Gaza: Women and girls struggle to manage their periods amid crisis
Globally, 1.8 billion people menstruate, yet for many, especially in crises zones, it’s far more than an inconvenience. In war-torn Gaza, around 700,000…
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In Gaza, daily food intake has fallen well below ‘survival’ level
Latest data simulations from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) point to the average Gazan eating just 1,400 calories per day –…
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: US vetoes new resolution calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire, unconditional release of hostages
The United States has vetoed a new draft resolution on Gaza, standing as the lone vote against the text which called for…
US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza
The text, co-sponsored by Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, and Somalia – collectively known…
Five humanitarians killed in ‘horrendous’ attack on aid convoy in Sudan
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) condemned the attack on the joint humanitarian convoy and reminded…
World News in Brief: Aid for Syria, children under attack in Mozambique, rights-based climate action
Despite limited resources, the UN and partners are reaching some 2.5 million people each month across the country. In May alone, more…
Haiti: WFP concerned over humanitarian situation as hurricane season begins
With roughly half the population, 5.7 million people, facing some sort of emergency level of hunger, Haiti is one of five countries…
UN calls for ‘immediate and unconditional’ release of aid workers arbitrarily detained in Yemen
In a statement on Monday, António Guterres strongly condemned the death in detention of a World Food Programme (WFP) staff member earlier this…
Gaza: UN rights chief condemns new killings around private aid hub
“Attacks directed against civilians constitute a grave breach of international law and a war crime,” the High Commissioner said in a statement,…
Gaza: Guterres urges probe into killings at food distribution sites
More than 30 people were killed and over 100 wounded while waiting in the morning to get food from two sites in…