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19.03 / 02:29

MET Food Death reports International UN warns of ‘unprecedented’ crisis: Famine looms over North Gaza

Gaza are starving to death right now. The speed at which this man-made hunger and malnutrition crisis has ripped through Gaza is terrifying," said Cindy McCain, head of the UN's World Food Programme (WFP). The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) partnership on Monday estimated that 1.1 million people -- half the population, according to UN data -- were facing catastrophic conditions.

26.03 / 01:35

Career Mobile community country Department peace UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasons

U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasons after nearly three years of trying to tackle mounting humanitarian crises in Ukraine, Gaza and Africa, the United Nations announced Monday. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised Griffiths «for his tremendous leadership and service to the United Nations and the humanitarian community in advocating for people affected by crises and mobilizing resources to address their needs,» U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said.

14.02 / 01:53

Southern Death community Flushing evacuation International UN warns Israel: Rafah invasion could 'lead to slaughter'

Israeli ground invasion of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, saying an offensive could «lead to a slaughter» in the southern region of the Palestinian enclave where more than 1 million people are sheltering. Israel says it wants to flush out Hamas militants from hideouts in Rafah and free Israeli hostages being held there, and is making plans to evacuate trapped Palestinian civilians. «Military operations in Rafah could lead to a slaughter in Gaza. They could also leave an already fragile humanitarian operation at death's door,» said U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths. «We lack the safety guarantees, the aid supplies and the staff capacity to keep this operation afloat.

06.01 / 02:06

Waters Food community War hospital International Gaza has become "uninhabitable": UN Aid Chief Griffiths

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said that Gaza has become "uninhabitable" and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. Tens of thousands of people, mostly women and children, have been killed or injured during the attacks.

22.12 / 19:50

Fighting Death country social hospital Israel expands offensive, death toll crosses 20,000

Gaza during Israel's war against Hamas, health officials said on Friday, the latest indication of the staggering cost of the conflict as Israel expands its ground offensive and orders tens of thousands more people to leave their homes. The deaths, amounting to nearly 1% of the territory's prewar population, are just one measure of the devastation wrought by the conflict that over 11 weeks has displaced nearly 85% of Gaza's people and leveled wide swaths of the tiny coastal enclave. More than half a million people in Gaza — a quarter of the population — are starving, according Oct. 7 attack.

12.12 / 00:59

Provident Target FIVE Waters Fighting country outbreak 2024 UN cuts global aid appeal to $46 billion to help 180 million in 2024 as it faces funding crisis

The United Nations is targeting fewer people and seeks less money in its 2024 global humanitarian appeal as it faces a severe funding crisis

18.11 / 03:29

Fighting evacuation NOT 'Not asking for the moon': UN official pleads for Gaza ceasefire

United Nations official on Friday renewed calls for a «humanitarian ceasefire» to allow aid to reach the 2.2 million people trapped in the bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas. «Call it what you will, but the requirement, from a humanitarian point of view, is simple. Stop the fighting to allow civilians to move safely,» UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said in an address to the UN General Assembly. «We are not asking for the moon,» Griffiths said.

11.11 / 01:57

Citi country Once-in-a-century flooding swamps Somalia after historic drought

Somalia and neighbouring countries in East Africa following a historic drought as a once-in-a-century event. Around 1.6 million people in Somalia could be affected by the heavy seasonal downpours, which have been worsened by the combined impact of two climate phenomenons, El Niño, and the Indian Ocean Dipole, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement late on Thursday.

22.10 / 01:49

UPS Gap Southern track cover outbreak evacuation First aid convoy enters Gaza Strip from Egypt

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Aidan Lewis

21.10 / 20:45

UPS Waters Gap President track hospital UN aid chief says second aid convoy for Gaza could lead to sustained relief

By Aidan Lewis

02.11 / 17:37

business Technology Food Deal Ukraine war: Moscow rejoins grain deal; Russian missile strikes continue; and UK sanctions

Here are the latest news developments from Russia's war in Ukraine.

27.10 / 11:59

European Union Energy film Deal Ukraine war: Ukrainian and Russian grain deal could be extended past November

Here are the latest news developments from Russia's war in Ukraine:

11.01 / 14:29

business United Nations Afghanistan: UN launches plan to help 28 million people in 'largest ever' country appeal

United Nations officials on Tuesday announced the launch of a US $5 billion (€4.4 billion) funding appeal for Afghanistan, which it hopes will help prevent the collapse of basic services in the country.

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