News headlines for “Aid”
Surge in displacement following fighting in southwest Yemen
- UN News
At least 46,000 people have been displaced since renewed fighting last week between Houthi rebels and pro-government forces in southwestern Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Friday.
Plight of Afghans going ‘from bad to worse’, but the world is looking away: Türk
- UN News
Since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the plight of Afghans has only deteriorated, with millions impoverished while authorities violate basic human rights daily.
Ebola response in eastern DR Congo must include food aid, WFP says
- UN News
As Ebola sweeps across the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ensuring families meet their basic food needs is crucial to halt the spread of the deadly disease.
In Gaza, women-headed households face ‘impossible choices’ to survive
- UN News
In war-torn Gaza, a growing number of women-headed households face “impossible decisions” every day, amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and still-scarce resources, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
UN aims to raise nearly $50 million for Nepal flood response
- UN News
The UN and its humanitarian partners launched a $49.6 million flash appeal on Friday to deliver emergency assistance to more than 84,000 people affected by last week’s catastrophic floods in Nepal.
Lebanon–Israel tensions escalate as Gaza sees major aid delivery
- UN News
Peacekeepers in Lebanon have reported a marked deterioration in the security situation along the Blue Line of separation, with Israeli forces intensifying their military footprint in violation of a landmark Security Council resolution, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Thursday.
Nepal floods leave 22,000 children without safe water: UNICEF
- UN News
More than a week after flash floods struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river basin in Nepal, at least 22,000 children urgently need safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene support, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.
World News in Brief: US-Iran war intensifies, aid for Myanmar, casualties in Ukraine
- UN News
Fighting between the United States and Iran has sharply escalated after a month-long lull, with the two sides exchanging strikes as fears grow over further civilian casualties.
Sudan: Air attack destroys food aid for families in South Kordofan
- UN News
Two truckloads of food aid destined for hungry families in South Kordofan state, Sudan, were destroyed in an aerial attack over the weekend, the World Food Progamme (WFP) said on Wednesday.
Food aid cutback in the occupied West Bank as health fears grow in Gaza
- UN News
Lack of funding has forced the World Food Programme (WFP) to slash aid to families in the West Bank by half even though needs have more than doubled over the past two years.
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