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Ceasefire offers ‘lifeline’ but Gaza hospitals remain in ruins

·October 26, 2025·2 min read

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the halt in hostilities but said “the crisis is far from over and the needs are immense.” He highlighted the toll of months of conflict: more than 170,000 people injured –including 5,000 amputees and 3,600 people with severe burns. At least 42,000 require long-term rehabilitation, and...

Decade of slowing deforestation offers hope for forests

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·October 21, 2025·2 min read

Nearly 500 million hectares (ha) – equivalent to around 750 million football pitches – have been lost since 1990. Deforestation has slowed down in every region of the world in the past decade however, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Deforestation refers to the loss of forest...

Drowning in debt: New forum in Sevilla offers borrowers chance to rebalance the books

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·July 3, 2025·4 min read

The Borrowers’ Forum is being hailed as a milestone in efforts to reform the international debt architecture, supported by the UN and emerging as a key part of the Sevilla Commitment outcome document. “This is not just talk – this is execution,” said Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development,...

‘No time to lose’ in Gaza, as ceasefire offers fragile respite

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·February 17, 2025·2 min read

The UN is racing against time to expand humanitarian relief and prepare for the monumental task of rebuilding Gaza, as a fragile ceasefire holds but tensions loom over a potential resumption of fighting. “There is no time to lose,” said the head of the office responsible for UN reconstruction efforts...

UN scales up humanitarian response in Gaza as ceasefire offers respite

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·January 23, 2025·1 min read

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Wednesday that large volumes of aid continue to flow into Gaza through the Erez and Zikim crossings in the north, and Kerem Shalom in the south – reaching areas that had been inaccessible during the conflict. Humanitarian partners...

UN chief offers condolences amid devastating wildfires in California

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·January 12, 2025·1 min read

The fires, described as some of the worst in the city’s history, have burned thousands of acres, destroyed homes and left firefighters battling to contain multiple blasts in unprecedented conditions. “The Secretary-General is shocked and saddened by the widespread devastation caused by the fast-moving wildfires,” said his Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric,...

Madagascar: innovative relief project offers hope for sustainable future

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·January 21, 2023·3 min read

Focusing on remote Androy and Anosy regions – some four hours’ drive from the capital, Antananarivo – WFP’s Rapid Rural Transformation initiative delivers solar-powered hubs, a sustainable water source and digital health check-ups, in partnership with the Government. The benefits for communities are multiple and welcome: energy, water and digital platforms,...

New political deal ‘offers a path’ to realizing Sudanese aspirations

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·December 8, 2022·3 min read

Special Representative Volker Perthes commended military and civilian leaders, saying they have come a long way since then. “The framework agreement now offers a path to realize the aspirations of Sudan’s youth, women and men,” he said, speaking from the capital, Khartoum. Path to democracy The document is supposed to...