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News headlines for “Aid”, page 51
Nine out of 10 Gazans unable to access safe drinking water: UNICEF
- UN News
Severe water shortages in Gaza have reached critical levels, with only one in 10 people currently able to access safe drinking water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
Occupied Palestinian Territory: Israeli operations continue to have dire consequences
- UN News
Humanitarian agencies warned on Friday that ongoing Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank are exacerbating an already dire situation for displaced Palestinians.
Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria face food cuts amid WFP funding crisis
- UN News
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday that potentially life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will have to end next month, unless emergency funds can be secured.
Syria: Up to one million people plan to return home in desperation
- UN News
Up to one million desperate Syrians living in camps and displacement sites across the country’s northwest intend to return home within the next year – sparking deep concerns of a new humanitarian crisis.
UN emergency aid fund releases $110 million for neglected humanitarian crises
- UN News
Amid deep cuts to global humanitarian funding, the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund, CERF, on Thursday allocated $110 million to neglected crises across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Yemen: ‘Fear of a return to full conflict is palpable’, says UN envoy
- UN News
After several years of fragile truce, there is a “palpable” fear of a return to all-out war in Yemen, said Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Thursday, briefing the Security Council.
Sudan: Access to stricken Zamzam camp ‘is nearly impossible’
- UN News
Civilians sheltering in the vast Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur region are now “nearly impossible” to reach, the UN’s top aid official in the country warned on Thursday.
World News in Brief: Guterres convenes Cyprus summit, violence continues in southern Lebanon, UN aid hub in Chad expands
- UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday announced a fresh bid to end the decades-long hostilities over the division of Cyprus through informal talks scheduled to take place over two days from 17 March.
Gaza: Israeli aid cut threatens care for most vulnerable, warns UNICEF
- UN News
The unilateral halt to aid deliveries entering Gaza announced by the Israeli authorities on Sunday has left Gazans afraid of a return to violence and lifesaving healthcare services under threat, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has warned.
UN envoy strongly condemns continuing Israeli attacks inside Syria
- UN News
The UN Special Envoy for Syria on Tuesday condemned ongoing Israeli attacks inside Syrian territory and continuing violations in and around the demilitarised zone created as part of a 1974 ceasefire agreement.
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