Global IssuesNews headlines for “Aid”, page 5
Potentially ‘deadly’ consequences could arise from Israel’s UNRWA ban: UNICEF
- UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that Israeli legislation to shut down the main lifeline for Palestine refugees in Gaza “will be deadly” if fully implemented.
‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies
- UN News
“Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people in coming months, driven principally by violence and conflict. Five hunger hotspots are of particular concern: Haiti, Mali, the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), South Sudan and Sudan, UN agencies said on Thursday.
Stories from the UN Archive: What UNRWA built
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Education, health care, humanitarian and social services, camps for displaced people, including in times of armed conflict. These are just some of the services that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has been providing Palestinians since the agency began operating in 1950.
UNRWA cannot be replaced, say UN top officials in response to Knesset ban
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Top UN officials continued to line up on Tuesday to defend the irreplaceable role of the global body’s agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, insisting that if implemented, the Israeli parliament’s decision to ban it would only deepen suffering in Gaza.
‘Spiralling crisis’ in Haiti demands continued global attention: WFP
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International attention must remain focused on Haiti, where political uncertainty persists and rampant gang violence and food insecurity continue to plunge the country “into a spiralling crisis”, a senior official with the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
World News in Brief: Sudan food crisis update, justice in Thailand, UN can solve global problems
- UN News
Sudan’s humanitarian crisis continues to deepen, with ongoing fighting between rival militaries displacing millions.
‘Lebanon risks falling off a humanitarian cliff’: UN relief coordinator
- UN News
The UN Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon on Thursday urged the international community to push harder for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah warning that the country is on the brink of a humanitarian collapse.
WFP delivers life-saving aid to one million people in Burkina Faso
- UN News
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reached a significant milestone in its humanitarian response in Burkina Faso, according to a report released on Tuesday.
UN renews call to protect civilians, as deadly Israeli strike hits close to key Beirut hospital
- UN News
The UN’s top human rights official on Tuesday urged an immediate halt to hostilities in Lebanon following an overnight Israeli airstrike near a major hospital in Beirut that reportedly killed at least 18 people, including four children.
‘The smell of death is everywhere’ in northern Gaza, UNRWA chief says
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The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA appealed on Tuesday for an immediate truce in northern Gaza in a social media post describing how “three weeks of non-stop bombardments” by Israeli forces have impacted the region.
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