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Gaza: Aid teams repeat calls for unhindered access to stricken enclave

·October 11, 2025·2 min read

“There is little information available on the details or how the agreement will be implemented. However, we call for all crossings into Gaza to be open immediately so that humanitarian supplies can flow into the war-torn enclave,” said Juliette Touma, Director of Communications for the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA....

One in four still lacks access to safe drinking water and sanitation

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·August 27, 2025·1 min read

The report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and children’s agency (UNICEF) issued as World Water Week gets underway, highlights persistent gaps in access, with vulnerable communities facing the greatest disparities. Some 2.1 billion people still lack access to safely managed drinking water, while 106 million worldwide are forced to rely...

Syria: UNICEF calls for safe access to children in Sweida as needs mount

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·August 17, 2025·1 min read

Deadly sectarian clashes erupted in the southern governorate, also known as As-Sweida, in July and early August and children and families continue to feel the impact. At least 22 children reportedly were killed and another 21 injured in the violence, which caused significant damage to civilian infrastructure. More than 190,000...

Syria: Ceasefire under strain as violence and aid access issues persist in Sweida

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·August 7, 2025·1 min read

The 19 July truce followed weeks of sectarian clashes, Israeli airstrikes and grave human rights violations in the southern governorate, also known as As-Sweida. As a result, more than 190,000 people have been displaced there and in neighbouring Dar’a and Rural Damascus governorates. The fighting also caused severe damage to...

Gaza: Access to key water facility in Khan Younis disrupted, UN reports

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·July 6, 2025·1 min read

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Israeli authorities issued displacement orders overnight for two neighbourhoods in Khan Younis, where up to 80,000 people had been living. The Al Satar reservoir – a critical hub for distributing piped water from Israel – has become inaccessible...

Iran-Israel crisis: IAEA chief calls for access to damaged nuclear sites

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·June 23, 2025·3 min read

Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was addressing the agency’s Board of Governors, amid fresh reports of new Israeli missile strikes on Iranian military sites in Tehran and elsewhere earlier on Monday. Iranian weapons fire has also been reported across Israel. Mr. Grossi – who also...

UN aid teams plead for access amid reports Gazans shot collecting food

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·May 28, 2025·2 min read

Unverified footage from Rafah where the privately-run but Israeli military-supported Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is based showed scenes of panic with crowds of people rushing in different directions, while others carried away boxes of supplies. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, said that it had received information that at least 47...

Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers

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·April 17, 2025·2 min read

Into its third year, the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has created the world’s largest displacement crisis, devastating infrastructure and essential services across the country. Nearly 12.5 million people have been forced from their homes, including over 3.3 million who have fled...

Myanmar: UN chief calls for urgent access as quake toll mounts

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·April 4, 2025·3 min read

Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters in New York, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the earthquake has “supercharged the suffering”. “Myanmar today is the scene of utter devastation and desperation,” he said. He emphasised that even before the disaster, the country was grappling with political turmoil, human rights abuses and...

World News in Brief: Gaza aid ‘unravelling’, funding cuts in Ukraine, concern over Syria aid access, Duterte in ICC custody

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·March 12, 2025·4 min read

Citing reports from humanitarians in the Strip, he said it was becoming more difficult to access “decent and sufficient food, water, medical services and other vital items”. Briefing reporters in New York, Mr. Dujarric said restoring the overall healthcare system was progressing, but progress is proving slow. In the devastated...

Nine out of 10 Gazans unable to access safe drinking water: UNICEF

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·March 11, 2025·1 min read

The situation has deteriorated further following Israel’s decision on Sunday to cut power to the enclave – in a bid to increase pressure on Hamas over hostage releases – disrupting vital desalination operations. Rosalia Bollen, a UNICEF official in Gaza, reported that 600,000 people who had regained access to drinking...

Sudan: Access to stricken Zamzam camp ‘is nearly impossible’

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·March 6, 2025·2 min read

“I am deeply worried about reports of destruction of homes and livelihoods in North Darfur,” said Clementine Nkweta-Salami, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan. “Civilians continue to pay the price. Access to Zamzam camp is nearly impossible, just when people need support the most. We need unimpeded humanitarian access...