UNICEF resumes aid to northern Nigeria after convoy attack

After temporarily suspending the delivery of aids, UNICEF will continue to provide assistance to millions of conflict-affected children in northeast Nigeria, despite an attack on its convoy by Boko Haram Islamists, the UN children’s agency has said.

Nigeria: 250,000 children in Borno suffer severe malnutrition- UN

According to a new report by the United Nations, about a quarter of a million children in Borno state, north-eastern Nigeria, are suffering from severe malnutrition, the United Nations children’s agency announced today, July 19.

UN responds to recent Yemen killings in Taiz

Last Friday, a rocket fired by Yemeni Houthi forces or allied troops killed at least 18 civilians and about 40 wounded when it landed in a crowded market in the southwestern city of Taiz on Friday.

Yemen’s Ambassador to the United Nations Khalid al-Yamani, on the same day condemned U.N.’s silence for the crimes Houthis are committing in Taiz.

Global Health: Nearly 1 billion people live in slums says WHO

New data on the health of city-dwellers in almost 100 countries show that as the world’s urban population continues to grow, health partiality - especially between the richest and poorest urban populations - are a persistent challenge, according to a report by WHO and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).