News headlines for “Aid”, page 2

  1. Relief chief in Israel and Palestine: ‘We must be practical, innovative and persistent’

    - UN News

    The top UN aid official arrived in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Monday for a week-long visit, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, has reported.

  2. UNOPS: the UN agency turning commitments into reality

    - UN News

    Nations around the world which are seeking practical solutions to peace and security, humanitarian and development issues are marking 30 years of collaboration with a specialized UN agency.

  3. ‘Robbed’ of their childhood: UNICEF warns of crisis facing Haiti’s youth

    - UN News

    Violent clashes this week between security forces and armed groups on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince have led to another wave of displacement, according to the UN aid coordination office (OCHA).

  4. Gazans depend on us for ‘sheer survival’ insists UNRWA

    - UN News

    The largest UN agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UNRWA, said on Friday that its staff are still providing aid to the people of Gaza and the West Bank including East Jerusalem who depend on them “for their sheer survival”, a day after the Israeli parliament ban on its activities entered into force.

  5. Hospitals overwhelmed in DR Congo, food running out: Goma faces ‘devastation’

    - UN News

    After days of intense fighting, the humanitarian situation in Goma, capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has reached alarming levels – with humanitarian needs now massive and response capacities severely strained.

  6. Dreams of returning home dashed by reality in Gaza City

    - UN News

    People continue to stream back into Gaza City in the wake of the temporary ceasefire across the Strip, with some 500,000 reportedly returning so far, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Thursday.

  7. UNRWA ‘continues to deliver’ as Israeli ban comes into effect

    - UN News

    UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as Israel’s order for it to cease operations went into effect.

  8. Syria: Hostilities and aid challenges persist across devastated country

    - UN News

    Humanitarians warned on Thursday that Syria continues to face major security and aid challenges in the northeast and beyond, in the uncertain aftermath of the overthrow of the Assad regime.

  9. Aid efforts in Gaza escalate, as risk from deadly unexploded ordnance grows

    - UN News

    As more than 423,000 displaced Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza following the opening of key roads, UN agencies are scaling up humanitarian aid and addressing the growing risks posed by unexploded ordnance such as landmines (UXO).

  10. UNAIDS welcomes US decision to keep funding life-saving HIV treatment

    - UN News

    UNAIDS has welcomed Wednesday’s emergency waiver from the United States Secretary of State that will allow the continuation of life-saving HIV treatment funded by the US across 55 countries worldwide.

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