News headlines for “Middle East”, page 2
Gaza: Funding cuts leave half a million without food assistance
- UN News
Funding shortages have forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to slash assistance to hungry families in the Gaza Strip by roughly one third – a move that will affect some 500,000 people as winter approaches, the UN agency announced on Monday.
Flour sacks turned flood barriers: Gaza faces another winter without safe shelter
- UN News
Like many people in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, Ahmed Al-Omari is preparing for another winter of bitter cold and rain that threatens to cause flooding as families struggle to survive in tattered tents and damaged buildings.
Gaza: 340 children killed despite ceasefire agreement - UNICEF
- UN News
A little over one year since a ceasefire agreement was announced between Hamas fighters and Israel, more than 340 children have been reported killed and hundreds more injured, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Security Council LIVE: Deaths, demolitions spike in Gaza, West Bank
- UN News
Amid a rise in lethal Israeli strikes, demolitions and violence in Gaza and the West Bank, the Security Council is holding an open debate on Thursday focusing on the current situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Yemen: WFP warns of potential ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as fighting blocks aid delivery
- UN News
Intensifying fighting in Yemen has cut off life-saving assistance to 800,000 people as shifting frontlines, blocked roads and growing insecurity severely restrict access to the city of Taiz and other conflict zones, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.
WHO calls for urgent health action across the Eastern Mediterranean
- UN News
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for promoting, providing and protecting health in the Eastern Mediterranean region, home to some of the world’s top humanitarian crises such as Sudan, Yemen and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Middle East Escalation Could Leave 11.7 Million More Women and Girls Facing Food Insecurity by End-2026
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, October 13 (IPS) - An additional 11.7 million women and girls could face food insecurity by the end of 2026, as the escalation in the Middle East and disruption to the Strait of Hormuz drive up food prices and strain livelihoods and household resources, according to a new UN Women analysis published today.
Security Council LIVE: Syria’s fragile transition – economic strain, Israeli incursions and progress towards elections
- UN News
The Security Council is meeting on Syria as the country’s transition faces pressure on several fronts. Economic hardship is fuelling unrest, Israeli incursions continue in the south and sectarian tensions persist in Sweida, even as Damascus reports progress on its chemical weapons programme and talks about future elections. Millions, meanwhile, remain displaced. Follow live below and go here for full meetings coverage.
Djibouti shipwreck: Death toll rises to 139 as 84 remain missing
- UN News
At least 139 migrants have died after their boat capsized off Djibouti, with a further 84 people still missing, the UN migration agency (IOM) said on Sunday.
‘These attacks must cease immediately’: Guterres condemns deadly Houthi strike on Riyadh airport
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned a Houthi missile attack on Riyadh’s main airport that Saudi authorities say killed 12 people and wounded more than 300.
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