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World News in Brief: Deadly strikes in Sudan, health systems in South Sudan near the brink, Guterres calls for unity ahead of Ramadan.

Gaza: Lifesaving aid operations continue despite restrictions

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Syria’s future under threat from acute funding shortages

The development comes 11 months after the country’s devastating civil war ended with the overthrow of the Assad regime by...

World leaders adopt Doha declaration to boost efforts on social development

The adoption of the Declaration demonstrates a shared pledge by governments to tackle poverty, create decent work, combat discrimination, expand...

Gaza: Aid teams race to push back hunger; one million food parcels delivered

Last month, hundreds of thousands of people returned to northern Gaza – where famine was declared at the end of...

Around 224 million women still don’t access family planning

The increased use reflects a major health success that has allowed millions of young people to avoid unintended pregnancy and...

LIVE from Doha: Second World Summit for Social Development

Leaders, policymakers and civil society representatives have gathered in Doha for the Second World Summit for Social Development, with the...

Nearly 6 million people in the Caribbean impacted by Hurricane Melissa

Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica all suffered extensive damage and loss of life as a result of Hurricane Melissa.Speaking from the...

World News in Brief: Self-sufficiency call for healthcare funding, Australia treaty with Indigenous Peoples, Haiti women at risk

According to the UN health agency, healthcare aid from abroad is projected to see a decline of between 30 and...

In a quiet community on Doha’s edge, Gaza’s wounded and orphaned learn to heal

In the late afternoon light, about 20 kilometres from Doha, the Al-Thumama complex looks like any quiet residential neighbourhood: paved...

Gaza: Food access improves in the south but food convoys fail to reach north directly

One in two households surveyed reported better access because of increasing commercial and aid deliveries.OCHA warned however that no food...

Fresh push to fight toxic mercury pollution underway