Global Issues
News headlines for “Aid”
Air strikes and shelling continue in Gaza
- UN News
The UN has called for an investigation into the recent “horrific” killing by Israeli forces of two young brothers in Gaza who were reportedly targeted by a drone while collecting firewood.
World News in Brief: Food insecurity triples, Mozambique aid boost, Uganda elections alert
- UN News
The number of people facing acute food insecurity has tripled since 2016 to nearly 300 million, even as food-sector funding has fallen back to 2016 levels, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday, launching its first-ever Global Emergency and Resilience Appeal:
World News in Brief: Global economy ‘on the brink’, ending slavery, Latin America jobs update
- UN News
Global economic growth will slow to 2.6 per cent in 2025, down from 2.9 per cent in 2024, as global trade and investment face growing pressure from financial volatility and geopolitical uncertainty, according to a new report by the UN Trade and Development body (UNCTAD).
Mozambique: ‘Civilians were killed, some were even beheaded’
- UN News
“They live in community shelters, they live in classrooms which are overcrowded,” the UN refugee agency’s (UNHCR) representative in Mozambique said on Tuesday, highlighting the plight of thousands searching for safety.
Asia: Lives upended by cyclones, ‘extreme’ rainfall on the rise, warn UN agencies
- UN News
Across southeast Asia, record-breaking rains and flooding caused by back-to-back tropical storms have claimed hundreds of lives and brought devastation and displacement upon entire communities, UN agencies said on Tuesday.
Gaza: UN reports expanded winterisation efforts as cold weather intensifies
- UN News
The UN says humanitarian partners in Gaza are scaling up winterisation efforts as cold weather and heavy rain continue to impact displaced Palestinians.
Cyclone Ditwah brings worst flooding in decades to Sri Lanka, killing hundreds
- UN News
Sri Lanka is facing one of its worst flood disasters in two decades, with nearly one million people affected and more than 400 reported dead or missing after Cyclone Ditwah unleashed catastrophic flooding and landslides across the island.
Mass displacement, trafficking fears deepen crisis in Sudan’s El Fasher
- UN News
The humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s El Fasher remains dire as mass displacement accelerates and aid access stays restricted, amid warnings of widespread trafficking, sexual violence and the recruitment of children.
Aid access and hospital operations remain constrained in Gaza
- UN News
Aid deliveries into Gaza continue to face difficulties as fighting continues across the territory, with the UN warning that most hospitals are only partially functioning and more than 16,500 patients still require urgent medical evacuation.
Ukraine’s children enter fourth school year under invasion as 4.6 million face education barriers
- UN News
This year alone, 4.6 million children in Ukraine are struggling to access education as they endure a fourth academic year under full-scale war.
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