"HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES"

Since 7 October, WHO has documented 212 attacks on health care in the Gaza Strip. Attacks have resulted in at least 565 fatalities, 732 injuries, affecting 56 health facilities and 59 ambulances. WHO

A UN spokesperson said that the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) urged for a stronger response in the Americas as half a million people have crossed the Darien jungle - located on the border of Colombia and Panama - this year. UNIFEED / FILE

With the resumption of military operations in the Gaza strip in the early hours of Friday, UN humanitarians on Friday called for an immediate halt of hostilities in the war-shattered Palestinian enclave and called on parties and States with influence to ensure a ceasefire. UNTV CH

Informal comments to the media by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

On the fifth day of a pause in fighting in the Gaza Strip, UN humanitarians echoed the UN Secretary-General and called for a full humanitarian ceasefire and for more aid deliveries to enter into the devastated enclave, such is the scale of need. UNTV CH

Humanitarian issues will be central to negotiations at the upcoming 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). OCHA

The Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said, “Looking ahead, it would be impossible to envision free, fair, and credible elections in December 2024, unless all South Sudanese parties, leaders, and stakeholders grab the bull by the horns, and agree on a critical mass of decisions by the first quarter of 2024.” UNMISS

A UN spokesperson said that due to the communication shutdown and lack of fuel, there will not be any cross-border aid operation at the Rafah Crossing today “as it will be impossible to manage or coordinate humanitarian aid convoys.” UNIFEED

A World Food Program spokesperson said that nearly the entire population of Gaza now needs food assistance. UNIFEED

In response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid the latest escalation with Israel, the UN’s top emergency relief official unveiled a 10-point plan on Wednesday “to rein in the carnage” there. UNTV CH