News headlines for “Aid”, page 62
Children, refugees pay hefty price of global aid funding crisis
- UN News
Children, refugees and displaced people worldwide are paying the price for the deep-seated funding crisis that has engulfed the international aid sector, made worse by pronounced cuts in Washington, the UN children’s and refugee agencies said on Friday.
Exhausted Gazans wake from another night of Israeli bombing: UN aid teams
- UN News
Israel’s renewed bombing campaign and intensifying ground operation in Gaza are reversing gains achieved during the brief ceasefire, UN humanitarians inside the devastated enclave said on Friday.
Syria's humanitarian crisis: 16.5 million in need amid continuing conflict
- UN News
The legacy of the Syrian conflict, which saw the overthrow of the Assad regime in December last year, is that 16.5 million people are in dire need of assistance, making it one of the largest humanitarian crises globally, a senior UN humanitarian said on Thursday.
Guterres welcomes deals to halt energy attacks in Ukraine, Russia
- UN News
UN chief António Guterres on Thursday hailed positive announcements from the White House, Kremlin and Kyiv aimed at stopping crippling attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia, linked to Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbour.
Gaza: ‘Dramatic escalation’ as bombardments intensify and displacement surges
- UN News
Israeli bombardments continued across Gaza on Wednesday, killing hundreds more people – many of them women and children – and leaving widespread destruction in its wake, according to local authorities.
UN migration agency forced to restructure amid significant budget cuts
- UN News
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is undertaking “essential structural adjustments” at its Geneva headquarters and globally, in response to a substantial 30 per cent reduction in donor support for 2025 – including a significant decrease in projects funded by the United States.
LIVE NOW: Security Council meets on Gaza crisis, UN relief chief calls for urgent renewal of ceasefire
- UN News
The UN Security Council is meeting in New York to discuss the Middle East crisis exactly two months since the start of the fragile Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal came into effect. That has been shattered by deadly Israeli airstrikes overnight, following a two-week aid blockade which has strained critical supplies. Well over 400 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds more injured, according to local authorities. We'll have reaction from across the UN and agencies on the ground. UN News app users follow live here.
World News in Brief: US strikes on Yemen, Gaza aid update, debt burden weighs on developing world
- UN News
The UN on Monday expressed concern over the continued threat posed to shipping in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks from their bases in Yemen as well as recent airstrikes by the United States which have left over 50 reportedly dead.
Funding shortages risk undermining a ‘watershed moment’ for Syria
- UN News
Fourteen years of war have left Syria’s people in desperate need – but international support is dwindling, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday, calling for urgent investment in the country’s recovery.
No food deliveries to Gaza as border closures continue
- UN News
The UN emergency food relief agency has not been able to transport any aid into the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing closure of all border crossing points, which is now in its twelfth day, the UN Spokesperson said on Friday.
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