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Hospitals overflowing in Gaza, as malnutrition surges
- UN News
The humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, UN officials warned on Monday, describing overflowing hospitals, critically malnourished children, and desperate civilians risking their lives to secure food for their families.
SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Ambassadors meet in emergency session, amid starvation in the Gaza Strip
- UN News
The UN Security Council met Sunday morning in New York following the Israeli cabinet’s decision to again expand its military operation inside the Gaza Strip and take full control of the key population centre of Gaza City. UN chief António Guterres described it earlier as a “dangerous escalation” for the two million civilians trapped in the enclave as well as the remaining Israeli hostages still held captive. Follow our Meetings Coverage Section’s live reporting of the crisis meeting and UN News app users can follow here.
Aid blockade deepens Gaza crisis as malnutrition deaths rise, warns UNRWA
- UN News
The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the Gaza Strip faces a “catastrophic” humanitarian crisis, with no agency aid allowed in for more than five months and malnutrition deaths climbing sharply.
‘The real challenge is still ahead’: UN warns on Afghan returnees
- UN News
Millions of people returning to Afghanistan from neighbouring countries are receiving humanitarian support at the border, but they will need more help to rebuild their lives, according to UN-Habitat, the agency that advocates for sustainable communities.
Israeli plan to take complete control of Gaza must stop now, says UN rights chief
- UN News
The UN’s top human rights official insisted on Friday that the Israeli Government must not pursue a complete takeover of the Gaza Strip.
Gaza: Acute malnutrition among children hits record high
- UN News
Acute malnutrition among children in Gaza has reached the highest levels to date as hunger continues to deepen in the enclave, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Thursday.
UN officials warn of starvation amid ‘gender emergency’ in war-torn Sudan
- UN News
Hungry civilians are reportedly eating animal feed as women and girls face a “gender emergency” in war-torn Sudan, UN officials said on Thursday.
Afghan women returnees face rising risks, UN warns
- UN News
The international community must provide greater support to Afghan women and girl returnees from Iran and Pakistan who face increased risk of impoverishment, early marriage and growing threats to their rights and safety.
Gaza: Hospitals ‘at near-total collapse’, staff overwhelmed by the injured
- UN News
Exhausted UN aid workers in Gaza on Thursday continued to report a lack of food across the enclave, while medical teams warned that hospitals are overwhelmed by a daily influx of injured people and close to “near-total collapse”.
Syria: Ceasefire under strain as violence and aid access issues persist in Sweida
- UN News
Hostilities have continued in Sweida, Syria, despite a ceasefire agreement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in an update published on Wednesday.
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