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News headlines for “Aid”, page 5
World News in Brief: Famine alert for South Sudan, tsunami readiness, peacekeepers flag activity along Lebanon ‘blue line’
- UN News
To South Sudan, where aid teams warn that an already severe food and nutrition crisis could get worse without urgent humanitarian relief.
World News in Brief: Settler attacks in the West Bank, Madagascar hunger crisis, obesity in Europe
- UN News
The UN humanitarian relief chief, Tom Fletcher, has sounded the alarm over rising violence in the occupied West Bank, where attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians and their property continue to escalate.
Half of Jamaica’s population reeling from Hurricane Melissa
- UN News
More than 1.5 million Jamaicans have been impacted by the devastation resulting from Hurricane Melissa, many losing their homes and livelihoods.
Potential Gaza stabilization force must have Security Council approval: Guterres
- UN News
Any transition in Gaza must uphold unity with the West Bank and a two-State solution between Israelis and Palestinians, the UN Secretary-General said in Doha on Tuesday.
Famine declared in two Sudanese cities cut off by war, fragile gains elsewhere
- UN News
New analysis of hunger and malnutrition in war-torn Sudan has revealed sharp contrasts along conflict lines, three UN agencies reported on Tuesday.
Gaza: Aid teams race to push back hunger; one million food parcels delivered
- UN News
Food is slowly returning to the shelves in Gaza but supplies are still desperately inadequate, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as they issued fresh calls for wider access and continued financial support.
Nearly 6 million people in the Caribbean impacted by Hurricane Melissa
- UN News
Some six million people have been affected by the category five hurricane which swept across the Caribbean last week, prompting UN agencies to scale up relief operations to safeguard livelihoods and reduce further losses.
Gaza: Food access improves in the south but food convoys fail to reach north directly
- UN News
In its latest update from Gaza, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said that access to food improved in early October, especially in southern governorates.
Famine tightens grip on Sudan, with civilians trapped and aid blocked
- UN News
Sudan’s hunger crisis has deepened further, with new UN-backed analysis confirming that famine is underway in parts of Darfur and Kordofan, where fighting and sieges have cut off entire communities from food and aid.
UN agencies on hand as deadly new quake hits northern Afghanistan
- UN News
UN teams rushed to northern Afghanistan on Monday after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck overnight, just two months after a massive quake devastated the east of the country. Details are still emerging from the latest emergency where initial reports indicate at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured.
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