Colombia earthquake: UN ramps up aid for 100,000 people
Key points UN agencies unroll plans to serve more than 100,000 people in need The earthquake has affected 15 departments and 472…
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Qusra siege eases as UN reaches trapped families, but crisis deepens in Gaza
UN teams on the ground reached the families after they were confined to their homes following the establishment of an Israeli settlement…
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks
In the West Bank, aid partners warn that their work “is being delayed and limited by a network of over 900 physical…
‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes
‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes Source link
Sudan: The harrowing reality of giving birth in a war zone
Key points Pregnant women travel for hours to reach emergency maternity care Golo town hospital is only one able to perform C-sections…
World News in Brief: Afghanistan education, Myanmar flooding, Syria recovery, homecare workers in New York
Although many families in rural Afghanistan struggle to secure food and water, the UN’s aid coordination office spokesperson Olga Cherevko said on…
Colombia quake: In Cali’s ruins, an ‘overwhelming sense of humanity’
As rescuers search for signs of life beneath collapsed buildings, people across Cali have come out with water, food, tools and often…
Sudan: Attacks and further displacement in Blue Nile and North Kordofan
The renewed call on Wednesday comes in the wake of violence in two states – Blue Nile and North Kordofan – as…
UN continues scaling up response to earthquake in Colombia
According to latest official figures, the 7.4 magnitude quake has left more than 200 dead and injured over 2,500, said UN Deputy…
Cholera spreads across borders in West and Central Africa
Key facts Cholera outbreaks are active in six countries across West and Central Africa, spread along two major transmission corridors Nigeria has…