Hurricane Melissa: UN launches $74 million response for 2.2 million in Cuba
A formal Plan of Action was announced by the UN system in Cuba in support of the Government driven national response to…
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Gaza: Aid teams race to push back hunger; one million food parcels delivered
Last month, hundreds of thousands of people returned to northern Gaza – where famine was declared at the end of August –…
Famine declared in two Sudanese cities cut off by war, fragile gains elsewhere
Although food security has begun to improve in areas where fighting has subsided, famine has taken hold in conflict-hit locations that have been…
Potential Gaza stabilization force must have Security Council approval: Guterres
António Guterres was speaking at a press conference during the Second World Summit for Social Development in the Qatari capital. He was asked about coordination with Israel and US President Donald…
Half of Jamaica’s population reeling from Hurricane Melissa
More than 130 roads were blocked, power and communication networks disrupted, while health services remain under heavy strain, according to the UN…
World News in Brief: Settler attacks in the West Bank, Madagascar hunger crisis, obesity in Europe
“Many of these attacks are linked to Palestinians’ attempts to harvest their olive crops,” he said in a statement on Tuesday. “Palestinians…
Famine tightens grip on Sudan, with civilians trapped and aid blocked
According to the latest IPC food security report, more than 21 million people across Sudan are facing high levels of acute food…
Gaza: Food access improves in the south but food convoys fail to reach north directly
One in two households surveyed reported better access because of increasing commercial and aid deliveries. OCHA warned however that no food aid…
Nearly 6 million people in the Caribbean impacted by Hurricane Melissa
Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica all suffered extensive damage and loss of life as a result of Hurricane Melissa. Speaking from the Jamaican…
UN agencies on hand as deadly new quake hits northern Afghanistan
Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that first responders from the UN agency were already “on the…