WFP pleads for aid access in Sudan, amid reports of starvation
WFP described the situation as dire, noting that almost 18 million people across the country are currently facing acute hunger. An estimated…
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World News in Brief: Drought in Ethiopia, peacekeepers wounded in DR Congo, deadly strike on Ukraine aid workers
Drought is ravaging communities in Afar, Amhara, Tigray and Oromia, as well as the Southern and South West Ethiopia Peoples’ Region. Severe…
Youth-led ‘emergency rooms’ shine rays of hope in war-torn Sudan
Emergency response rooms are finding innovative approaches to providing rapid assistance to millions facing war in Sudan. Teams of volunteer medical staff,…
Gaza: Northern aid push frustrated as regional tensions rise
“This morning a food convoy waiting to move into northern Gaza was hit by Israeli naval gunfire; thankfully no-one was injured,” said…
UN food agency ramps up deliveries amid worsening food security in Ethiopia
“WFP, with our partners, are working tirelessly to reach millions of Ethiopians at risk of hunger in the first quarter of the…
One year on, for survivors of Türkiye-Syria quakes the suffering is far from over
In the early hours of February 6, 2023, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the border region between the two countries, claiming…
World News in Brief: Gaza relief ‘an impossible mission’, COVID spreading fast again, food prices fall
“Its people are witnessing daily threats to their very existence – while the world watches on”, warned Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths…
Gaza crisis: another hospital facing dire shortages, warns WHO
In central Gaza, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Sunday that medics at the only functioning hospital in Deir al…
UPDATED: Aid relief arriving in Gaza but ‘too little, too late’, warns WHO
“Even if there is no ceasefire, you would expect humanitarian corridors to operate… in a much more sustained way than what’s happening now,”…
General Assembly meets over Gaza veto by US in Security Council
Assembly Vice President Cheikh Niang of Senegal, holding the gavel in the General Assembly Hall and deputizing for President Dennis Francis, read…