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Sudan crisis: UN agencies race to aid civilians as violence engulfs El Fasher
“We are deeply alarmed by mounting reports of grave violations against civilians,” M. Haq said, citing accounts of…
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Catch-up immunization campaign ‘a lifeline’ for Gaza’s children
Estimates indicate one in five children under three are either zero-dose or have missed vaccinations because of the war, putting them at risk of…
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Half of Jamaica’s population reeling from Hurricane Melissa
More than 130 roads were blocked, power and communication networks disrupted, while health services remain under heavy strain,…
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Potential Gaza stabilization force must have Security Council approval: Guterres
António Guterres was speaking at a press conference during the Second World Summit for Social Development in the Qatari capital. He was asked about coordination…
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Syria’s future under threat from acute funding shortages
The development comes 11 months after the country’s devastating civil war ended with the overthrow of the Assad…
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Famine declared in two Sudanese cities cut off by war, fragile gains elsewhere
Although food security has begun to improve in areas where fighting has subsided, famine has taken hold in…
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Gaza: Aid teams race to push back hunger; one million food parcels delivered
Last month, hundreds of thousands of people returned to northern Gaza – where famine was declared at the…
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Nearly 6 million people in the Caribbean impacted by Hurricane Melissa
Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica all suffered extensive damage and loss of life as a result of Hurricane Melissa.…
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In a quiet community on Doha’s edge, Gaza’s wounded and orphaned learn to heal
In the late afternoon light, about 20 kilometres from Doha, the Al-Thumama complex looks like any quiet residential…
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Gaza: Food access improves in the south but food convoys fail to reach north directly
One in two households surveyed reported better access because of increasing commercial and aid deliveries. OCHA warned however…