Global IssuesNews headlines for “Aid”, page 28
UNRWA staff ‘not going anywhere’ despite forced closure of East Jerusalem compound
- UN News
Two arson attacks and growing protests forced UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA to temporarily close its office in East Jerusalem this week, but its vital work will continue as war rages in Gaza and violence rises in the West Bank, Senior Communications Manager Jonathan Fowler told UN News on Friday.
In Nairobi, Guterres reiterates appeal for end to Gaza war
- UN News
With the situation in Rafah “on a knife’s edge”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed again on Friday for Israeli and Hamas leaders “to demonstrate political courage and spare no effort” in reaching an agreement to end the war in Gaza and free all hostages.
Gaza: As exodus from Rafah continues, UN urges reopening of aid lines
- UN News
With no let-up in the Israeli military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah into Friday, UN humanitarians issued renewed calls for a ceasefire as “the only hope” to avert further bloodshed and restore desperately needed aid deliveries.
Haiti: UNICEF ensures thousands have safe drinking water
- UN News
More than 30,000 people displaced by gang violence in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, have access to safe drinking water thanks to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners.
Gaza: 80,000 displaced from Rafah as Israeli bombardment intensifies, say UN aid teams
- UN News
Some 80,000 people have left Rafah since Monday amid continuing Israeli bombardment in and around Gaza’s southernmost city overnight and into Thursday, UN humanitarians reported.
No aid getting into Gaza, says UN aid agency
- UN News
Israeli military manoeuvres and shelling continued in and around eastern Rafah in southern Gaza on Wednesday morning as UN humanitarians stressed that “no fuel or aid” is getting into the enclave.
Patients in Rafah ‘afraid to seek services’, WHO reports
- UN News
The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken “crucial steps” in the event of a large-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah, Dr. Ahmed Dahir, team lead of its office in Gaza, told UN News on Tuesday.
Uncertainty in Gaza amplified by closure of key border crossings
- UN News
Amid ongoing uncertainty about a ceasefire in Gaza and an escalation of the military operation in Rafah, UN aid agencies expressed deep concerns on Tuesday that the two main access points into the enclave remained closed, while families are scared and “hanging on psychologically and physically by a thread”.
World News in Brief: Human rights in Haiti, 750,000 hit by East Africa floods, Namibia health milestone
- UN News
UN independent human rights experts on Monday issued a stark warning about the ongoing severe violations of women and girls’ rights in Haiti, highlighting the near total impunity of armed gangs amid the ongoing crisis there.
UN and partners issue urgent funding appeal for Yemen
- UN News
Donors must continue to support humanitarian efforts to assist millions in need in Yemen, UN agencies and dozens of other aid partners said on Monday.
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