often just because of their complexity or their relative lack of geopolitical importance. Needs in the “uninhabitable” Gaza Strip are indescribably high, as Israel’s operations to destroy Hama

In Sudan, volunteers have established educational tents to provide free schooling for children displaced by the armed conflict which has been raging in this East African country. Students from Red Sea University launched an initiative to offer lessons, persisting despite a fundamental lack of resources. "From the beginning, we teach kids drawing, and then they learn reading, Arabic and basic kno

In Brazil, the state government of Amazonas has declared an emergency as authorities brace for what is already the worst drought in the state’s history, and is expected to affect the distribution of water and food to 500,000 people by the end of October. Some 20,000 children may lose access to schools. The Amazon faces one of its most relentless droughts in recorded history.