News headlines for “Aid”, page 6

  1. Security Council reiterates call for immediate and safe aid delivery to Gaza

    - UN News

    The UN Security Council has underscored the need to protect civilians in Gaza in the wake of the deadly incident at an aid convoy on Thursday.

  2. UNHCR assists thousands fleeing armed group violence in northern Mozambique

    - UN News

    The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has voiced deep concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in the restive Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique following a recent surge in violence and attacks by armed groups.

  3. Gaza: Worst famine fears realised as 10th child reportedly ‘starves to death’

    - UN News

    Repeated warnings from humanitarians over desperate food insecurity and imminent famine in Gaza came into focus on Friday amid reports from the enclave’s authorities that a tenth child had died from malnutrition and dehydration.

  4. UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of Gaza war

    - UN News

    The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday he was “appalled by the tragic human toll of the conflict in Gaza” where more than 30,000 people have now reportedly been killed and over 70,000 injured.

  5. Gazans eating wild plants to survive

    - UN News

    UN News has learned that out of desperation, some Gazans have resorted to selling wild plants with little nutritional value, in the markets of their devastated enclave. In this special report, Ziad Taleb spoke to some of the young people trying to make a living, despite the ever-present dangers.

  6. ‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council

    - UN News

    The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Thursday, after almost five months of constant Israeli bombardment and mass displacement in the enclave, prompted by Hamas-led attacks.

  7. Humanitarians launch $674 million appeal urging ‘increased solidarity’ with Haiti

    - UN News

    Humanitarians are hoping that donors will robustly support a $674 million appeal for Haiti, where armed gangs continue to terrorize the population, a senior UN official said on Wednesday during a briefing to journalists in New York.

  8. Wheat from war-torn Ukraine to feed families affected by conflict in Sudan

    - UN News

    More than 7,000 tonnes of wheat donated by war-ravaged Ukraine will help to feed one million conflict-affected people in Sudan for a month, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.

  9. All parties to Gaza crisis may have committed war crimes: UN rights chief

    - UN News

  10. World News in Brief: Noncommunicable diseases in emergencies, aid plan for Haiti, peace efforts in CAR

    - UN News

    People caught up in humanitarian emergencies are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), UN agencies and partners warned on Tuesday.

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