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Critical funding gap threatens health response in Yemen

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that significantly more resources are required to scale up its response in Yemen amid escalating conflict and...

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Reform, or lose trust: Governments press the UN to reflect the world as it is

Can the UN still remain relevant if it still looks and acts like the organization it was when it was formed in 1945?...

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Djibouti faces ‘overlapping emergencies’ as Yemen’s refugee exodus continues

Djibouti faces ‘overlapping emergencies’ as Yemen’s refugee exodus continues 6 October 2026 Migrants and Refugees Djibouti is facing “overlapping emergencies” as refugees fleeing...

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When streets become pharmacies: Booming illicit markets in Central Africa

When streets become pharmacies: Booming illicit markets in Central Africa When medicines are scarce, unaffordable or simply too far away, illicit sellers have...

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‘Ebola takes the people children depend on’: UNICEF

‘Ebola takes the people children depend on’: UNICEF The update comes as regional neighbour Kenya confirmed its first case and death from the...

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In Islamabad, Guterres calls for end to US-Iran conflict

In Islamabad, Guterres calls for end to US-Iran conflict “From Islamabad, I want to send a loud and clear message to all parties,”...

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Testing and monitoring underway in suspected Russia plague death

Testing and monitoring underway in suspected Russia plague death 6 October 2026 Health The death of a lab worker in Russia’s Siberia region...

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From drought to deluge: ‘Super’ El Niño’s expanding reach

From drought to deluge: ‘Super’ El Niño’s expanding reach Fast facts More than 347 million children in nearly 100 countries and territories are...

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Sudan: Driver killed in aerial attack on aid trucks in South Kordofan

Sudan: Driver killed in aerial attack on aid trucks in South Kordofan 5 October 2026 Humanitarian Aid The World Food Programme (WFP) has...

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UN upholds housing as a human right on World Habitat Day

UN upholds housing as a human right on World Habitat Day They gathered to commemorate World Habitat Day which this year focuses on...