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Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval

·January 7, 2026·3 min read

The backdrop Venezuela has endured years of economic collapse, political instability, hyperinflation and economic sanctions from Washington, compounded by floods, landslides and other climate shocks. The recent seizure of President Nicolás Maduro by US special forces has added a new layer of uncertainty to an already volatile situation. According to...

Gaza battered by heavy rains as humanitarian response continues

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·January 2, 2026·1 min read

Heavy seasonal downpours are compounding an already dire humanitarian situation, as rainstorms cause war-damaged buildings to collapse, flood tents and soak people’s belongings, OCHA said. To respond swiftly to flood alerts, a coordinated system bringing together UN agencies and non-governmental organizations is distributing tents, tarpaulins, warm clothes, blankets and dignity...

Winter aid delivery continues in Gaza

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·December 28, 2025·1 min read

This has resulted in casualties and disruptions to aid operations over the past 24 hours, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at Headquarters, in New York. Still, efforts to deliver assistance to the most vulnerable families continue during the cold and wet winter season, although a rescue mission to reach an injured person in Gaza City was denied. Lack of...

Ukraine suffering continues as electricity is cut for days amid ongoing Russian attacks

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·December 18, 2025·3 min read

In an update from Ukraine, the UN’s top aid official there, Assistant Secretary-General Matthias Schmale, reports that half the population in Kherson city, about 30,000 or more residents, have been without electricity for several days. It’s not the only city without power, he told UN News on Wednesday, while on...

UN aid push continues across Gaza despite Israeli airstrikes

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·November 2, 2025·2 min read

“Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that their partners continue their scale-up efforts, despite reported Israeli airstrikes across the Strip,” he said, noting that some strikes hit areas near the so-called ‘Yellow Line’ – a buffer zone marked by the Israeli military inside Gaza as part of the ceasefire agreement. “We...

Four winters on, UN in Ukraine continues to deliver aid under fire

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·October 23, 2025·2 min read

From providing emergency care and evacuation support, to repairing bombed energy plants, UN humanitarian workers are delivering despite reduced resources, an expanding frontline and direct attacks on their colleagues. The widespread use of drones and glide bombs in the Ukraine war means that a large swath of the country is...

‘No end’ expected to floods and storms as global heating continues

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·September 19, 2025·2 min read

“Water-related hazards continue to cause major devastation this year,” said Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-General. “The latest examples are the devastating monsoon flooding in Pakistan, floods in South Sudan and the deadly flash floods in the Indonesian island of Bali. And unfortunately, we see no end to this trend.” Ms. Saulo...

Gaza: ‘Unbearable’ suffering continues, UN official tells Security Council

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·June 30, 2025·2 min read

Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East Khaled Khiari said more than 1,000 Palestinians had been killed since mid-June alone, many of them while seeking aid. Citing figures from the Gazan health authorities, he reported that the total number of Palestinian fatalities since 7 October...

Gaza is the ‘hungriest place on earth’, as Israel continues stranglehold on aid

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·May 30, 2025·3 min read

“Gaza is the hungriest place on Earth,” OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told reporters in Geneva, stressing that it is the only defined territory in the world where the entire population is at risk of famine. “The aid operation that we have ready to roll is being put in an operational...

Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in El Fasher, Sudan

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·April 17, 2025·1 min read

The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and former ally the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is in its third year and last week saw RSF-affiliated forces launch deadly attacks on the city – capital of North Darfur state – as well as the Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps for...

Sudan: Suffering continues amid massive destruction across Khartoum

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·April 4, 2025·1 min read

Mohamed Refaat, IOM Chief of Mission in Sudan, was speaking to reporters after returning from previously inaccessible Khartoum state, which is now back under the control of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). War erupted between the SAF and former ally the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023, and civilians...

‘The poison of racism continues to infect our world’, Guterres warns on International Day

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·March 21, 2025·3 min read

21 March marks the adoption of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and honours the legacy of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre, when South African police opened fire on a peaceful protest against apartheid, killing 69 people. A toxic legacy Despite decades of progress, racism...