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Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica all suffered extensive damage and loss of life as a result of Hurricane Melissa.Speaking from the Jamaican capital, Kingston, the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Alexis Masciarelli…
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“Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that their partners continue their scale-up efforts, despite reported Israeli airstrikes across the Strip,” he said, noting that some strikes hit areas near the so-called…
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The heavy humanitarian and psychological toll of these strikes is compounded by the expectation that this year’s winter will be much colder than last year’s – with the level of…
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Since the powerful paramilitary group made a major incursion into the city last week, the UN human rights office has received “horrendous accounts of summary executions, mass killings, rapes, attacks…
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The hurricane caused widespread damage to homes, infrastructure and crops, leaving thousands displaced.However, extensive storm preparation by governments, assisted by UN agencies and other NGOs, appears to have helped lessen…
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The World Health Organization says it’s appalled and deeply shocked by reports that 460 patients and their companions have been killed at Saudi Maternity Hospital in the city.Director-General Tedros Adhanom…
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“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the killings due to Israeli airstrikes of civilians in Gaza yesterday, including many children,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents in New York.“He condemns all actions…
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Briefing reporters hours before Melissa is expected to make landfall in Jamaica, a representative of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), said that the category 5…
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Latest news reports say wind speeds have reached 165mph (270km/h) while storm surges of 13 feet (3.9 metres) are expected to lash the Caribbean island nation. Conditions are expected to…
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Many families are returning to shattered neighbourhoods where unstable buildings and unexploded ordnance pose deadly risks.“Water, food and essential services are still desperately needed,” OCHA said, as humanitarian partners race…
