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  1. Conflict driving hunger crisis in Sudan, UN officials tell Security Council

    - UN News

    Eleven months of brutal fighting is driving a hunger crisis in Sudan, with some areas likely to experience catastrophic levels of food insecurity by the lean season in May, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday.

  2. Gaza: Less than 1 in 2 UN aid missions allowed into northern zones this month

    - UN News

    Less than half of the UN aid convoys planned for Gaza’s hunger-ravaged north have made it so far this month, despite repeated appeals from the international community to ramp up relief to more than one million people on the brink of starvation, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday.

  3. Haiti: Aid efforts continue amid violence and volatility

    - UN News

    Humanitarians continue to deliver aid in Haiti, where the situation in the capital, Port-au-Prince, remains tense and volatile in the face of escalating gang violence and political instability.

  4. Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn

    - UN News

    UN humanitarians reiterated their resolve on Tuesday to help the people of Gaza where increasing numbers of children are on “the brink of death” from acute hunger, caused by five months of intense Israeli bombardment and constant aid access denials.

  5. World News in Brief: Haiti aid delivery continues, South Sudan violence, pandemic treaty talks near end, Guterres on Myanmar crisis

    - UN News

    Aid workers continue to deliver assistance to people in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, amid ongoing tension and volatility, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Monday.

  6. UN relief chief calls for overhaul in humanitarian assistance delivery

    - UN News

    The UN’s emergency relief chief on Monday outlined the need for a fundamental shift in how humanitarian assistance is delivered, advocating for greater understanding of the needs of crisis-affected populations and a more proactive approach.

  7. Imminent famine in northern Gaza is ‘entirely man-made disaster’: Guterres

    - UN News

    Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search of Hamas fighters, UN humanitarians warned that new food insecurity data indicates that famine could happen “anytime”.

  8. Gaza: Nearly 23 million tonnes of debris ‘will take years to clear’

    - UN News

    The war in Gaza has left a staggering almost 23 millions tonnes of rubble and unexploded weapons scattered across the enclave, UN humanitarians said on Friday.

  9. Haiti crisis: UN mission announces airbridge to facilitate aid relief

    - UN News

    Out-of-control gang violence has created a humanitarian crisis in Haiti that the UN aims to help alleviate with the creation of an airbridge with the neighbouring Dominican Republic.

  10. Gaza: Aid missions constantly under threat, warns UN humanitarian chief

    - UN News

    Desperately needed aid operations in Gaza must be protected from attack, the UN’s top aid official has warned, amid reports on Thursday that Palestinians were killed and injured while waiting for supplies in Gaza City.

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