Gaza: Underweight babies, heavy fighting and a hospital reopening

adminMay 15, 2024September 20, 202406 mins

More than seven months into the war, babies are still being born too small, warned the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. “Habiba was born in a small tent. She’s two weeks old and weighs less than two kilogrammes,” the UN agency said in a post on X, adding that more than 150,000 pregnant and breastfeeding…

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Syria: UN chief welcomes reopening of life-saving aid corridor

adminSeptember 19, 2023September 16, 202402 mins

In a statement, UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the resumption of deliveries after agreement was reached with the Syrian Government. The Bab al-Hawa crossing closed in July, after the Security Council failed to reach consensus on two competing resolutions which would have renewed the main aid corridor. Around four million Syrians in the last rebel-held…