World News in Brief: More attacks in Ukraine, violence against children in Haiti, refugee IDs in Africa
Over the past three days, frontline attacks killed at least 11 civilians and injured nearly 200 others, including five children, as reported by Ukrainian authorities. The cities of Dnipro and Odesa were among the most heavily affected.
At the same time, in the regions of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro, attacks damaged residential buildings, civilian vehicles, health and educational facilities, as well as railway and public transport infrastructure. Humanitarian response threatenedIn response, humanitarian organizations have rapidly mobilized first aid, psychosocial support, hot meals, shelter materials and other emergency relief. However, aid workers themselves are increasingly in the cross hairs.On May 15, a marked vehicle of a Ukrainian NGO came under direct drone attack while delivering hot meals to a hard-to-reach frontline area in the region of Kherson, severely injuring one aid worker, who remains in critical condition. The driver was also injured in the attack. In a separate incident on May 14, a drone struck an armoured vehicle operated by a local partner of World Central Kitchen in Kherson, damaging the vehicle but causing no injuries. According to the UN’s Human Rights Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, in April, Kherson City recorded the highest number of civilian casualties for a single month since July 2025, with 26 people killed and more than 200 injured. Children face brunt of gang violence in Haiti Children in Haiti are facing escalating violence as armed gangs increasingly recruit minors, kill and injure children and use sexual violence to terrorize communities.
