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News headlines for “Foreign Policy — Projecting Power”, page 52
All eyes on Gaza as aid teams retrieve first lifesaving relief in months
- UN News
UN agencies in Gaza confirmed on Thursday that desperately needed aid has finally arrived at warehouses inside the enclave after an 11-week blockade by Israeli authorities.
Four children dead in ‘horrific’ attack on school bus in Baluchistan: UNICEF
- UN News
An “horrific” attack on a school bus in Pakistan’s Baluchistan Province on Wednesday which left six dead – including four children – has been condemned by the UN children’s agency.
UN alarmed after warning shots fired at foreign diplomats in the West Bank
- UN News
The UN has called for an investigation following reports that Israeli forces opened fire on a diplomatic delegation near the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
Historic shifts offer Syria a path forward
- UN News
After years of stalemate and suffering, Syria is beginning to see renewed international engagement.
Urgent action needed to ‘pull Yemen back from the brink of catastrophe’
- UN News
Noor, a 16-month-old toddler, is from the Lahj governorate in the southwest corner of Yemen. A UN-partner volunteer diagnosed her with severe malnutrition – and her story became headline news when the UN relief chief recounted it to the Security Council during an impassioned briefing last week.
Gaza: Aid trucks still waiting for Israeli green light inside enclave
- UN News
UN aid workers said on Wednesday that they are still waiting for permission from Israel to distribute five trucks’ worth of lifesaving relief that was allowed into Gaza at the start of the week, after an 11-week blockade.
‘Keep the lights on’ for women and girls caught up in crisis
- UN News
Women and girls living through humanitarian crises are at risk of being overlooked – just as they are at their most vulnerable.
90 days to economic collapse: UN and experts sound alarm over security at sea
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday urged world powers to uphold international maritime law and overcome geopolitical rivalries, warning that growing threats are endangering global trade, marine ecosystems and international peace.
Drone strikes on civilian infrastructure in Port Sudan must end: UN expert
- UN News
Repeated drone strikes over the past two weeks in Port Sudan have damaged key infrastructure across the crucial Sudanese aid hub, disrupted humanitarian operations, and placed civilians in danger, a UN-appointed human rights expert has warned.
Syrians heading home find few of the basics needed to survive
- UN News
Syrians trying to rebuild their lives in their war-torn country urgently need the support of the rest of the world to help them start again, UN aid agencies insist.
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