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Escalating hostilities and limited access to medical supplies are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza depriving civilians of shelter, food and medicine, the UN warns.

Dire humanitarian crisis engulfs Gaza Strip, displaced people swell: UN

HQ Team April 17, 2025: Escalating hostilities and limited access to medical supplies are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza depriving.

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April 17, 2025
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The international humanitarian aid system of the United Nations, set up after the Second World War, is facing the “greatest test since creation” due to low morale, poor funding and a legitimacy crisis, a UN official said.

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UN humanitarian aid system facing ‘greatest test’ since creation: Relief chief

The international humanitarian aid system of the United Nations, set up after the Second World War, is facing the “greatest test since creation”.

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February 21, 2025
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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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WHO warns of global health crisis in 50 nations as USAID freezes funds

Bharti Jayshankar February 17, 2025: The suspension of US foreign aid has disrupted life-saving health initiatives, including HIV treatment, polio eradication, and responses.

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February 17, 2025
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All the US Agency for International Development (USAID) direct hire personnel have been placed on administrative leave globally.

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Staff of USAID placed on leave, overseas missions may shut down

All the US Agency for International Development (USAID) direct hire personnel have been placed on administrative leave globally.

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February 5, 2025
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Eighteen million people are “acutely” hungry in conflict-ridden Sudan as a famine is on the horizon and 800,000 civilians get ready for large-scale attacks in Al Bashir, the capital of north Darfur, according to the WHO.

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Hunger, famine, stare at displaced Sudanese, WHO appeals for funds

Eighteen million people are “acutely” hungry in conflict-ridden Sudan as a famine is on the horizon and 800,000 civilians get ready for large-scale.

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May 31, 2024
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The UN has appealed for $5.6 billion in aid to help Ukrainians trapped inside the county and refugees in host nations, as massive destruction in the south and east has erased towns from the map.

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UN appeals for $5.6 billion aid for Ukrainians as towns disappear

The UN has appealed for $5.6 billion in aid to help Ukrainians trapped inside the county and refugees in host nations, as massive.

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February 16, 2023
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The WHO needs $43 million to help support earthquake response in Turkey and Syria, as the combined death toll touched 33,000 and aftershocks continued.

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Turkey, Syria trembler toll at 33,000, UN calls for $43 million in aid

The WHO needs $43 million to help support earthquake response in Turkey and Syria, as the combined death toll touched 33,000 and aftershocks.

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February 13, 2023
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About 14 trucks carrying relief materials reached opposition-held areas in Syria from Turkey, through the only authorized route for aid deliveries to quake-struck regions, according to the UN.

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Turkey, Syria quake toll crosses 20,000, global agencies call for new aid routes

About 14 trucks carrying relief materials reached opposition-held areas in Syria from Turkey, through the only authorized route for aid deliveries to quake-struck.