Global Issues News Headlines for “Aid”

Children shot, stabbed and pepper-sprayed in occupied West Bank

2026-05-12T05:00:00-07:00

Israeli military operations and surging settler attacks in the occupied West Bank are killing and maiming a growing number of Palestinian children, while in Gaza tens of thousands with life-changing injuries lack access to treatment and rehabilitation, UN agencies warned on Tuesday.

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World News in Brief: Haiti crisis continues, Gaza-West Bank update, Sir David Attenborough at 100

2026-05-08T05:00:00-07:00

Haiti continues to face escalating violence and deepening insecurity, with gangs expanding their reach beyond Port-au-Prince and civilians increasingly caught between armed groups and security operations.

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Central African Republic: Funding cuts put humanitarian support at risk

2026-05-08T05:00:00-07:00

The Central African Republic (CAR) is making progress towards stability and security but major aid budget cuts threaten humanitarian operations there, a senior official with the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Friday in New York.

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Somalia teeters on the brink of catastrophe as hunger crisis deepens

2026-05-08T05:00:00-07:00

“This is not a distant warning. This is a crisis that is unfolding right now and it's deepening quickly.”

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Ukraine: Over 3,000 attacks on healthcare since full-scale Russian invasion

2026-05-08T05:00:00-07:00

The World Health Organization (WHO) has verified more than 3,000 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, the UN agency reported on Friday.

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Lebanon war leaves families foraging for food despite ceasefire

2026-05-08T05:00:00-07:00

The fragile ceasefire in Lebanon hasn’t prevented “ongoing killing and displacement”, with villages in the south of the country rendered completely unrecognizable after Israeli strikes, aid teams reported on Friday.

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World News in Brief: Somalia drought response, Gaza and Ukraine aid updates, human rights abuses in Tunisia

2026-05-07T05:00:00-07:00

In Somalia’s Puntland region, dried out watering holes, animal carcasses and old pots filled with ash have become part of the landscape as worsening drought conditions deepen a growing hunger crisis.

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Lebanon: Fresh strike on Beirut suburbs ‘a very alarming development’

2026-05-07T05:00:00-07:00

An Israeli airstrike overnight on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut has sparked a new wave of displacement among civilians already impacted by months of conflict, the United Nations said on Thursday.

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Gaza flotilla: Aid delivery ‘not a crime’, UN rights office tells Israel

2026-05-06T05:00:00-07:00

The UN human rights office on Wednesday called on Israel to immediately release two members of the Global Sumud Flotilla detained in international waters, warning that solidarity with Palestinians and attempts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza “is not a crime.”

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In Lebanon, the same fears and dangers persist despite ceasefire: UNHCR

2026-05-05T05:00:00-07:00

Death and destruction have continued unabated in Lebanon while communities are still unable to return to their homes despite a ceasefire that began on 17 April, humanitarians said on Tuesday.

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