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US War Veteran Leads New Emergency Aid Effort in Gaza

Israel's plan to release aid to Gaza through a completely new organization has been met with sharp criticism from the established aid world. The plan is not perfect, but it gives people food, says the American war veteran Jake Wood, head of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which is to distribute the aid.
US War Veteran Leads New Emergency Aid Effort in Gaza

UN: 14,000 Gaza Infants Face Acute Malnutrition Crisis

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.
UN: 14,000 Gaza Infants Face Acute Malnutrition Crisis

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

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

Doctors Without Borders and UN Urge Action on Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

Doctors Without Borders denounce the "intentional humanitarian catastrophe" in Gaza, and the UN's António Guterres calls for unimpeded humanitarian access to the strip. The statements come after Israel blocked all humanitarian aid from entering the war-torn area for over ten weeks.
Doctors Without Borders and UN Urge Action on Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

Civilians Targeted in New Attack Amid Sudan's Ongoing Conflict

More than 30 people were killed when paramilitary forces launched a new attack on one of the larger cities in Darfur, alarm activist groups working in Sudan's raging civil war. .
Civilians Targeted in New Attack Amid Sudan's Ongoing Conflict

UN Cuts Back After Withdrawn US Support

The UN's coordination body for humanitarian aid, Ocha, is to lay off 20 per cent of its staff. This as a consequence of withdrawn American aid.
UN Cuts Back After Withdrawn US Support

Rain and Heat Challenge Myanmar Earthquake Recovery Efforts

Heavy rainfall makes recovery more difficult after the earthquake in Myanmar last week, where thousands of people perished. Precipitation combined with heat also increases the risk of disease outbreaks in the tent camps.
Rain and Heat Challenge Myanmar Earthquake Recovery Efforts

UN Sees Catastrophic Consequences as US Stops Aid

The American decision to stop supporting aid efforts can mean "a seismic shock" for global humanitarian work, according to the head of the UN agency Ocha. .
UN Sees Catastrophic Consequences as US Stops Aid

UNICEF: "Truly Terrifying Situation"

Israel's decision to stop the introduction of humanitarian aid to Gaza is being criticized. Most people here are dependent on the aid shipments, says Unicef's spokesperson Salim Oweis, on site in Gaza, to TT.
UNICEF: "Truly Terrifying Situation"

UN: Famine Threat Averted - For Now

The influx of relief aid, which is permitted under the ongoing ceasefire in the Gaza War, has made it possible to avoid starvation in most areas of the region, according to the UN. .
UN: Famine Threat Averted - For Now

UN Chief: "An Entire Generation Traumatized in Gaza"

A whole generation of children has been traumatized by the war in Gaza, says Tom Fletcher, head of the UN's disaster relief organization, Ocha. > Cautious estimates show that over 17,000 children are without their families in Gaza, he said at a meeting in the UN Security Council on Thursday.
UN Chief: "An Entire Generation Traumatized in Gaza"

UN: Over 630 trucks to Gaza

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.
UN: Over 630 trucks to Gaza

The UN wants free and fair elections in Syria

The UN Security Council demands that an "inclusive and Syrian-led" political process be implemented in the country, following the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad. The UN envoy Geir Pedersen urges the country to hold free and fair elections.
The UN wants free and fair elections in Syria

EU returns to Syria: "Must be on the spot"

Syria's new leadership is working hard to win back the world. Several countries have resumed diplomatic relations with the country after the regime's fall.
EU returns to Syria: "Must be on the spot"

HRW: Women are held as sex slaves in Sudan

Women and girls are exposed to gang rapes in front of their families – or are taken away and held as sex slaves. Human Rights Watch directs serious accusations against Sudan's paramilitary forces.
HRW: Women are held as sex slaves in Sudan

Almost 50,000 displaced in northwestern Syria

Almost 50,000 people have recently been displaced in Idlib and northern Aleppo in Syria, announces the UN's disaster relief organization, Ocha. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres is concerned about the situation.
Almost 50,000 displaced in northwestern Syria

UN: Deadliest Year for Aid Workers

Around the world, 281 aid workers have been killed so far this year, which means that 2024 is the deadliest year ever for aid workers, according to the UN's chief for humanitarian affairs. > Aid workers are being killed at an unprecedented rate, their courage and humanity met with bullets and bombs, says Tom Fletcher.
UN: Deadliest Year for Aid Workers

UN appoints new chief for disaster relief

The British diplomat Tom Fletcher will be responsible for the UN's disaster relief organization, OCHA. He replaces Martin Griffiths, who resigned in June due to health reasons.
UN appoints new chief for disaster relief
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