Although food security has begun to improve in areas where fighting has subsided, famine has taken hold in conflict-hit locations that have been cut off from […]
Tag: Health
Half of Jamaica’s population reeling from Hurricane Melissa
More than 130 roads were blocked, power and communication networks disrupted, while health services remain under heavy strain, according to the UN aid coordination office […]
UN agencies on hand as deadly new quake hits northern Afghanistan
Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced that first responders from the UN agency were already “on the ground” to support […]
Surviving the next pandemic could depend on where you live
The study, released on Monday, ahead of G20 meetings taking place later this month in Johannesburg, South Africa, shows that unequal access to housing, healthcare, education […]
Gaza: Food access improves in the south but food convoys fail to reach north directly
One in two households surveyed reported better access because of increasing commercial and aid deliveries. OCHA warned however that no food aid convoy has reached […]
Fresh push to fight toxic mercury pollution underway
Mercury is a toxic metal that can harm the brain, lungs, kidneys and immune system. It is especially dangerous for children and pregnant women. Mercury […]
World News in Brief: Self-sufficiency call for healthcare funding, Australia treaty with Indigenous Peoples, Haiti women at risk
According to the UN health agency, healthcare aid from abroad is projected to see a decline of between 30 and 40 per cent this year, […]
Jamaica: International support ‘crucial’ to hurricane recovery says Guterres
António Guterres spoke by phone to Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness earlier in the day emphasising afterwards in a statement that “international support is crucial” […]
UN aid push continues across Gaza despite Israeli airstrikes
“Our humanitarian colleagues tell us that their partners continue their scale-up efforts, despite reported Israeli airstrikes across the Strip,” he said, noting that some strikes […]
Ukraine: Russian attacks on energy could trigger major ‘crisis within crisis’
The heavy humanitarian and psychological toll of these strikes is compounded by the expectation that this year’s winter will be much colder than last year’s […]
