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Gaza flooding latest disaster to hit desperate Palestinians

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza flooding latest disaster to hit desperate Palestinians 14 December 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Heavy rains have led to flooding in the streets of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Heavy rains created new misery in Gaza as UN humanitarians repeated deep concerns on Thursday over the deteriorating health situation in the Strip, amid ongoing Israeli bombardment and fighting with…

World News in Brief: End e-cigarette boom urges WHO, measles surge in Europe, Central Asia; crisis for kids in Lebanon

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: End e-cigarette boom urges WHO, measles surge in Europe, Central Asia; crisis for kids in Lebanon 14 December 2023 © Unsplash A woman smokes an e-cigarette. E-cigarettes, which pose serious health risks, are being “aggressively marketed” to young people and in large parts of the world there are no rules in place to protect children from their harmful effects, UN health…

South Sudan: No basis for free and fair 2024 elections, warns Haysom

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home South Sudan: No basis for free and fair 2024 elections, warns Haysom 14 December 2023 © WFP/Eulalia Berlanga People wait in line at a food distribution site in Malakal, South Sudan. South Sudan is in no position to hold free, fair, or secure elections slated for December next year, the head of the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on Thursday, stressing that there’s still time to catch…

Explainer: How Darfur became a ‘humanitarian calamity and catastrophic human rights crisis’

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Explainer: How Darfur became a ‘humanitarian calamity and catastrophic human rights crisis’ 14 December 2023 © UNICEF/Annadjib Ramadane Maha A Sudanese mother and her children take refuge in a town in Chad across the border from Darfur in Sudan. The outbreak of conflict seven months ago in Sudan has led to “a convergence of a worsening humanitarian calamity and a catastrophic human rights…

'Desperate, hungry, terrified': Gazans stopping aid trucks in search of food

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home 'Desperate, hungry, terrified': Gazans stopping aid trucks in search of food 14 December 2023 © WFP/Ali Jadallah Hot meals are distributed to people who have fled their homes in Gaza. Some Gazans are so desperate for food that they are now stopping aid trucks and immediately eating what they find, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Thursday…

UNHCR Press Conference

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR Press Conference 14 December 2023 Press Conference Announcement Climate impact on forced displacement and refugees in Somalia Safia Hassan Mohamed, Commissioner, Somali National Commission for Refugees and IDPs (NCRI)

European Union Press Conference

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home European Union Press Conference 14 December 2023 Press Conference Announcement EU resettlement pledge 2024-2025 Ylva Johansson, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson

UNHCR Press Conference

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR Press Conference 13 December 2023 Press Conference Announcement Global Refugee Forum (13-15 December 2023) Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees

‘Hunger catastrophe’ looming in war-ravaged Sudan, UN agency warns

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Hunger catastrophe’ looming in war-ravaged Sudan, UN agency warns 13 December 2023 © WFP/Muna Abdelhakim Nearly 18 million people across Sudan are facing acute hunger in 2023, more than double the number in 2022. Civilians in Sudan – where rival militaries are waging a bloody war, with devastating consequences – are at a high risk of falling into catastrophic levels of hunger by May next…

Gaza ceasefire ‘in everybody’s interest’: UN humanitarian coordinator

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza ceasefire ‘in everybody’s interest’: UN humanitarian coordinator 13 December 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba People in Rafah city in the Gaza Strip flee a missile attack. A ceasefire in Gaza is “the only way forward” and “in the interest of everybody” as the war there threatens peace and security for both Palestinians and Israelis for years or even decades to come, the UN’s top…