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South Sudan: ‘All the conditions for a human catastrophe are present’

·January 31, 2026·1 min read

Briefing journalists based at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, Anita Kiki Gbeho, Officer in Charge of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), said Jonglei has become a ‘flashpoint’ for fighting, with civilians caught in the crossfire. With over 200,000 people displaced by the conflict this month, the...

Gaza ceasefire improves aid access, but children still face deadly conditions

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·January 29, 2026·3 min read

That’s the assessment of two senior officials from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP), speaking on Monday to journalists in New York following a week-long visit to the enclave and the occupied West Bank. The two agencies have brought more than 10,000 trucks of aid into Gaza since the 10 October truce between Israel and Hamas, representing some 80 per...

Another child dies in extreme conditions in Gaza: UNICEF

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·December 31, 2025·3 min read

In a statement, UNICEF identified the latest victim as seven-year-old Ata Mai; he drowned on 27 December during “severe flooding” in an improvised camp for internally displaced people in Sudaniyeh, northwest Gaza City. He is just the latest child in Gaza to succumb amid “extreme winter conditions and lack of...

Gaza: Access to food improves but living conditions remain dire

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·December 22, 2025·1 min read

Speaking from Gaza to journalists in New York, Antoine Renard said that two months into the ceasefire, food access has significantly improved but Gazans continue to face severe hardship. The update comes a day after the UN and partners issued a statement calling on the international community to press...

WHO sounds alarm as mental health conditions soar past one billion worldwide

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·September 3, 2025·2 min read

Disorders such as anxiety and depression are exacting a heavy toll on individuals, families and economies, yet most countries are failing to provide adequate support. Mental health problems are widespread across every society and age group and remain the second leading cause of long-term disability. They drive up healthcare costs...

Gaza Strip: Humanitarians warn of worsening famine conditions, attacks on civilians

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·July 31, 2025·2 min read

Of the 154 malnutrition-related deaths since October 2023 (including 89 children) reported by Gazan health authorities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said 63 occurred in July alone. These deaths follow a steep drop in food consumption: 81 per cent of households reported poor food consumption in July (up from 33...

Gaza war: UN officials warn of unspeakable conditions as children bear the brunt

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·July 17, 2025·3 min read

Tom Fletcher, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, said there was no “vocabulary” left to adequately describe conditions on the ground. “Food is running out. Those seeking it risk being shot. People are dying trying to feed their families. Field hospitals receive dead bodies, and medical workers hear stories firsthand from...

More than 125,000 refugees return to Syria in desperate conditions

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·January 9, 2025·1 min read

Leading calls for the international community to “move from words to action” to help the country’s most vulnerable returnees urgently, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said that many families have little shelter and few economic prospects. “In recent weeks, there has been talk in high-level international circles of the need...

‘Famine conditions are spreading’ as Sudan’s crisis worsens: Security Council

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·January 7, 2025·2 min read

Addressing the Security Council on Monday, Edem Wosornu, Director of the Advocacy and Operations Division at the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) described the unfolding disaster as “a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions.” This “man-made” catastrophe, driven by relentless conflict, has dismantled food systems and critical infrastructure, leaving millions in...

Health needs in Syria worsen amid winter conditions

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·December 28, 2024·1 min read

It also cited rising cases of respiratory illnesses, compounded by inadequate heating, overcrowded camps and damaged infrastructure. “There is continuous significant rise in influenza-like illnesses (ILI) and severe acute respiratory infections (SARI), since the beginning of winter with subsequent rise in hospital visits and heightened public health concerns,” the Health...

Reconstruction and vital repairs underway in Syria, as ‘security conditions’ permit

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·December 20, 2024·2 min read

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters at the daily briefing on Thursday that bakeries in Aleppo are at near full capacity – “but partners report that they have seen long queues and crowding.” The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, reports that the rehabilitation of key facilities has begun in the northwest of Syria...

Lebanon: UN agencies call for ceasefire as war worsens dire conditions

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·November 2, 2024·4 min read

A new Israel airstrike hit the border post of Joussieh, where many Lebanese and Syrian people are crossing to escape the violence. “Humanitarian structures are also struck,” said Filippo Grandi, head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, in a social media post early Saturday. “Even fleeing (and taking care of...