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A mother and child attend a nutrition clinic in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
Millions will die from funding cuts, says UN aid chief

Lifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result in millions of people dying, the UN's top aid official said on Wednesday.

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Humanitarian Aid
A funeral procession passes through the Grand Cemetery in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Haiti: Mass displacement and deportation surge amid violence

Marked by mass killings, abductions, and sexual violence, the first quarter of 2025, the human rights situation in Haiti remained extremely concerning, the UN deplored in a report published on Wednesday.

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Human Rights
UNRWA Headquarters in East Jerusalem
UNRWA warns against closure of six schools in East Jerusalem

The education of 800 students in occupied East Jerusalem is at risk as Israel moves to close their schools next week, a senior official with the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said on Wednesday. 

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Humanitarian Aid
A woman searches through the burnt remains of her shelter at a displacement camp in Darfur, Sudan.
UN alert over deepening crisis in Sudan as famine spreads and violence escalates

The United Nations has warned that Sudan is sliding deeper into catastrophe, with growing famine and surging violence – particularly in North Darfur – driving mass displacement and an alarming rise in civilian deaths.

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Peace and Security
At the emergency relief item distribution, UNFPA staff introduces the content of the dignity kits and provides information on gender-based violence for earthquake- affected women and girls in Mandalay, Myanmar.
First Person: Myanmar aid workers brave conflict and harsh conditions to bring aid to earthquake victims

In the aftermath of the huge 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on 28 March, life-saving aid efforts led by the UN are being hampered by damaged infrastructure, ongoing armed conflict and global aid funding cuts.

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Humanitarian Aid
East Ghouta in Syria was frequently bombed during the years of civil conflict.
Syria: UN envoy warns of escalating violence in Syria

The UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, voiced deep concern on Wednesday over the recent surge in violence across Syria, particularly in the suburbs of Damascus and in Homs. 

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Peace and Security
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon, Imran Riza, (second left) visits a health centre in Tyre, Lebanon.
'Recovery must move ahead' in southern Lebanon, top aid official says

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon has called for greater support to people in the south of the country working to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of last year's hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.

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Humanitarian Aid
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