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Israel must end ‘cruel collective punishment’ in Gaza, urges UN relief chief

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Israel must end ‘cruel collective punishment’ in Gaza, urges UN relief chief 01 May 2025 © UNICEF Members of a family in Gaza looks at their destroyed home. The UN’s top humanitarian official on Thursday issued a stark warning over the continuing blockade of aid into Gaza, calling on Israel to lift restrictions that have left civilians without food, medical care, and hope…

Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for greater protection of civilians in besieged El Fasher

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for greater protection of civilians in besieged El Fasher 01 May 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Jamal In Darfur, thousands of people have fled fighting to seek refuge in Tawila. More than 500 civilians have been killed in North Darfur state, Sudan, over the past three weeks, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday.…

Jazz takes centre stage in Chicago for 2026

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Jazz takes centre stage in Chicago for 2026 01 May 2025 Unsplash/Chris Dickens The city of Chicago. Chicago has been named host city for the 2026 International Jazz Day festivities - coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the event and the 250th anniversary of the United States. The…

WHO chief laments most disruptive cuts to global health funding ‘in living memory’

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WHO chief laments most disruptive cuts to global health funding ‘in living memory’ 01 May 2025 © UNRWA Patients wait to see medics at the UNRWA health centre in Maan, southern Gaza. As sudden budget cuts severely impact global health funding, prolonged conflicts around the world are fuelling disease outbreaks and posing a serious threat to public health, the head of the World Health…

Afghanistan: Taliban restrictions on women’s rights intensify

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Taliban restrictions on women’s rights intensify 01 May 2025 © IOM/Léo Torréton An IOM mental health and psychosocial support counsellor leads a session with women in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have followed through on decrees aimed at erasing women from public life in the country and restricting their freedom of movement, the UN mission to the…

Anthrax outbreak compounds security crisis in eastern DR Congo

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Anthrax outbreak compounds security crisis in eastern DR Congo 01 May 2025 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire The UN continues to support public health in communities in the eastern DR Congo. An anthrax outbreak is compounding the worsening security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), driving up humanitarian needs and further limiting access to basic services. The escalating…

International aid: ‘The money isn’t coming back anytime soon’, Fletcher warns

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home International aid: ‘The money isn’t coming back anytime soon’, Fletcher warns 01 May 2025 © UNOCHA Tom Fletcher, the UN's Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator meets people in Kunduz, Afghanistan. UN relief chief Tom Fletcher warned on Thursday that the global aid system must undergo a “humanitarian reset”, becoming significantly more efficient and exploring new sources…

Millions will die from funding cuts, says UN aid chief

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Millions will die from funding cuts, says UN aid chief 30 April 2025 © WFP/Mohammad Hasib Hazinyar A mother and child attend a nutrition clinic in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Lifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result in millions of people dying, the UN’s top aid official said on Wednesday…

UNRWA warns against closure of six schools in East Jerusalem

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA warns against closure of six schools in East Jerusalem 30 April 2025 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Children walk through partially destroyed streets in Jenin in the West Bank. (file) The education of 800 students in occupied East Jerusalem is at risk as Israel moves to close their schools next week, a senior official with the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Wednesday.…

Afghanistan’s socioeconomic crisis deepens amid crackdown on women’s rights

1 week 1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan’s socioeconomic crisis deepens amid crackdown on women’s rights 30 April 2025 © UNDP Afghanistan Afghanistan is sinking deeper into socioeconomic crisis, with widening inequalities that are accentuated for women and specific regions. In Afghanistan, 75 per cent of the population struggles to meet their daily needs; with female-headed households, rural communities and internally…