World News in Brief: Gaza aid restrictions, Syria humanitarian needs, lawyer reprisals in Burundi

World News in Brief: Gaza aid restrictions, Syria humanitarian needs, lawyer reprisals in Burundi

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN and partners continue to provide assistance to people in Gaza, where recent winter storms have worsened conditions for thousands across the enclave.  However, the humanitarian response has not been able to keep pace with needs due to ongoing restrictions imposed by the Israeli authorities, the UN […]

UN relief chief welcomes limited Gaza aid resumption – but it’s a ‘drop in the ocean’

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN humanitarian affairs chief has welcomed Israel’s decision to allow limited aid to cross into Gaza after 11 weeks of complete blockade – but significantly more is needed “starting tomorrow morning”. Tom Fletcher said in a statement on Monday that nine UN trucks were cleared to […]

Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day

This article is published in association with United Nations. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with more than two million people – mostly women and children – trapped, starving and desperate, as no aid has been allowed in for the past 50 days. The UN relief coordination office, OCHA, said on Tuesday that […]

World News in Brief: Gaza aid surge, El Fasher update, aid to Somalia, justice in Belarus

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN and partners are “seizing every opportunity” provided by the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to support civilians, providing a surge in aid alongside storage capacity, repair work, lifesaving services and damage assessments.  Aid coordination office OCHA said the UN and our partners are dispatching supplies […]

Gaza aid delivery ‘grinding to a halt’ alongside rampant insecurity

This article is published in association with United Nations. The delivery of life-saving aid across Gaza “is grinding to a halt” amid a surge in armed looting targeting humanitarian convoys, the senior aid official in the region said on Thursday. Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Muhannad Hadi said that the survival of two million […]

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