Humanitarian aid
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The number of people facing catastrophic levels of food insecurity in Gaza is projected to increase three-fold in the next six months, according to the UN. Its humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said 60,000 children aged between five months and five years will become acutely malnourished over the coming year. Nearly 133,000 people are suffering catastrophic…
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The UN World Food Program (WFP) announced on Tuesday that it needs 228 million U.S. dollars between April and September to expand its humanitarian assistance efforts in Somalia. The latest projections for the April to June period indicate that 3.4 million people in Somalia are facing acute food insecurity, showing improvement, especially in rural areas…
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More than 17,000 people – mostly women and children – have been killed in the besieged Palestinian enclave. Intense urban fighting raged in and around the Gaza Strip’s largest cities on Friday, as the death toll continues to rise. After the first phase of its ground offensive in northern Gaza, Israel’s army extended operations southwards…
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As floods devastate the South Asian country, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Pakistan to seek debt relief from its close partner China. Blinken promised Pakistan strong U.S. support as it recovers from floods that submerged one-third of the country, an area the size of the United Kingdom. “We send a straightforward message. We…
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