UN Special Envoy for Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer travelled to the country for the first time since she took office last October. Her visit follows the Security Council’s latest call for an end to the violence and unhindered humanitarian access. Read more

Although $4.4 billion is needed to fund humanitarian operations in Afghanistan, $1.8 billion, or about 40 per cent, has been received so far. Read more

The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain in support of World Food Programme (WFP) humanitarian operations has left the port of Yuzhny. It is the first shipment of humanitarian food assistance under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, signed in July by Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN. Read more

UN Secretary General António Guterres, at the press conference together with Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, expressed gratitude for the opportunity to visit “once again at such a difficult time”. Read more

EU Migrants: 71 million euros to Italy and other countries from Asylum Fund The European Commission, through the Asylum Fund, has allocated EUR 171 million for projects on reception, asylum and repatriation (Amif) to Italy, Cyprus, Spain, Greece and Poland, the countries most under pressure. The aim of the project is to strengthen reception procedures […]

The historic truce in Yemen, in place since April, has been renewed for another two months until 2 October. The extension includes a commitment by the government and the Houthi rebels to intensify negotiations to reach an expanded agreement as soon as possible. Read more

On Friday, the go-ahead was given for the departure of three more ships from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, carrying just over 58,000 tonnes of maize. Read more

According to a new report released Wednesday by the UN Office for Human Rights (OHCHR), journalists in Cambodia are increasingly subject to various forms of harassment, pressure and violence. Read more

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the Horn of Africa is experiencing one of the worst hunger crises in 70 years. More than 37 million people are facing acute hunger and about seven million children under five are severely malnourished in the region.  Read more

EP political group leaders adopted a declaration condemning PM Viktor Orbán’s openly racist statements and stressing that such statements violate EU values. Read more