Fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza
The situation is unfolding as “lives are hanging by a thread”, including those of babies in incubators at hospitals that depend on fuel for electricity, Andrea De Domenico, Head of…
Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising
According to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health, 8,805 Palestinians have been killed since 7 October, including at least 3,648 children and 2,187 women, and some 22,240 have been injured, UN…
Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians
Secretary-General António Guterres also reiterated his call for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” between Israeli forces and militants from Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and other militant groups. Consistent flow…
World News in Brief: Ukraine aid convoy, attacks in South Sudan, radioactive discharge update
A UN inter-agency convoy reached the front-line community of Huliaipole, located in the Zaporizhzhia region, bringing medicine, shelter kits, hygiene items and other assistance to support some 2,000 people. The…
‘History is judging us all,’ Guterres says in fresh appeal for Gaza aid access
His call came just hours before UN agencies reported that phone lines, internet and mobile service in Gaza went down. “Gaza has lost contact with the outside world amid reports…
Israel-Palestine: Blockade puts Gaza aid on the line, WHO spotlights soaring mental health needs in Israel
An alert from Gaza’s main hospital in the south of the enclave that lifesaving operations would stop on Wednesday evening because of fuel shortages followed an appeal from UN chief…
Second aid convoy ‘another glimmer of hope’ for millions in Gaza: UN relief chief
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Martin Griffiths described the supplies provided by the Egyptian Red Cross and the UN as “another glimmer of hope for the millions of…
At Cairo Peace Summit, Guterres underlines need for aid to Gaza
The Summit, convened by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, took place one day after the UN chief travelled to the Rafah border crossing in north Sinai, the sole border crossing…
UN relief chief welcomes aid convoy’s entry into Gaza
The 20-truck convoy that passed through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt includes life-saving supplies provided by the Egyptian Red Crescent and the UN. They were approved to cross and…
Gaza aid agreement near, as UN chief arrives in northern Sinai
Briefing reporters in Geneva on Friday morning, UN humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) spokesperson Jens Laerke said on behalf of UN relief chief Martin Griffiths, “we are in deep and…