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Gaza: Search for food puts lives on the line
Since the end of May, aid distribution in Gaza has been carried out by a mechanism backed by Israel and the United States bypassing UN agencies and their established partners,…
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Central Africa at a crossroads amid rising tensions and instability
With violence worsening in both the Lake Chad Basin and the Great Lakes, the Security Council met on Monday to examine the threats confronting the wider region.“Central Africa remains rich…
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Gaza: Women and girls struggle to manage their periods amid crisis
Globally, 1.8 billion people menstruate, yet for many, especially in crises zones, it’s far more than an inconvenience.In war-torn Gaza, around 700,000 women and girls of menstruating age, including thousands experiencing their…
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In Gaza, daily food intake has fallen well below ‘survival’ level
Latest data simulations from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) point to the average Gazan eating just 1,400 calories per day – “or 67 per cent of what a human…
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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: US vetoes new resolution calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire, unconditional release of hostages
The United States has vetoed a new draft resolution on Gaza, standing as the lone vote against the text which called for an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire, the unconditional…
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US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza
The text, co-sponsored by Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, and Somalia – collectively known as the E-10 – received 14 votes in…
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Gaza: UN rights chief condemns new killings around private aid hub
“Attacks directed against civilians constitute a grave breach of international law and a war crime,” the High Commissioner said in a statement, issued after Palestinians were reportedly killed seeking assistance…
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Five humanitarians killed in ‘horrendous’ attack on aid convoy in Sudan
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) condemned the attack on the joint humanitarian convoy and reminded the international community that under humanitarian law, aid…
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World News in Brief: Aid for Syria, children under attack in Mozambique, rights-based climate action
Despite limited resources, the UN and partners are reaching some 2.5 million people each month across the country. In May alone, more than one million people received assistance, according to…
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Haiti: WFP concerned over humanitarian situation as hurricane season begins
With roughly half the population, 5.7 million people, facing some sort of emergency level of hunger, Haiti is one of five countries in the world with catastrophic levels of hunger. “Despite…