WHO says its team encountered delays at an Israeli military checkpoint and that health partners were detained, with one person reportedly harassed, beaten, stripped and searched
U.N. says conflicts, climate emergencies and collapsing economies are wreaking havoc in vulnerable communities resulting in catastrophic hunger, massive displacement and disease outbreaks
The World Health Organization says Gaza’s health system is on its knees
World Meteorological Organization says emissions saw the highest recorded year-on-year increase from 2021 to 2022
A monitoring group says Russia has used anti-personnel mines extensively in Ukraine since its February 2022 invasion
“If there is a hell on Earth today, its name is northern Gaza,” OCHA official says
New UN study finds nearly 1 in 3 deaths from non-melanoma skin cancer is caused by working in the sun
Unimaginable humanitarian crisis unfolds in Sudan as millions are forcibly displaced from their homes by increasingly vicious conflict, says UNHCR
Renewed clashes between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces have killed dozens of civilians and wounded many more
Cost estimated at $1.2 billion, says spokesman for Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Climate change threatens to reverse decades of progress toward better health, well-being, particularly in vulnerable communities, according to World Meteorological Organization
Health care is limited due to insecurity, with 70 to 80 percent of health facilities non-functional in conflict hotspots
Gaza has become a graveyard for thousands of children and it is a living hell for everyone else, UNICEF says
They warn Pakistan’s planned expulsion of more than a million 'undocumented' foreign nationals risk triggering a human rights catastrophe
“The violence needs to end, and there need to be strong efforts to seek an alternative to this carnage,” says the U.N. rights chief
Some Palestinians who moved south are now heading back north because of airstrikes
UN agency says Israel’s decades-long blockade of Gaza has left 80% of its population dependent on international aid
The agencies are calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire so supplies can be delivered safely throughout the Gaza Strip
Over the past 12 months, the U.N. has investigated 287 allegations of sexual misconduct, approximately 83 are related to the 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
More than 114,000 people need health assistance, especially women, children and the elderly
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