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Food Insecurity Grips Myanmar as UN Struggles to Help

Millions of people in Myanmar are facing food insecurity, and the world’s largest humanitarian organization warned Friday that a lack of funding is preventing it from providing adequate aid.

EU Reportedly to Hold Emergency Talks on Belarusian Migration Practices

European Union ministers will hold emergency talks on what they view as a Belarusian pressure campaign of illegal migration against EU nations, according to Agence France-Presse.

One year after the Beirut explosions, children’s needs remain acute, with 98 per cent of families still in need

One year after the devastating explosions in Beirut, a UNICEF survey shows the needs of affected children and families remain acute, magnified by a collapsing economy, political instability and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Myanmar’s UN Representative Alleges Massacres by Military

Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations has sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres alleging a series of massacres by the military last month in the northwestern part of the country.