humanitarian aid
Sex Crime Allegations Against United Nations Staff Spiked in 2015
A UN report has documented an almost 25 percent rise in sexual exploitation or abuse allegations, and is calling for changes in the way perpetrators are identified and prosecuted.
No One Knows What Just Happened to the UN's First-Ever Humanitarian Airdrop in Syria
Wednesday's airdrop was the start of an operation to provide aid to more than 200,000 people in need of assistance. But nobody is sure where the aid landed, or even how and to whom it would be distributed.
The UN Plans to Use Russian Aircraft to Deliver Humanitarian Aid in Syria
The UN's World Food Program said it would have to consult Russia and Assad's government to ensure the flight's safe passage, but played down the Russian Foreign Ministry's assertion that the UN was teaming up with Moscow and Assad.
UN Says 400 Starving Syrians Need to Be Evacuated From Besieged Town of Madaya
A day after delivering food and supplies to Madaya, the UN's humanitarian coordinator for Syria said he saw people there that looked like "skeletons."
Saudi Arabia Used the UN to Brag About Helping Yemen While Still Bombing Yemen
Saudi Arabia has been accused of war crimes in Yemen, but that didn’t stop the UN's humanitarian chief from appearing alongside Saudi officials at a strange press conference.
EU Agrees to Distribute 120,000 Refugees to Member States Despite Strong Opposition
Four eastern European nations vehemently opposed the plans but the UN said the EU decision was an "important first step in a united European response to managing the refugee crisis."
Thousands of Migrants Celebrate Reaching Austria but Major Doubts Remain
An estimated 21,000 and 24,000 people have arrived in Austria since Sunday. While many feel that they're nearly at the end of an exhausting and perilous trek, it is not the end of the uncertainty.
As Yemenis Starve, Saudi Arabia is Accused of War Crimes in the Country
As a humanitarian pause declared appeared to crumble, an aid group says 13 million people are struggling to obtain food, and that some 6.5 million people are "on the brink of starvation."
As Fighting Rages, Yemen's Warring Parties Reportedly Begin Peace Talks
Negotiations in Cairo on the fighting in Yemen reportely include representatives from the US, the UK, and the UAE, but not Saudi Arabia, which is leading the coalition conducting naval and air strikes.
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia Is Thwarting the Distribution of Emergency UN Aid in Yemen
According to aid workers and officials, the Saudi government has pushed for restrictions on how the millions in humanitarian funding it has pledged to the UN will be used.
In Photos: International Rescue Effort Ramps Up in Nepal as Tensions Rise Among Survivors
VICE News is in Nepal, where the government has admitted it is unable to cope with the devastation caused by Saturday's earthquake, the worst disaster to hit the country in decades.
Food Crisis in Eastern Ukraine: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 103)
Deliveries of food bound for separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine aren’t making it past Ukrainian checkpoints. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky travels to the front lines in the Donbas to gauge the seriousness of the growing food crisis.