Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR
The report found that forced displacement rose to 120 million in May 2024, marking the 12th consecutive annual increase – a result of ongoing crises and newly emerging and evolving…
Myanmar: Unbearable levels of suffering and cruelty
In a scheduled update to the UN’s top rights forum, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights explained that the humanitarian emergency there linked to the 2021 coup had worsened…
Gaza: South Africa levels accusations of ‘genocidal conduct’ against Israel at world court
The development came amid the ongoing and massive Israeli bombardment across the Gaza Strip in response to Hamas-led terror attacks on 7 October that left some 1,200 Israeli and foreign…
UPDATED: Injured patients ‘waiting to die’ in northern Gaza as last hospital shuts down, amid rising ‘catastrophic’ hunger levels
The latest grave assessment from the World Health Organization (WHO) came after UN teams reached Al Ahli Arab hospital and Al Shifa hospital on Wednesday, amid reports of intensifying ground…
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…
How to lower cholesterol levels in the body, 6 easy ways
The level of bad cholesterol (HDL) has become normal in all age groups. When the level of cholesterol in our body increases, it can pave the way for various health…
24 million more people could face emergency levels of hunger this year: WFP
With a funding gap of over 60 per cent, WFP’s chief economist Arif Husain said the organization had “never seen this type of shortfall” in its 60-year history. As contributions…
Sudan health crisis reaches ‘gravely serious levels’: WHO
Cases of infectious diseases and other illness have been reported among displaced populations who have sought shelter in hard-to-reach locations, where health services are limited. “The scale of the health…
UNICEF alert over ‘sickening’ levels of sexual violence in eastern DR Congo
Reports of gender-based violence (GBV) against girls and women there have increased by 37 per cent during the first three months of the year, compared to the same period a…
Violence in Sudan likely to spark record levels of hunger
In an alert on the situation, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that it expected between two and 2.5 million more people to face acute hunger in the coming months,…