humanitarian crisis
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WHO Warns Delays in Medical Aid to Gaza Could Have ‘Devastating Consequences’
DID Press: World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that repeated delays in the delivery of life-saving medicines, prosthetics and medical equipment from Israel into Gaza could have “devastating consequences” for Palestinians in urgent need of treatment. Reinhilde Van De Weerdt,…
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Unprotected Skies, an Indifferent World: A Narrative of Midnight Attacks in Eastern Afghanistan
DID Press: Around 3 a.m., while residents of Chogam Valley in Afghanistan’s Kunar province were asleep, an Afghan civilian home was reportedly hit in a Pakistani airstrike, killing five people, including several children, and sending three others, including two women,…
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ICG: Afghanistan Faces Multiple Crises Five Years Into Taliban Rule
DID Press: International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned that Afghanistan remains under pressure from multiple, overlapping crises five years into Taliban rule, citing declining foreign aid, extensive restrictions on women and girls, a closed political system, economic pressures, armed opposition…
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Gaza Doctor Warns of Worsening Skin and Infectious Disease Outbreaks
DID Press: A dermatologist with the Palestine Red Crescent Society has warned of a significant increase in skin and infectious diseases among displaced people in the Gaza Strip, amid worsening living and health conditions. Dr. Raed Abu Serriya, a dermatology…
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UNCTAD: Gaza Unemployment Rate Reaches Nearly 90%
DID Press: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says the Gaza Strip is facing an unprecedented economic crisis, with unemployment reaching nearly 90% of the labor force. According to UNCTAD’s latest report, around 90% of Gaza’s workforce is currently…
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UN Warns of Nearly 8 Million Afghan Returns by Year-End
DID Press: United Nations says the pace of Afghan returns from neighboring countries has accelerated, with nearly 8 million Afghans expected to return to Afghanistan by the end of this year. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih told a…
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India, UN Discuss Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Needs
DID Press: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with Roza Otunbayeva, the UN secretary-general’s special representative for Afghanistan, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, India’s Foreign Ministry said. According to…
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UN: Food Inflation in Afghanistan Reaches 8.2%
DID Press: Inflationary pressures in Afghanistan have intensified, with overall inflation reaching 7.8% in May and food inflation rising to 8.2%, according to a new United Nations report. The report points to growing economic and livelihood pressures on Afghan households.…
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Guterres Calls for an End to ‘Gradual Annexation’ of West Bank
DID Press: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed concern over the situation of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, calling for the full implementation of the Gaza peace plan, unrestricted humanitarian access and an immediate ceasefire. Speaking at…
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UN Calls for International Investigators to Access All Areas of Gaza
DID Press: United Nations has called for international investigators to be granted access to all parts of the Gaza Strip to help preserve and document evidence of possible violations of international law, following the recovery of more than 630 bodies…
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