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WHO Urges Israel to Show Mercy in Gaza Conflict

WHO Urges Israel to Show Mercy in Gaza Conflict

Fri 23 May 2025 02:09 CEST

The head of the World Health Organization, WHO, fought back tears when he on Thursday urged to show mercy in its war against Gaza. I beg you to show mercy

UN: 14,000 Gaza Infants Face Acute Malnutrition Crisis

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UN: 14,000 Gaza Infants Face Acute Malnutrition Crisis

Tue 20 May 2025 10:20 CEST

Around 100 UN trucks with emergency aid have been permitted to roll into Gaza on Tuesday. The UN estimates that 14,000 infants are suffering from acute malnutrition

WHO Urges Protection Against Invisible Threat Amid Funding Challenges

WHO Urges Protection Against Invisible Threat Amid Funding Challenges

Mon 19 May 2025 15:03 CEST

When the World Health Organization WHO is now launching its annual top meeting, it is overshadowed by more challenges than ever. One question is how the absence of the USA affects other countries' willingness to cooperate

Netanyahu's Gaza Aid Plan Criticized as "Perverse" by Relief Chief

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Netanyahu's Gaza Aid Plan Criticized as "Perverse" by Relief Chief

Mon 19 May 2025 13:37 CEST

Israel is to allow a very limited amount of emergency aid into Gaza after nearly eleven weeks of blockade. The plan is then to bypass trusted aid organizations and let private security firms handle the deliveries

Emergency Aid Trucks Enter Gaza for First Time in Nearly Three Months

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Emergency Aid Trucks Enter Gaza for First Time in Nearly Three Months

Mon 19 May 2025 07:06 CEST

Several trucks have entered Gaza with emergency aid – the first in nearly three months. The news comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) has alerted that two million Gazans are starving

WHO Faces Major Staff Reductions Amid US Funding Withdrawal

WHO Faces Major Staff Reductions Amid US Funding Withdrawal

Tue 22 Apr 2025 22:08 CEST

The World Health Organization (WHO) is forced to lay off a significant part of the staff and scale down operations after the US withdrawal. Very painful decisions, says Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

WHO Condemns Attack on Gaza's Last Functioning Northern Hospital

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WHO Condemns Attack on Gaza's Last Functioning Northern Hospital

Sun 13 Apr 2025 03:08 CEST

Israel has attacked the al-Ahli hospital – which is said to be the last functioning one in northern Gaza Strip. A child died when the building was evacuated

WHO Faces Budget Cuts After US Withdrawal Decision

WHO Faces Budget Cuts After US Withdrawal Decision

Sat 29 Mar 2025 17:15 CET

The World Health Organization (WHO) must reduce its budget by a fifth following the USA's decision to leave the UN agency, according to an internal email that the news agency AFP has taken part of.

UN: Over 630 trucks to Gaza

UN: Over 630 trucks to Gaza

Mon 20 Jan 2025 02:27 CET

More than 630 trucks with humanitarian aid entered the besieged Gaza Strip on the first day of the ceasefire, according to the UN's disaster relief organization, Ocha. At least 300 of them have reached northern Gaza

WHO demands Israel release hospital chief

WHO demands Israel release hospital chief

Mon 30 Dec 2024 12:20 CET

The World Health Organization (WHO) demands that Israel release the hospital chief of the Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza after he was detained during intense raids on the hospital.

UN Chief: Civilian Plane Narrowly Avoids Attack at Airport

UN Chief: Civilian Plane Narrowly Avoids Attack at Airport

Sat 28 Dec 2024 03:19 CET

A civilian plane with hundreds of passengers had just landed when Israel carried out airstrikes against the airport in Sanaa, Yemen, according to the UN's Yemen coordinator Julien Harneis.

After Airport Attack in Yemen: Drone Against Israel

After Airport Attack in Yemen: Drone Against Israel

Fri 27 Dec 2024 01:03 CET

The Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen claims to have fired a missile at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel – a day after Israel carried out raids against the airport in Sanaa in Yemen. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemns what he calls an "escalation" of the conflict

WHO Chief at the Airport Israel Bombed

WHO Chief at the Airport Israel Bombed

Thu 26 Dec 2024 16:37 CET

Israel has carried out attacks on targets belonging to the Islamist Huthi movement in Yemen, confirms Israel's military. The WHO's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was at the airport in Sanaa when it was attacked

Tent camp in "safe zone" attacked in Gaza

Tent camp in "safe zone" attacked in Gaza

Mon 23 Dec 2024 19:57 CET

Up to 60 people have been killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza in the last 24 hours, reports The Guardian, citing health authorities in the Hamas-ruled strip. In northern Gaza, direct artillery fire is reported against one of the few functioning hospitals

WHO: Several children injured in attack in Gaza

WHO: Several children injured in attack in Gaza

Sat 2 Nov 2024 19:48 CET

Six people, including four children, have been injured in an attack on a polio vaccination center in Gaza, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

After the Pause: Polio Vaccination Resumes in Gaza

After the Pause: Polio Vaccination Resumes in Gaza

Fri 1 Nov 2024 13:54 CET

The disease that plagued the pharaohs is now gone

The disease that plagued the pharaohs is now gone

Tue 29 Oct 2024 01:52 CET

Egypt is now free from malaria, announces the World Health Organization (WHO). In a press release, the fight to eradicate the disease in the country is described as "a hundred-year effort" and an end to a disease that has existed since "ancient times"

Healthcare workers injured in Gaza

Healthcare workers injured in Gaza

Sat 26 Oct 2024 14:21 CEST

Israeli forces have withdrawn from the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza after reports that more than 40 employees had been detained. Images published on social media show how the courtyard has been leveled to the ground and hospital wards vandalized

Task: Gazabor was killed while waiting for help

Task: Gazabor was killed while waiting for help

Fri 25 Oct 2024 09:46 CEST

Twelve Palestinians in northern Gaza are reported to have been killed in an Israeli air strike while waiting for emergency aid. WHO has lost contact with staff at a hospital in Jabalia after reports of an Israeli raid

Woman in Beit Lahia: They Have Killed Everyone

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Woman in Beit Lahia: They Have Killed Everyone

Sun 20 Oct 2024 08:19 CEST

Nearly 90 people are either dead or missing after Israel's attack on Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, according to Palestinian authorities. Many of them are women and children

Sudan rejects UN demands for refugee protection

Sudan rejects UN demands for refugee protection

Sun 8 Sept 2024 17:55 CEST

Sudan's regime rejects a UN demand for an "independent and impartial" force to protect millions of vulnerable inhabitants. The WHO chief says that more than 20,000 people have been killed in the civil war that has lasted for 16 months

Mpox in Africa can be stopped in six months

Mpox in Africa can be stopped in six months

Fri 30 Aug 2024 18:13 CEST

The first vaccine doses against mpox are expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo within the next few days. The hope is that the outbreak can be over within six months, according to WHO

WHO calls for crisis meeting on mpox

WHO calls for crisis meeting on mpox

Wed 7 Aug 2024 17:59 CEST

WHO sends 1 million polio vaccine doses to Gaza

WHO sends 1 million polio vaccine doses to Gaza

Fri 26 Jul 2024 14:00 CEST