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Guterres blasts ‘completely inadequate’ levels of aid for Gaza civilians

·November 2, 2023·2 min read

Secretary-General António Guterres also reiterated his call for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” between Israeli forces and militants from Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and other militant groups. Consistent flow of aid essential In a statement, Mr. Guterres said depriving Gaza’s people of basic supplies was only “compounding the human...

‘History is judging us all,’ Guterres says in fresh appeal for Gaza aid access

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·October 29, 2023·4 min read

His call came just hours before UN agencies reported that phone lines, internet and mobile service in Gaza went down. “Gaza has lost contact with the outside world amid reports of intensified bombardment,” Lynn Hastings, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Palestine, wrote on X, formerly Twitter. The World...

World News in Brief: Ukraine aid convoy, attacks in South Sudan, radioactive discharge update

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·October 27, 2023·2 min read

A UN inter-agency convoy reached the front-line community of Huliaipole, located in the Zaporizhzhia region, bringing medicine, shelter kits, hygiene items and other assistance to support some 2,000 people. The town has suffered large-scale destruction and remains without power, water and gas, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, speaking from New...

Second aid convoy ‘another glimmer of hope’ for millions in Gaza: UN relief chief

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·October 22, 2023·1 min read

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Martin Griffiths described the supplies provided by the Egyptian Red Cross and the UN as “another glimmer of hope for the millions of people in dire need of humanitarian aid”, adding “but they need more, much more.” Saturday marked the first convoy to...

UN agencies welcome convoy’s entry into Gaza, but more aid needed

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·October 21, 2023·3 min read

The 20-truck convoy that passed through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt carried life-saving supplies provided by the Egyptian Red Crescent and the UN, including enough water for 22,000 people but only for one day. The items were approved to cross and be received by the Palestinian Red Crescent, with...

At Cairo Peace Summit, Guterres stresses need for sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza

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·October 21, 2023·2 min read

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi convened leaders from the region and around the world in efforts to de-escalate hostilities following the Hamas incursion into Israel on 7 October, and Israel’s bombing of Gaza and complete siege of the enclave. The Summit took place one day after the UN chief travelled...

Gaza: UN chief at Rafah crossing says aid convoy ‘the difference between life and death’

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·October 20, 2023·4 min read

In a passionate speech standing just a few metres from the Egyptian side of the crossing, he pointed behind him and spoke of the two million trapped without sufficient supplies now for nearly two weeks. “We are witnessing a paradox: behind these walls we have two million people that are...

Gaza aid ready to roll in once final deal reached

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·October 19, 2023·2 min read

Some 3,000 tonnes of supplies have been awaiting entry on the Egyptian side of the crossing since Saturday. On Wednesday, the UN Security Council failed to agree on a resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” for aid delivery. UN chief expected in Cairo UN Secretary-General António Guterres was...

Gaza: ‘History is watching’ warns UN relief chief, saying aid access is key priority

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·October 16, 2023·4 min read

“History is watching,” Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told UN News in Geneva, highlighting the desperate situation facing around one million Gazans uprooted in the last week, after the Israeli military warned of an imminent offensive following the deadly 7 October attacks on Israel by militant group Hamas, which has...

Explainer: How UN delivers life-saving aid amid crises

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·October 12, 2023·9 min read

One in every 33 people (that’s 242 million people) on the planet needed humanitarian assistance in 2022, and most of that aid was coordinated through the UN. Here’s how the UN does it: Coordination: Crisis HQ This week, as the Israel-Palestine crisis erupted on 7 October, the UN Office for the...

Humanitarians call for urgent aid access to Gaza   

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·October 12, 2023·2 min read

No aid can come in from the outside for the 2.3 million residents of the sealed-off enclave, and some 220,000 displaced people are sheltering in schools run by the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA. Stocks depleting fast Humanitarians are continuing to support Gaza’s population as best they can. The...

UN teams ramp up aid after another earthquake strikes Afghanistan

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·October 12, 2023·1 min read

The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Herat at 5:10 AM (00:40 AM GMT) local time, injuring over 100 people, many of whom were taken to hospitals, according to media reports. UN response UN agencies have stepped up support, deploying teams to assess the damage and assist ongoing...