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This week the US State Department announced a more than $800 million contribution to the World Food Programme (WFP) and a more than $218 million partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The development…
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The warning comes as climate pressures continue to mount worldwide, particularly in regions already experiencing fragile food systems and recurring humanitarian crises.For example, new data from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)...
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The Security Council debated conditions in Gaza at the request of its 10 elected members amid concern that the territory's humanitarian crisis is being overshadowed by wider regional developments. The...
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UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric updated journalists on the activities of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and ongoing humanitarian support to people displaced by hostilities between Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants. He said UNIFIL peacekeepers reported observing 143 trajectories of projectiles on Thursday, with 119...
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“During a period supposedly defined by restraint and protection, a child has been killed, on average, every single day for more than eight months,” said UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson...
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has reported a marked increase in military activity within the Gaza Strip in recent weeks, leading to a rise in casualties and...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently investigating reports of airstrikes targeting Jabal Amel Hospital in Tyre, a city in southern Lebanon, on Monday, amidst an alarming increase in assaults...
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Matthias Schmale condemned the large-scale Russian assault on the capital Kyiv, as well as Dnipro and Kharkiv, which marked the third time they have been struck in as many weeks. “Instead of enjoying the...
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Speaking in Geneva on Tuesday, UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch warned that sharp reductions in humanitarian and development funding are putting essential services at risk for one of the world’s largest...
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At least seven civilians were killed in villages in Mambasa Territory, Ituri province, on Sunday, humanitarian partners reported. The attack followed weeks of mounting violence in the province, bringing the death toll to more than...
