“There is an important opportunity right now to help Yemen and move towards lasting peace,” the UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock told the Security Council on Thursday, adding in “firstly, the violence must stop.” UNIFEED<br />
The island nation of Madagascar, one of the most impoverished countries in the world, has seen its agricultural season ruined by the worst drought in the decade, the UN humanitarian office said today and appealed for 76 million USD to provide urgent assistance. UNTV CH
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has wreaked havoc in the west of the Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi, killing at least 34 people and injuring more than 630. At least 15,000 people have been displaced by the quake, which struck 6 kilometres north-east of the city of Majene, at a depth of 10 kilometres, toppling buildings in the area. UNTV CH<br />