S. Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Worsening as Famine Looms
U.N. aid agencies warn the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, already one of the biggest in the world, is getting worse as famine looms and growing numbers of refugees flee to neighboring countries. The World Food Program reports a 38-truck convoy, carrying food for about one month, arrived in the South Sudanese town of Yei […]
U.N. Ready to Receive 150,000 Displaced by Mosul Battle
The United Nations refugee agency is anticipating a humanitarian crisis in northern Iraq and is making plans to shelter 150,000 civilians fleeing Mosul as U.S.-backed forces continue their bid to oust the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi told reporters in Jordan: “The preparations are proceeding well… UNHCR is […]