The conflict is taking a heavy toll on civilians with millions forced from their homes and on the verge of famine. Sudan is facing a humanitarian crisis as its civil war drags on. The United Nations says 25 million people – half the population – need urgent assistance. About 30,000 people are dead and millions more … Read more
The World Food Programme suspends aid deliveries in northern Gaza. The United Nations food agency is halting aid deliveries to northern Gaza because it’s too dangerous. It says the decision wasn’t taken lightly, and it knows more people risk dying of hunger. But it is adamant that conditions need to improve and the safety of … Read more
Israel is blocking essential supplies while destroying neighbourhoods in relentless bombing. Israel’s siege and destruction of Gaza is a “humanitarian catastrophe” for the enclave’s 2.3 million people. Those are the United Nations’ words, as it warns that cutting off water, food, fuel and electricity is a war crime. So what can stop such a collective … Read more