Israel-Palestine crisis has region ‘at a tipping point’: UN relief chief

Israel-Palestine crisis has region ‘at a tipping point’: UN relief chief

In a statement, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths described the scale and speed of the unfolding crisis as “bone-chilling”. UN agencies have been working round the clock since Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad launched an attack on Israel four days ago, prompting intensive strikes by Israel and a complete siege of the Gaza Strip….

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Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief

Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief

The latest funds, approved by Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, builds upon previous support, bringing the total CERF funding for the crisis to $60 million. “As humanitarian needs soar in Sudan with critically low funding, I have approved an additional $20 million from CERF,” Mr. Griffiths said in a post on social media platform, X….

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UN voices ‘shock and condemnation’ as gender-based violence soars across Sudan

Sudan: ‘We cannot work under the barrel of a gun,’ UN relief chief says

“For three months now, the people of Sudan have endured unspeakable suffering amid violence that is tearing their country apart,” Martin Griffiths, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said in a statement. “As the conflict enters its fourth month, the battle lines are hardening, making it ever more difficult to reach the…

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