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Gaza: UN staff now fainting from hunger, exhaustion; WHO worker detained

Gaza: UN staff now fainting from hunger, exhaustion; WHO worker detained “Doctors, nurses, journalists, humanitarians, among them UNRWA staff, are hungry…fainting due to...

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Food lifeline fading for millions in South Sudan hit by conflict and climate shocks

Food lifeline fading for millions in South Sudan hit by conflict and climate shocks Earlier this month, the UN agency began airdropping emergency...

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Effective partnerships can stop the next pandemic

Effective partnerships can stop the next pandemic Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar, a professor of infectious diseases at University College London, issued this warning at...

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Droughts are causing record devastation worldwide, UN-backed report reveals

Droughts are causing record devastation worldwide, UN-backed report reveals This is according to a new report from the UN Convention to Combat Desertification...

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Salvaging SDGs still possible, but countries must act now: Guterres

Salvaging SDGs still possible, but countries must act now: Guterres Addressing ministers at UN Headquarters in New York, he called for urgent action...

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Dreams amid the rubble: Gaza’s women speak of homes, loss and hungry children

Dreams amid the rubble: Gaza’s women speak of homes, loss and hungry children In Gaza City, families living in tents reveal a shared,...

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Gaza: Guterres condemns killing of people seeking food as humanitarian conditions deteriorate

Gaza: Guterres condemns killing of people seeking food as humanitarian conditions deteriorate Stéphane Dujarric was speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters in New...

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Syria: Ongoing violence fuelling mass displacement in Sweida

Global perspective Human stories Mothers and their children in Syria waiting to be tested for malnutrition. Syria: Ongoing violence fuelling mass displacement in...

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World News in Brief: Houthi-Israel tensions, Sudan cholera cases rise, deadly attacks in Ukraine

World News in Brief: Houthi-Israel tensions, Sudan cholera cases rise, deadly attacks in Ukraine These strikes occurred while the UN Mission to support...

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People dying from lack of aid every day in Gaza: WFP official

People dying from lack of aid every day in Gaza: WFP official 21 July 2025 Humanitarian Aid The hunger crisis in Gaza has...