Global Issues
News headlines for “Aid”, page 35
Haiti: Displaced children face sexual violence risk
- UN News
Armed violence and insecurity in Haiti have exposed already vulnerable children to sexual violence and exploitation, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Wednesday.
Historic shifts offer Syria a path forward
- UN News
After years of stalemate and suffering, Syria is beginning to see renewed international engagement.
Urgent action needed to ‘pull Yemen back from the brink of catastrophe’
- UN News
Noor, a 16-month-old toddler, is from the Lahj governorate in the southwest corner of Yemen. A UN-partner volunteer diagnosed her with severe malnutrition – and her story became headline news when the UN relief chief recounted it to the Security Council during an impassioned briefing last week.
Gaza: Aid trucks still waiting for Israeli green light inside enclave
- UN News
UN aid workers said on Wednesday that they are still waiting for permission from Israel to distribute five trucks’ worth of lifesaving relief that was allowed into Gaza at the start of the week, after an 11-week blockade.
UN life-saving aid allowed to trickle into Gaza as needs mount
- UN News
Aid is trickling into Gaza after nearly three months of blockade, but it remains far from enough to meet the soaring humanitarian needs, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
‘Keep the lights on’ for women and girls caught up in crisis
- UN News
Women and girls living through humanitarian crises are at risk of being overlooked – just as they are at their most vulnerable.
UN relief chief welcomes limited Gaza aid resumption – but it’s a ‘drop in the ocean’
- UN News
The UN humanitarian affairs chief has welcomed Israel’s decision to allow limited aid to cross into Gaza after 11 weeks of complete blockade – but significantly more is needed “starting tomorrow morning”.
World Health Assembly opens amid high-stakes pandemic treaty vote, global funding crisis
- UN News
The 78th World Health Assembly opened on Monday with a broad appeal to global solidarity, as delegates from around the world gather in Geneva to confront mounting health, climate, and financial challenges – and finalise a global treaty to head off the next pandemic.
Gaza: Israel ‘approaches UN’ to resume limited aid deliveries, says aid agency
- UN News
Amid intensifying Israeli bombing and ground operations in Gaza, the UN’s relief coordination agency, OCHA, said on Monday that it was in talks with Israel to re-start deliveries of lifesaving supplies to the stricken enclave.
UN humanitarian chief demands resumption of aid in Gaza
- UN News
Humanitarians demand access to the Gaza Strip and already have a plan in place to deliver life-saving aid to civilians, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said in a strong call issued late on Friday evening.
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