News headlines for “Middle East”, page 49
Gaza: UN official warns of 'assault on dignity' as blockade cripples humanitarian response
- UN News
The coming days in Gaza are set to be critical, the UN warned on Saturday, as humanitarian operations are severely curtailed amid an intensifying blockade, escalating violence, and soaring humanitarian needs.
Security Council debates precarious path forward for a new Syria
- UN News
Syria is undergoing a rocky transition after years of conflict and authoritarian rule. Despite tentative political progress, ongoing violence, deepening economic hardship and a worsening humanitarian crisis highlight the urgent and continued need for international support.
WFP runs out of food stocks in Gaza
- UN News
The World Food Programme (WFP) has run out of food in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to block the entry of all humanitarian aid into the enclave, home to over two million people.
Gaza: Aid ban pushes civilians to the brink
- UN News
The near two-month ban on humanitarian aid and supplies entering Gaza is driving families to the edge of survival, as critical essentials – including food, shelter and medicine – are rapidly running out.
US Considering Nuclear Power for Saudi Arabia in Grand Bargain
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 23 (IPS) - The Trump administration is reportedly pursuing a deal with Saudi Arabia that would be a pathway to developing a commercial nuclear power industry in the desert kingdom and maybe even lead to the enrichment of uranium on Saudi soil.
Sewage, trash and disease overwhelm displaced communities in Gaza
- UN News
Amid sweltering heat, raw sewage and overflowing trash, displaced families in southern Gaza are facing an escalating public health crisis as aid remains blocked and medical supplies dwindle.
Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubble
- UN News
Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed homes – but that hope is fading fast.
Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day
- UN News
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with more than two million people – mostly women and children – trapped, starving and desperate, as no aid has been allowed in for the past 50 days.
Essential Supplies Run Critically Low in Gaza While Displacement Soars
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21 (IPS) - Since the deterioration of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in March, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have issued numerous evacuation orders and bombardments on the Gaza Strip, resulting in exacerbated rates of displacement and a significant amount of civilian casualties. Roughly two million Palestinians within the enclave struggle to stay alive amid repeated blockages of humanitarian aid.
Syria is ‘brimming with hope and opportunity’: Senior UN aid official
- UN News
Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country and their communities, the outgoing UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis said on Monday.
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