Harsh winter makes life difficult for the poor and marginalised
KABUL (SW) – As the weather turns colder, vulnerable people in Kabul and several provinces are reporting that they are unable to afford basic needs of life like food and fuel.
Category: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
World must not forget Afghanistan, says WHO regional director
The world must not forget the people of Afghanistan, Dr Hanan Balkhy, the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean said as she concluded a 3-day visit to Afghanistan where she met with the country’s de-facto authorities, health officials and humanitarian partners to discuss critical health priorities.
Israel blamed for of ignoring US ultimatum on ‘apocalyptic’ Gaza crisis
A coalition of international aid organisations have accused Israel of ignoring a US ultimatum that threatened sanctions if Israel did not implement a series of measures to counter the acute humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 30 Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 30 Palestinians since Monday night, Palestinian media and medics said on Tuesday, as the Israeli army tightened its siege on northern areas of the enclave.
Israel attacks vaccination center in Gaza: 31 more lives lost in a day
A polio vaccination center in Gaza and the car of a UN aid official involved in this weekend’s vaccination campaign came under fire despite a promised “humanitarian pause” in Israeli bombardment, the UN has said.
Conditions in Gaza are “apocalyptic”, says UN
Israel has again carried out deadly air strikes on north Gaza, where the UN calls conditions “apocalyptic”, as Lebanon’s Hezbollah intensified rocket fire near Israel’s capital of Tel Aviv.
393 days of Israel’s invasion of Gaza: 43,259 Palestinians killed
Medics in Gaza have said about 68 people were killed and dozens injured overnight and into Friday morning in Israeli strikes on the city of Deir Al-Balah, the Nuseirat camp and the town of Al-Zawayda, all in Gaza’s central area, as well as in its south.
Mayhem: Nearly 100 Palestinians killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza
Nearly 100 people, including 20 children, have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a single residential block in northern Gaza, the city’s civil defense agency said.
EU allocates 31 million euros for Afghanistan’s health sector
The EU has issued a statement indicating that 16 million euros will be provided to the WHO and 15 million euros to the UNFPA.
Israel kills 22 more people in fresh raids on Beirut
At least 22 people have been killed and 117 injured in Israeli air strikes on central Beirut on Thursday evening, Lebanon’s health ministry said.
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 61 in 48 hours
MONITORING (SW) – Israeli military strikes across the Palestinian Gaza Strip killed at least 61 people in the space of 48 hours, medics said on Saturday, as Israeli forces battled Hamas-led militants in the territory.
Gaza death toll exceeds 40,000 amid ceasefire talks in Doha
MONITORING (SW) – Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire agreement
