Gaza fighting further compromises aid amid near ‘apocalyptic’ conditions: UN humanitarians

adminDecember 7, 2023September 17, 202407 mins

In a joint statement 27 aid organisations including UN agencies and their partners issued a call for an immediate stop to the fighting, stressing that conditions in Gaza are “amongst the worst we have witnessed”. Meanwhile on Thursday Israeli troops reportedly entered the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis, where hundreds of thousands of displaced…

WFP chief describes ‘apocalyptic’ post-quake landscape in Syria, Türkiye

adminFebruary 25, 2023September 10, 202405 mins

“While the world has quickly mobilized in support of people here, the impact of this quake will be felt for months and years to come,” said WFP Executive Director David Beasley. During a visit to the Hatay region in southern Türkiye, he described “incomprehensible” devastation and an “apocalyptic” landscape. With some 18 million people affected…