
Cash-strapped U.N. aid appeal falls to $46 billion for 181 million
The U.N.'s global humanitarian appeal for itself and 1,900 partners in 2024 already assumes 40% in unmet needs.
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The U.N.'s global humanitarian appeal for itself and 1,900 partners in 2024 already assumes 40% in unmet needs.
Gaza's aid reached a breaking point as Israel fought to destroy Hamas and groups warned Palestinians face starvation.
For the first time since becoming leader of the world body, António Guterres invoked Article 99 of the U.N. Charter.
The United Nations and agencies rushed to provide humanitarian aid as Israel and Hamas began a four-day truce.
Nikki Haley has adopted Trump's hard line against U.N. participation but stopped short of calling for total withdrawal.
More than 12,250 people have been killed – including 101 U.N. staff helping Palestinian refugees and at least 4,300 children – and 32,300 others injured in the Gaza war, officials said.
Medical facilities are running out of supplies and fuel, which Israel hasn't allowed into Gaza for a month now.
Hundreds of people were allowed to enter Egypt from Gaza, which one U.N. official called a 'graveyard' for children.
Humanitarian agencies were forced to scale back as fuel and other items were depleted and diplomats were at an impasse.
A new U.N. report finds the number of women and girls living in conflict-affected nations doubled in five years.
While Israel pounded Gaza with increasingly intensifying airstrikes in response to Hamas' surprise attacks, the U.N. chief emphasized the rules of war must be obeyed.
Despite some humanitarian aid trickling into Gaza through Egypt's Rafah crossing, needs are soaring as tensions flare.
The U.S. blocked a U.N. Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, while Russia pushed resolutions that do not mention Hamas or Israel's right to self-defense.
The heads of some of the biggest multilateral development banks said the world faces a global “polycrisis” affecting development at an unprecedented scale.
Officials say civilians' basic needs and protections must be upheld in accord with international humanitarian law.
The U.S. and China said they favored a statement on Gaza, but it failed for lack of consensus approval. The U.N. chief condemned the attacks and appealed for the fighting to end.