News headlines for “Aid”, page 17
Sudan: UN-hosted talks on local ceasefires to continue in Geneva
- UN News
UN-led talks between Sudan's warring parties were set to continue in Geneva on Friday focusing on brokering “possible local ceasefires” to help deliver aid and protect civilians across the country.
UN humanitarians warn against Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza City
- UN News
Israel’s order for people to leave Gaza City on Wednesday “will only fuel mass suffering for Palestinian families", many of whom have been displaced multiple times, the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, has warned.
UN emphasizes gender-sensitive approach in response to Hurricane Beryl
- UN News
The United Nations has announced a regional response plan to support communities in the islands worst affected by Hurricane Beryl, which swept through the Caribbean last week, leaving a trail of devastation.
Schools ‘bombed-out’ in latest Gaza escalation, says UNRWA chief
- UN News
Amid reports of intensified heavy shelling in north, central and southern Gaza, the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, confirmed on Wednesday that schools-turned-shelters have been “bombed-out” as a result of the latest escalation.
Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency
- UN News
In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an ever more deadly threat to a population under constant attack, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
Hurricane Beryl highlights need for robust early warning systems
- UN News
Hurricane Beryl, which left a trail of destruction from the Caribbean to Mexico – and now the United States – has once again underscored the urgent need for robust early warning systems, the UN meteorological agency (WMO) said on Monday.
After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike
- UN News
The war in Gaza passed the nine-month mark on Sunday with humanitarians left assessing the damage of a fresh Israeli airstrike on a UN school.
UN official describes total devastation in Carriacou following Hurricane Beryl
- UN News
The island of Carriacou in Grenada has been virtually “flattened” by the devastating Hurricane Beryl, a senior UN official there reported on Friday, as humanitarian teams ramp up their support to communities affected across the Caribbean.
UN mobilizes $4 million for Hurricane Beryl response in the Caribbean
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General has reiterated his solidarity with countries affected by Hurricane Beryl, releasing $4 million from the Organization’s emergency response fund to kickstart relief efforts.
Gaza ‘split in two’ as civilians, humanitarians reset lives, aid efforts
- UN News
The Gaza Strip is virtually “split in two”, with blockades not only restricting the movement of displaced people seeking shelter, but also aid workers trying to assist civilians in desperate need, a UN relief official said on Wednesday.