"HOSPITALS"

The World Health Organization and partners managed to reach Al-Shifa — once the backbone of the health system in Gaza. WHO

After repeated denials, a UN convoy gained access to Al Shifa hospital to assess the facility. OCHA

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has managed to bring desperately needed food and nutrition supplies into Darfur, the first WFP assistance to reach the war-wracked region in months. Yet, the UN food agency warns that unless the people of Sudan receive a constant flow of aid via all possible humanitarian corridors – from neighbouring countries and across battle lines – the country’s hunger catastrophe will only worsen. WFP

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “WHO is horrified by the killing of seven humanitarian workers from World Central Kitchen in Gaza on Monday,” reiterating that “an effective and transparent mechanism for deconfliction must be put in place to ensure humanitarian convoys can move safely.” WHO

After 13 years of conflict, explosive ordnance contamination remains a challenge in Syria. Approximately a third of communities across Syria reportedly face grave risk of injury and trauma by some form of explosive contamination. Demining efforts are underway with the support of UN and partners. OCHA

The Israeli military's raid of Al-Shifa hospital in the past two weeks has destroyed Gaza's biggest medical facility, “ripping the heart out” of the enclave's healthcare system, the UN World Health Organization said today. UNTV CH

Footage of destruction of Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, following the end of the latest Israeli siege. The World Health Organization (WHO) reiterated that hospitals must be respected and protected; they must not be used as battlefields.WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners deployed an international emergency medical team and evacuated a child from Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza on Thursday. The emergency medical team - the first in northern Gaza - includes one general surgeon, one emergency doctor, one orthopedic surgeon and one anesthetist. WHO

Presenting a new report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the situation in Haiti, Human rights expert William O’Neill said that if the deployment of a Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission “takes much longer, there may not be much” of a Haitian National Police (HNP) to support. UNIFEED

Israel's "genocidal incitement" against Palestinians in Gaza transcends the scope of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory alleged on Wednesday. UNTV CH