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Half of women’s organizations in crisis zones risk closure within six months

Across 73 countries, 308 million people are now dependent on humanitarian help – a number that continue to rise. Women and girls are disproportionately influenced by these crises that face preventable pregnancy -related deaths, malnutrition and alarming levels of sexual violence. Despite the growing need, the humanitarian system is facing serious financing deficits and threatens […]

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Gaza: 57 children reported dead from malnutrition, say who

Since Aid Blockade began on March 2, 57 children have reportedly died of the effects of malnutrition, according to the Ministry of Health. If the situation continues, almost 71,000 children under five are expected to be acutely malnourished over the next 11 months. Briefing of journalists in Geneva, representative of the occupied Palestinian territory Dr.

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‘She cries in her sleep’: deeper crisis veltes under destruction from Myanmar Quake

“I hate earthquakes. Earthquake took away my mother and my aunt,” five -year -old Khin Yadanar told the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) after both her mother and aunt were killed when a brick wall collapsed on them. About 6.5 million children already needed humanitarian assistance before the earthquake, composing existing vulnerabilities as a result of

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Life for pregnant women and newborns at risk as financing cuts affect midwifery support

But despite their critical role, the UN’s support for midwife is under serious threat due to serious cuts in funding. Each year, three -quarters of all maternal deaths occur in only 25 countries, most of them located in Africa south of the Sahara and South Asia, according to the UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA. Midwives

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More than 30-year-old difference in life expectancy highlights health inequalities

The study from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that they may be responsible for a Dramatic reduction in life expectancy Both in both rich and poor countries. For example, People living in the country with the highest expected life expectancy will live on average 33 years longer than those born in the country with

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WHO’s boss sorry most disturbing cuts to global health financing ‘in living memory’

“We live through the greatest disturbance of global health financing in memory“Said WHO HERFORY Director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. He warned that sudden withdrawals of funding are jeopardizing medical progress, including efforts to fight tropical diseases that are now emerging in some regions. “This is just the tip of the iceberg“He told journalists at Who’s

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FAO calls for action in the midst of outbreaks of foot and mouth diseases

FMD is a very contagious viral disease that affects split animals, including cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and various wild species. Europe is currently facing the worst outbreak so far in this century at the same time as an exotic viral tribe has been introduced in Iraq and other countries In the nearest east. Concern for

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Anthrax Outbreak Compounds Security Crisis in Eastern DR Congo

And with almost seven million people compulsive by violence, since progress from M23 rebels earlier this year, DRC is facing one of the world’s most complex shear crises, according to the UN Migration Agency (IOM). Living in crowded and under resourceed camps, displaced populations are increasingly vulnerable to both illness and attack. Since January 2025

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First Person: Myanmar Aid workers brave conflict and harsh conditions to bring help to earthquake victims

Thein Zaw Win, Communications and Advocacy Analyst in the Yangon Office of UN Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency (UNFPA) saw the devastating consequences of the earthquake during a week’s long visit to the Mandalay region, one of the regions most affected by the disaster. Thein Zaw Win, Communications and Advocacy Analysis at UNFPAS Yangon office,

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