Situation in southern Gaza ‘horrific and apocalpytic’: WFP
Matthew Hollingsworth, WFP Country Director in Palestine, warned that with limited access to the south “we will no doubt see what we saw happen in the north in the first…
Sudan: Deteriorating situation in El Fasher, health system collapsing nationwide
The fighting has reportedly forced thousands of people to flee since 10 May and caused hundreds of civilian casualties, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York. “Unfortunately, in…
Gaza: Rafah aid situation increasingly desperate, UN teams warn
Hostilities across Gaza reportedly continued on Wednesday, fuelling already alarming aid access problems and dire food insecurity as the main entrance routes for relief convoys remained closed or too dangerous…
AI technology not useful in emergency situation, experts
Washington: Although artificial intelligence is considered to be one of the best problem-solving tools in today’s times, it can also prove useless in an emergency. In many cases, AI technology…
Bold action needed now to address ‘cataclysmic’ situation in Haiti
Corruption, impunity, and poor governance, compounded by increasing levels of gang violence, have eroded the rule of law in the Caribbean country and brought State institutions close to collapse. The…
‘Shocking, unsustainable and desperate’ situation in Gaza, warns UN Special Coordinator
Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, told ambassadors that “there is still no end in sight” as the war approaches its 140-day mark. “No end…
UPDATING LIVE: UN Security Council to meet on the situation in the Middle East
Video feed of the meeting, expected to start at 11 AM. Follow this page and @UN_News_Centre on X, formerly Twitter, for updates. 10:35 AM The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a…
Gaza: ‘Endless needs’ reflect spiralling situation as hospitals shut down, WHO warns
“What we do know is that the health system is on its knees,” said Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization Representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in the wake of…
Situation in Gaza ‘growing more desperate by the hour’, says UN chief Guterres
The UN chief’s visit comes as the crisis in the Gaza Strip enters its third week following the 7 October incursion by Hamas militants into Israel and Israel’s subsequent declaration…
Gaza: Nowhere to go, as humanitarian situation reaches ‘lethal low’
The development follows an announcement by UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, just before midnight Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, that UN representatives in Gaza had been “informed by their liaison officers…