Amid Gaza war, children now work so families can survive: ILO
Details of that development and the “unprecedented devastation” to the Palestinian jobs market and the wider economy beyond Gaza and the West Bank are outlined in a new report from…
Widespread destruction across Khan Younis as Gazans ‘struggle to survive’
“Humanitarians are working hard to support them, but we need security, access and reliable facilitation by Israeli forces, whose responsibilities don’t end when supplies are dropped off at the border,”…
Gazans eating wild plants to survive
Their journey begins in the open fields every morning in search of these plants, which include cheeseweed – known locally as khubeezeh – which have been eaten by Palestinians as…
From The Field: Story of an aid worker trying to survive in Gaza
Tents for displaced people in southern Gaza When war began on 7 October, life changed dramatically overnight for mother-of-four Hala, as it did for the more than two million Palestinians…
How did 4 children survive 40 days after a plane crashed in a dangerous forest?
Photo courtesy of Twitter Details of the struggle for survival of 4 young children, including an infant, have emerged after 40 days in the dangerous Amazon jungle in Colombia. According…
Octopuses change their RNA to survive in hot and cold water
The California twospot octopus can change its RNA under changing water temperatures. Photo: File Boston: Scientists recently announced that they have read the complete genome (genetic properties) of a type…
From the Field: Haiti’s ‘hostage population’ struggle to survive
Artwork from Francisco Silva, featured in a UN humanitarian report on Haiti. The 2023 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) for Haiti describes life in the country as a daily, terrifying struggle…