Plight of Afghans going ‘from bad to worse’, but the world is looking away: Türk
“Today, the plight of many in Afghanistan is going from bad to worse,” stressed the UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk. “Yet,…
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Ebola response in eastern DR Congo must include food assistance, WFP says
That’s the message from the World Food Programme (WFP), which is calling for greater international support for the population, particularly hungry people…
In Gaza, women-headed households face ‘impossible choices’ to survive
Key facts Nearly one in four Gaza households is headed by a woman. 246 Palestinian women and girls killed since October 2025…
UN aims to raise nearly $50 million for Nepal flood response
On 26 August, a glacier on the border between Nepal and the Tibet autonomous region of China collapsed, triggering floods that have…
Lebanon–Israel tensions escalate as Gaza sees major aid delivery
Meanwhile, in Gaza, humanitarian teams collected hundreds of pallets of aid – including infant food and school bags – as the World…
Nepal floods leave 22,000 children without safe water: UNICEF
Water systems have been damaged across affected districts, while toilets and other sanitation facilities have been damaged or destroyed, raising the risk…
World News in Brief: US-Iran war intensifies, aid for Myanmar, casualties in Ukraine
The US military struck rocket launchers on an island in the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, days after US President Donald…
Sudan: Air attack destroys food aid for families in South Kordofan
The UN agency strongly condemned the attack which occurred on 30 August outside the city of Dilling. The trucks carried 50 metric…
Nepal floods: Mounting death toll and concern for women and girls
The death toll stands as just over 1,000, as of late Tuesday. Some 4,247 people remain missing, Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the…
Food aid cutback in the occupied West Bank as health fears grow in Gaza
“We’re running out of funding, and that means that from today, some 200,000 people will lose access to critical assistance,” Shaun Hughes,…