News headlines for “Health Issues”, page 62
‘Safe Zone’ Al-Mawasi Bombed, Leaving Dozens Killed
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 12 (IPS) - On Tuesday, an airstrike was carried out in Al-Mawasi, on a displacement camp situated on the Gaza Strip. According to the Gaza Civil Defense Agency, 40 people were killed and over 60 were injured. Despite being designated as a "safe zone" by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), this region has seen continual airstrikes and armed hostility since December 2023.
World News in Brief: UNICEF mpox response in DR Congo, ‘unprecedented’ threat to Sudan’s heritage, call to suspend Cambodia journalism charter
- UN News
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is stepping up lifesaving support to the Congolese Government to protect children under 15 from mpox, who account for around 60 per cent of suspected cases and 80 per cent of deaths in the African nation so far this year.
Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO
- UN News
More than 22,500 people – a quarter of those wounded in Gaza since Israel’s offensive began – have life-changing injuries, requiring rehabilitation services “now and for years to come”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.
Gaza: Six UNRWA staff killed in strikes on school sheltering displaced people
- UN News
Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, were killed in Gaza on Wednesday when two Israeli airstrikes hit a school-turned-shelter and its surroundings.
Mpox: UNHCR launches $21.4 million appeal to support refugees in African countries
- UN News
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, appealed on Wednesday for $21.4 million to urgently scale up health services for forcibly displaced people in African countries impacted by the mpox emergency.
Children in Gaza Threatened by Polio and School Closures
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 10 (IPS) - It has been nearly one year since the commencement of Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip and living conditions for millions of children continue to grow more dire. The rampant spread of disease among children as well as the stagnant state of Gaza's schooling system have been greatly aggravated by continued hostilities.
UN envoy condemns deadly strike on Gaza camp in humanitarian zone
- UN News
The UN Middle East envoy has strongly condemned deadly airstrikes by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday on a densely populated area in an Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in Gaza.
A Cuban Town Improves Water Quality Through Desalination
- Inter Press Service
BAYAMO, Cuba, Sep 09 (IPS) - Overnight, hundreds of people in the rural community of Las Mangas, located in Granma province in eastern Cuba, realised something they had already suspected: that the water they had been drinking for decades was not exactly crystal clear, but rather "salty", as they say.
Armed Conflict and Climate Crisis Threatens the Lives of Millions in Yemen
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 09 (IPS) - Yemen is currently in the midst of a severe humanitarian crisis that has been exacerbated by a litany of environmental issues. Years of armed conflict, constant windstorms, flooding, mass displacement, cholera outbreaks, and acute food insecurity have all compounded into a severe issue for millions of Yemeni people. Currently, it is estimated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) that approximately 70 percent of Yemen's population depends on humanitarian aid to survive.
Gaza war continues to shut hundreds of thousands out of class
- UN News
Monday would have marked the start of the new school year in Gaza, but the ongoing war continues to deprive hundreds of thousands of children of this fundamental right, UN agencies have warned.
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