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Venezuela crisis: UN aid effort continues amid political upheaval

The backdropVenezuela has endured years of economic collapse, political instability, hyperinflation and economic sanctions from Washington, compounded by floods, landslides and other climate shocks.The recent seizure of President Nicolás Maduro…

7 January 2026 · 3 min read

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Gaza aid lifelines under strain as winter worsens

Since the fragile October ceasefire began as phase one of the US-led peace plan, thousands of tents and hundreds of thousands of tarpaulins have been distributed. Yet partners estimate that over…

3 January 2026 · 4 min read

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New year dawns amid rubble and resolve in Gaza

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians remain uprooted, many living in makeshift tents pitched on bare ground or squeezed into damaged buildings without reliable access to water, electricity, healthcare or sanitation.…

1 January 2026 · 2 min read

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Afghanistan to remain major crisis in 2026, UN, partners warn

Years of conflict, compounded by worsening food insecurity, recurrent natural disasters, climate change impacts and large-scale returns of displaced people, have left an estimated 45 per cent of the population…

31 December 2025 · 2 min read

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Another child dies in extreme conditions in Gaza: UNICEF

In a statement, the agency identified the latest victim as seven-year-old Ata Mai; he drowned on 27 December during severe flooding in an improvised camp for internally displaced people in…

31 December 2025 · 2 min read