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A top UN official for Europe, Central Asia and Americas said, “Amidst global challenges and crises, the international community must sustain its focus on Ukraine and end the suffering caused by this war.” UNIFEED

With only ten percent of necessary food supplies entering Gaza since the beginning of the conflict, people now face a massive food gap and widespread hunger as nearly the entire population is in desperate need of food assistance, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned today. WFP

UNICEF is calling for an immediate humanitarian pause to alleviate the suffering and prevent a desperate situation from becoming catastrophic. UNICEF

One month since the start of the Israel-Palestine crisis, the UN World Health Organization reiterated the urgent need for a humanitarian pause to ease the suffering across Gaza and Israel and urged unhindered and safe access to the Hamas-run enclave to deliver water, fuel, and food to those alive and suffering from trauma, disease, and lack of healthcare. UNTV CH

An uptick in violence in Port-au-Prince since mid-August 2023 has driven approximately 40,000 people from their homes in several neighborhoods of the capital, exacerbating an already complex humanitarian crisis where almost half of the country faces acute levels of food insecurity. WFP

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is deepening. Fuel, food, water and electricity are running out, and the health system is in a state of total collapse. An estimated 50,000 pregnant women are caught up in the conflict, with around 5,500 due to give birth within the next 30 days - around 160 deliveries a day. UNFPA

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) lauched an urgent appeal for $14.4 million to scale up its assistance for those affected by the tragic recent earthquakes in western Afghanistan. UNHCR

The UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said that the UN and humanitarian partners are ramping up the response in Afghanistan following the 6.3-magnitude earthquake, which struck Herat province in the west of the country. UNIFEED

Humanitarian organizations are seeking urgent support to step up the response for over 100,000 refugees in Armenia to ensure short term as well as medium to long term needs are met. UNHCR

As heavy fighting continues in Sudan, the UN’s top aid official in the country warned that the conflict has created “the world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis” which threatens to outstrip the Organization’s best efforts to help those most in need. UNTV CH