David Miliband
FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2019 file photo, children scrape through for remaining rice inside a pot at a center for those displaced after Cyclone Idai hit coastal Mozambique, in Beira, Mozambique. The U.N. high commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi said Friday June 17, 2021, that conflicts and the impact of climate change in places like Mozambique were among the leading sources of new flows of refugees and internally displaced people in 2020.(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis

By Jamey Keaten And Edith M. Lederer Jun. 18, 2021 07:19 AM EDT

President Joe Biden leaves after speaking about Russia in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
After outcry, WH says Biden will lift refugee cap in May

By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani And Julie Watson Apr. 16, 2021 01:18 PM EDT

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during an online joint news conference with UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock at the conclusion of a conference 'Supporting the future of Syria and the region' at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)
Donors pledge more than $6 billion to tackle Syria's crisis

By Samuel Petrequin Mar. 30, 2021 04:43 AM EDT

Groups: Yemen aid shortfall means more hunger, less care

By Samy Magdy Mar. 02, 2021 10:55 AM EST
CAIRO (AP) — Aid organizations working in Yemen said Tuesday their programs will be severely cut after a U.N. appeal for donations to alleviate the world’s...

FILE - In this June 27, 2020 file photo, a malnourished boy lies in a bed waiting to receive treatment at a feeding center at Al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen. The United Nations is launching an appeal Monday, March 1, 2021, for countries to fund its response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, where more than six years of war have created the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. The virtual pledging virtual conference will be co-hosed by Sweden and Switzerland. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)
UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises 'disappointing' $1.7B

By Samy Magdy Mar. 01, 2021 06:08 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, June 11, 2009 file photo, the logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. An independent panel appointed by the World Health Organization to review the U.N. health agency’s coordination of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic said on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 it would have full access to any internal U.N. agency documents, materials and emails necessary as the group begins their probe. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, file)
Members named to panel probing WHO's pandemic response

By Maria Cheng Sep. 03, 2020 09:57 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 19, 2020 photo file photo, shows a large refugee camp on the Syrian side of the border with Turkey, near the town of Atma, in Idlib province, Syria. Over the last two days, members of the UN Security Council have been haggling over cross-border aid delivery to Syria, with Russia, a major ally of the Syria government, working to reduce the delivery of U.N. humanitarian aid to Syria's last rebel-held northwest down from two crossings to just one. A final vote is expected Friday, July 10, 2020 as western countries push on a new resolution to keep the two crossings open for six months, instead of a year. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)
Russia and China veto aid to Syria rebels via 2 crossings

By Edith M. Lederer Jul. 10, 2020 02:12 PM EDT