Gaza: UN aid teams reject Israel’s ‘deliberate attempt to weaponize aid’

This article is published in association with United Nations. The reported Israeli proposal to deliver humanitarian supplies through hubs controlled by the military would be a breach of the core principles of neutral, impartial and independent aid delivery, the UN said on Tuesday. “It appears to be a deliberate attempt to weaponize the aid and we […]

Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts

This article is published in association with United Nations. A lack of funding and dwindling supplies are forcing the UN World Food Programme to suspend lifesaving treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia by the end of the month. “We are at the breaking point,” the agency warned on Tuesday. In total, 3.6 million […]

Guterres to reduce UN aid ‘footprint’ inside Gaza following ceasefire collapse

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Monday took the “difficult decision” to reduce the aid operation inside the Gaza Strip following the resumption of deadly Israeli airstrikes – but pledged that “the UN is not leaving” the enclave. “In the past week, Israel carried out devastating strikes on Gaza, […]

World News in Brief: Guterres convenes Cyprus summit, violence continues in southern Lebanon, UN aid hub in Chad expands

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday announced a fresh bid to end the decades-long hostilities over the division of Cyprus through informal talks scheduled to take place over two days from 17 March. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists at the regular daily briefing in New York that […]

West Bank security situation remains alarming, warn UN aid agencies

This article is published in association with United Nations. Weeks of deadly Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank have turned Palestinian communities into “battlefields” and left 40,000 people homeless, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday. The violence has seen exchanges of fire between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants – and the use of bulldozers in […]

In Gaza, evacuation orders threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again

This article is published in association with United Nations. The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing where feasible” amid repeated evacuation orders from the Israeli military, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, warned on Tuesday. In an update, OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke rejected any suggestion of stopping […]

We’ll never abandon Gaza, pledges top UN aid official

This article is published in association with United Nations. UN aid teams and partner organizations remain deeply committed to delivering lifesaving supplies to Gazans in need, despite the increasing dangers of working there, the Organization’s top aid official said on Wednesday. Responding to media reports on Tuesday that the UN had warned the aid effort may […]

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