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WHO and partners deliver aid to two Gaza hospitals in high-risk missions
Teams that undertook the high-risk missions witnessed intense hostilities in their vicinity, as well as high patient loads and overcrowding caused by people seeking refuge. They also reported that food needs remain dire across the enclave, which is impacting operations, with hungry people stopping convoys in hopes of finding something to eat. WHO Director-General Tedros…
Read MoreUN and partners visit severely damaged Jenin Refugee Camp
The two-day military operation was the fiercest in over 20 years, according to the UN agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA. At least 12 people were killed, including four children, and another 140 were injured. Around 900 houses were damaged, with many now uninhabitable. “We went to Jenin Camp with our partners to show…
Read MoreSudan: UN and partners scramble to supply aid amid fragile ceasefire
Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents at the regular noon briefing that the opportunity to provide services and support to the millions of Sudanese who are suffering due to the six weeks of fighting between national army forces and their powerful rival militia, the RSF, was only feasible in areas where the ceasefire holds. Relative calm has…
Read MoreUN and partners seek $7 billion to prevent catastrophe in the Horn of Africa
More than 43 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia continue to suffer through one of the worst droughts in recent history, caused by five consecutive seasons of poor rains. Years of conflict and insecurity have sparked mass displacement, while skyrocketing food prices and most recently, the fighting in Sudan, have compounded the situation. It…
Read MoreUN and partners launch $445 million plan to ease Sudan crisis
The updates were made in a preliminary summary of the Regional Response Plan for Sudan, that was presented to donors in Geneva. The funding will cover immediate support in Chad, South Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia and the Central African Republic. A more detailed plan will be launched next week. More help needed Raouf Mazou, UNHCR Assistant…
Read MoreUN and partners appeal for $4.3 billion for aid operations in Yemen
Despite a six-month truce last year, widespread suffering persists mainly due to the deteriorating economy and the collapse of basic services. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the truce “delivered real dividends for people” following years of death, displacement, destruction, starvation and suffering. Funding and commitment However, humanitarian needs continue to soar as more than 21…
Read MoreSouth Sudan: UN and partners make plea for urgent intervention to end ‘escalating violence’
UNMISS, the African Union mission, regional bloc IGAD, the so-called Troika (United States, United Kingdom, and Norway), the European Union, and the body overseeing the peace agreement signed by the warring parties in South Sudan (R-JMEC), issued a statement on Wednesday, saying they were “gravely concerned about the escalating ongoing violence, loss of life and…
Read MoreUN and partners meet to address ‘critical’ state of global food crisis |
Factors including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and ongoing conflicts resulted in nearly a billion people going hungry last year, he said. Meanwhile, the World Bank has warned that the conflict in Ukraine will plunge an additional 95 million people into extreme poverty, and 50 million into severe hunger, this year. Already falling short …
Read MoreUkraine: UN and partners deliver lifesaving aid to Donetska region |
The 12 trucks carrying food, water purification tablets, hygiene and other desperately needed household items, arrived in the region on Monday. Yesterday, humanitarians delivered 12 trucks of life-saving items to 64K people in Kramatorsk & Sloviansk.Intense hostilities left the entire population of these two cities in desperate need of assistance. Our colleague Ivane Bochorishvili was…
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