Ukraine: Rescuers work to save trapped residents after wave of Russian attacks
According to reports, at least 18 people died in the capital, where densely populated residential areas sustained significant damage and several neighbourhoods…
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Venezuela’s earthquake-hit hospitals pushed to the brink as disease risk grows
An assessment by the UN-backed Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) found that all eight health facilities it reviewed in La Guaira, Caracas…
World News in Brief: Aid convoy attacked in South Sudan, Ebola threatens livelihoods, UN deplores death penalty
The convoy, operated by the John Dau Foundation, was transporting humanitarian staff returning from an Action Against Hunger training exercise when it…
Quake latest: Food grows scarcer for thousands of Venezuelan families
Before the disaster, the World Food Programme (WFP) was already assisting around 500,000 people through school meals and community support. Now, the…
Venezuela earthquake disaster: needs ‘skyrocketing’, say relief agencies
The miraculous story of the three-year-old’s rescue in the worst-hit northern region came as tens of thousands of people remained without adequate…
Expanding areas under Israeli control in Gaza increase risks to civilians, UN warns
The alert comes amid continued displacement and mounting humanitarian pressures across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) In a statement, the combined Humanitarian…
Venezuela quake: Key services crippled and health workers missing
The UN aid effort – Key Facts Six days after the earthquakes, UNHCR reports widespread food shortages in La Guaira, the worst-hit…
Despite record $100 million shortfall, Palestine relief agency still ‘a critical platform’ for Gaza recovery
Operating primarily on voluntary donations since its inception in the late 1940s, UNRWA continues to provide lifesaving and essential services in the…
Venezuela quake: Search goes on for survivors amid ‘impossible odds’
The UN response: Key facts OCHA has coordinated relief from 27 countries, involving more than 2,200 rescuers and 140 search dogs. Three…
Venezuela earthquake death toll passes 1,700 as UN continues to scale up response
Venezuelan authorities confirmed on Monday that at least 1,719 people have died following the earthquakes of 24 June, with some 5,000 more…