So the crisis continues. And the brain drain intensifies. But what if there was a way to reverse brain drain? This is the question […]
Tag: Health
Plastic pollution talks adjourn, but countries want to stay engaged: UNEP chief
“This has been a hard-fought 10 days against the backdrop of geopolitical complexities, economic challenges and multilateral strains,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the […]
Trapped in Gaza: Palestinians with disabilities cannot reach aid
But for an increasing number of Palestinians, including those who cannot hear the orders or whose mobility is impaired, following these orders may be impossible. […]
Hunger and a heatwave plague the Gaza Strip
Recently, Israel has denied fewer humanitarian movements but approved missions “still take hours to complete and teams have been compelled to wait on roads that […]
‘Humanitarian work, a moral obligation’: Retired doctor returns to face the ‘silent threat’ in Gaza
After a successful career that lasted 43 years, during which he worked in Saudi Arabia, for the Palestinian Ministry of Health and then the UN […]
Peacekeepers find weapons trove in southern Lebanon, as drought threatens millions
On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, peacekeepers with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) discovered rocket launchers, rocket shells, mortar rounds, bomb fuses and […]
Syria: UNICEF calls for safe access to children in Sweida as needs mount
Deadly sectarian clashes erupted in the southern governorate, also known as As-Sweida, in July and early August and children and families continue to feel the […]
Malnutrition deaths mark ‘latest in the war on children’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief
These young deaths are “the latest in the war on children and childhood in Gaza,” Philippe Lazzarini, head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA, said […]
Gaza health system ‘catastrophic’ as hospitals overwhelmed and medicines running out, WHO warns
Fewer than half of Gaza’s hospitals and under 38 per cent of primary healthcare centres are partially functioning – or are doing so at minimal […]
Record starvation and malnutrition in Gaza; more West Bank displacement
That warning comes from the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in a tweet posted on Tuesday, calling for more aid to be allowed into the […]
