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In conflict-ridden Gaza, just 3% of cropland remains usable as Israeli troops pound the region with air strikes and shelling, limiting access to agricultural land and putting pressure on food security, according to the United Nations' FAO.
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Cropland usage plummets in war-torn Gaza Strip, 3% usable: FAO

HQ Team August 19, 2026: In conflict-ridden Gaza, just 3% of cropland remains usable to grow food as Israeli troops pound the region.

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Global deaths due to COVID-19 have fallen by 95% since January, and nations need to take steps to manage virus variants alongside other infectious diseases, the WHO director-general said.
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Global hunger crisis reaches breaking point: 295M face starvation

HQ Team May 16, 2025: The world is losing its battle against hunger. The latest Global Report on Food Crises reveals a sixth consecutive year.

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The United Nations has warned that “unprecedented” global aid cuts could derail a three-year trend of a 40% decline in maternal deaths as one maternal death occurred every two minutes worldwide in 2023.
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Maternal mortality rates may fail UN goal, global aid cuts the main culprit 

HQ Team April 9, 2025: The United Nations has warned that “unprecedented” global aid cuts could derail a three-year trend of a 40%.

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Thirty-one people, mostly children, have died due to an undiagnosed disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO stated
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Mystery disease spreading in Congo, death toll at 31: WHO says

Thirty-one people, mostly children, have died due to an undiagnosed disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO stated

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An international body of technical experts in the field of food security has issued an alert about an “imminent” and “substantial” likelihood of a famine occurring in the conflict-ridden Gaza Strip
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Famine in Gaza Strip is ‘imminent,’ likelihood ‘substantial’: FRC

An international body of technical experts in the field of food security has issued an alert about an “imminent” and “substantial” likelihood of.

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The World Health Organization’s laboratory network has detected six variants of poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in sewage samples in war-torn Gaza and warned of a global spread if it is not contained.
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Poliovirus type 2 detected in sewage samples in war-torn Gaza: WHO

The World Health Organization’s laboratory network has detected six variants of poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in sewage samples in war-torn Gaza and warned.

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At least 75.9 million people were forced to flee their homes due to conflict, violence or disasters within their state’s borders in 2023, according to a UN report.
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About 76 million people are internally displaced worldwide, says UN

HQ Team May 15, 2024: At least 75.9 million people were forced to flee their homes due to conflict, violence or disasters within.

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About 16% of children or one in six children under two years of age in the Northern Gaza Strip, which has been cut off from aid for weeks, are “acutely malnourished,” according to a WHO report based on data collected in January.
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Hunger, diseases grip undernourished children, women in Gaza: WHO report

HQ Team February 20, 2024: About 16% of children or one in six children under two years of age in the Northern Gaza.

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The UN Secretary-General António Guterres met with 35 donor nations and appealed for the restoration of funds to a UN body working for Palestine refugees that is being accused by Israel of participation in the October 7 attacks.
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Palestine refugees’ fate hangs in balance as UN chief meets donor nations

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres met with 35 donor nations and appealed for the restoration of funds to a UN body working for.

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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has estimated the death toll in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict at 25,000, since the war began on October 7 last year.
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About 25,000 die in Israel-Palestine conflict, food scarce: UN body says

HQ Team January 23, 2024: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has estimated the death toll in the ongoing Israel-Palestine.

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