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Brutal cuts mean brutal choices warns UN relief chief, launching ‘survival appeal’

·June 17, 2025·1 min read

“We have been forced into a triage of human survival,” said Mr. Fletcher. “The math is cruel, and the consequences are heartbreaking. Too many people will not get the support they need, but we will save as many lives as we can with the resources we are given.” New priorities...

Israel-Palestine: Gazans ‘left with nothing but impossible choices’

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·October 26, 2023·4 min read

UPDATED: Reports of an overnight Israeli military incursion using tanks in northern Gaza followed another series of calls by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for civilians in Gaza City to evacuate – warnings which “make no difference” because “people have nowhere to go or are unable to move”, according to...

INTERVIEW: Making family planning choices simpler for 8 billion

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·April 20, 2023·5 min read

Instead of instituting these measures, policy and law makers must work to empower women to achieve their individual reproductive goals. Speaking to UN News, Marielle Sander, the Fund’s Resident Representative in Papua New Guinea, explained why the current global population of 8 billion marks an opportunity for a broader conversation...

Sri Lanka: Cost-of-living crunch threatens to sink millions already facing hard choices |

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·November 12, 2022·8 min read

Long before the country’s first-ever international debt default in May 2022 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which added to the country’s problems, tea estate labourer Nagamma had already cut back on meals, as global trade froze during the coronavirus pandemic. Blood, sweat and leeches Her precarious situation in Sri Lanka’s...