Measles cases drop in 2025 across Europe and Central Asia, but outbreak risks remain

© UNICEF/Giacomo Pirozzi A young boy receives a measles immunization in Osh city in southwestern Kyrgyzstan.This article is published in association with United Nations. Measles cases across Europe and Central Asia declined by 75 per cent in 2025 compared to 2024, according to preliminary data released on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), which warned of remaining outbreak risks. “While cases have reduced, the conditions that led to the resurgence […]

Lifting of Israeli blockade ‘the only way to avert mass starvation’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief

This article is published in association with United Nations. Amid disputed reports of Israeli forces firing on civilians near a new privatised aid distribution point in southern Gaza, the head of the Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, said on Sunday that lifting the months-long aid blockade of the enclave is the only way to avoid “mass starvation”. […]

‘Dying hungry and in pain’: An increasingly likely outcome in Gaza

This article is published in association with United Nations. The head of the UN aid coordination office in Gaza, Georgios Petropoulos, issued a harrowing update on the dire situation in the enclave on Thursday, describing it as “the most dangerous place on earth right now.”  Speaking to correspondents via video link on Thursday, the senior OCHA […]
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