The struggle for water in Mozambique's unstable north

 

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UN says ongoing water crisis in northeastern Syria affecting five million persons – Syrian Arab News Agency

The ongoing water crisis in the northeastern Syria is affecting nearly five million persons, the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric said in a briefing on Sunday.

Nigeria: la famine menace des milliers de personnes

Environ un million de personnes ayant fui les violences dans l'État de Borno, engendrées par le conflit entre le groupe armé Boko Haram et les forces armées nigérianes, vivent maintenant à Maiduguri, la plus grande ville du nord-est du pays.

Israel denies cutting water supplies to West Bank

Israel's national water company has denied cutting crucial water supplies to large parts of the occupied West Bank during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, saying there was only broad reduction in water supply to the Palestinian territory.

Israel cuts water supplies to West Bank during Ramadan

Israel's national water company has cut crucial water supplies to large areas of the occupied-West Bank, leaving tens of thousands of Palestinians without access to safe drinking water during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Yemen faces dire humanitarian situation: UN official

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, said Thursday that Yemen is one of the more invisible crises in the region and in the world right now, given the dire humanitarian situation people face there on a daily basis, a UN spokesman told reporters.

Drought leaves 6 million Ethiopian children hungry

At least six million children in Ethiopia face critical food shortages as a result of the worst drought in 50 years.

China investing billions to resettle poor residents

China has allocated 5.5 billion yuan (866million US dollars) this year to resettle 916,500 people from poor areas with harsh environments in an attempt to free them of poverty, the country's top economic planner said on Thursday.

Yemen: 3.3 million people in need of critical aid in besieged Taiz, warns UN health agency

UN,  21 October 2015 – The top United Nations health official in Yemen is appealing for unrestricted access to Taiz, where “innocent lives are at risk” in the besieged highland city where more than 3.3 million people are in critical need of health assistance, safe drinking water, food and fuel.