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Israeli military strikes add to civilian suffering in Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon
The latest UN humanitarian update on conditions in Gaza and the West Bank, released on 15 May, reports that most people...
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Somalia at ‘real risk of famine’ as Middle East war fallout continues
“The humanitarian context in Somalia is worsening faster than we originally projected and expected,” said George Conway, the UN’s top...
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HIV prevention and treatment services faltering, warns UNAIDS
The sudden funding decline is hitting the HIV response “like a shock wave,” said Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS,...
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World News in Brief: Malnutrition in Somalia, hunger crisis in DR Congo, energy shortages in Cuba
Somalia’s hunger crisis has worsened sharply in recent months, with more than half a million additional people now facing acute...
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UN welcomes $1.8 billion US boost for humanitarian operations
The funding announcement, made on Wednesday by the United States, brings total recent US humanitarian support channelled through the UN-coordinated...
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Yemen parties agree under UN mediation to release 1,600 detainees
The agreement, announced on Thursday by UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg, follows 14 weeks of negotiations held under...
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Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians are a clear violation of humanitarian law, says senior UN official
A 12-year-old girl was among at least five civilians killed in a massive Russian drone and missile strike on Ukraine...
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‘Stop’: Sandy Walker uses art to confront the legacy of Hiroshima
UN News spoke with Walker during a visit to the UN Headquarters, in New York, to present My Deepest Desire,...
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Gaza reconstruction envisages building ‘islands’ out of rubble
Across the Gaza Strip, vast piles of debris scar the landscape. More than two years of war between Hamas fighters...
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WHO says hantavirus ship operation completed, monitoring to continue
Almost 150 passengers and crew from 23 countries had been stranded aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship for weeks following an...
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