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Skyline in Bahrain.

Residents wave from the roof of a house, bottom right, in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, 14 October 2017, to signal for help.

Royal DSM, a global science company active in health and nutrition, UN children’s agency UNICEF, and Swiss-based humanitarian nutrition think tank Sight and Life announced a new partnership to deliver better nutrition to at-risk children and mothers in Nigeria on Oct 30. The partners will also advocate on a global scale for micronutrient supplementation.

A humanitarian catastrophe is looming in the conflict-ravaged south-central Greater Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the head of the United Nations World Food Programme warned on Oct 30 as he wrapped up a four-day mission to the central African country that included a visit to Kasai. Some 3.2 million people in the region are severely food insecure, struggling to feed themselves and in need of assistance.

The Busher nuclear power plant in Iran.

Secretary General António Guterres address to the National Assembly in Central African Republic.

Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chef de Cabinet to Secretary-General António Guterres, addresses the Security Council meeting on women, peace and security.

Mariem, 8, a refugee from the Syrian Arab Republic, in her family’s shelter in Pikpa Village, an open refugee camp run by volunteers outside of Mytilini, Lesvos, Greece, Tuesday 14 March 2017.

Staffan de Mistura, UN Special Envoy for Syria at a press conference after meeting with the ISSG Humanitarian Access Task Force.

The coming winter is the latest threat to children affected by crises in the Middle East. As UNICEF races to provide warm clothing, winter supplies and blankets before the cold sets in, the organisation is facing a $60 million gap that could leave up to 1.5 million children exposed to the cold.