
G-7 urges 'humanitarian pauses' in Gaza to let in desperately needed aid
Medical facilities are running out of supplies and fuel, which Israel hasn't allowed into Gaza for a month now.
Humanitarian organizations and diplomats working for peace must respond effectively to the needs of people caught in crises, understand and analyze their needs, and mobilize international aid. With enough funding and resources, organizations can provide tools and services to ensure that no one affected by a crisis is left behind. The number of people who need aid has soared in recent years due to factors like climate change, population growth and the spread of armed groups and extremists.
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Medical facilities are running out of supplies and fuel, which Israel hasn't allowed into Gaza for a month now.
Despite some humanitarian aid trickling into Gaza through Egypt's Rafah crossing, needs are soaring as tensions flare.
Officials say civilians' basic needs and protections must be upheld in accord with international humanitarian law.
Its new analysis shows each 1% cut in aid to its $5.2 billion annual budget could push 400,000 people toward starvation.
Funding for humanitarian aid has been getting hard to find amid global economic pressures, but the needs are soaring.
Putin says Russia won't rejoin until the West meets its demands to ease shipping of Russian agricultural exports.
Talks are planned for Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi almost two months since Russia pulled out of the U.N.-brokered deal.
The conflict has pushed over 20 million people into severe acute hunger, including 6.3 million a step away from famine.
Increasing rice prices from India's ban “raises substantial food security concerns for a large swath of the world population."
The U.N. said Russia has been forcing up food prices globally by preventing grain from reaching international markets.
The U.N.-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative signed between the world body, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey in July 2022 has been vital to allow food supplies to reach global markets.
The border crossing is essential for more than 4 million uprooted people in Syria who depend on humanitarian aid.
Moscow wants the transit of ammonia, a key ingredient in nitrogen-based fertilizers, to resume in Ukrainian territory.
A Swiss-led U.N. Security Council session called on all countries and armed groups to fulfill their obligations for protecting civilians under international humanitarian law.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative, a U.N.-brokered agreement signed between the world body, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey on July 22, 2022, will now continue at least until mid-July.
Fighting led the ranks of those who need aid and protection to swell to 24.6 million, slightly more than half the population.