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U.N. experts conclude famine has spread throughout the Gaza Strip
Children's deaths from malnutrition and dehydration show that critical health and social structures have collapsed.
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Children's deaths from malnutrition and dehydration show that critical health and social structures have collapsed.
The U.N. Security Council resolution condemned Houthi attacks in shipping lanes for a second time this year.
A dangerous escalation unfolding along the Israel-Lebanon border could lead to a regional war that draws in Iran.
Building debris may take US$647 million and 15 years to clean up. Around 800,000 tons might qualify as hazardous waste.
Since the war began, many of UNRWA's elementary and prep schools in Gaza have been used as civilian shelters.
Worker protections against effects of climate change and biological hazards are on the labor conference's agenda.
The vote reflects the alarming number of attacks and threats that aid workers face each year around the world.
The justices cited warnings an offensive on Rafah will put 'hundreds of thousands of people at imminent risk of death.'
The top prosecutor's action drew immediate and fierce reaction, with U.S. President Biden calling it 'outrageous.'
ICJ justices heard arguments from South Africa calling on Israel to immediately withdraw its army from Gaza.
From Gaza to the Philippines, unseasonal temps in parts of Asia shut schools, hurt crops and challenged refugee camps.
Food and fuel stocks will run out within days, WFP officials said, and "the threat of famine in Gaza never loomed larger.”
The 143-9 vote with 25 abstentions urges the U.N. Security Council to favorably reconsider the Palestinians' request.
An international entity for food security known as IPC said that famine is projected to occur by May in Northern Gaza.
The charity has distributed more than 43 million meals in Gaza, where it accounts for 62% of all international NGO aid.
Fourteen cases remain under investigation by U.N. investigators, who have met with authorities in Israel.