Fuel crisis in Lebanon means potential ‘humanitarian catastrophe’: senior UN official

Reliable fuel and electricity supply are urgently needed in Lebanon to avert a potential “humanitarian catastrophe”, the top UN aid official in the country warned on Tuesday. 

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Afghanistan: UN agencies sound alarm over emergency aid supply logjam

23 Aug 2021

UN humanitarian agencies are warning that they are unable to bring urgently needed emergency supplies into Afghanistan, and are calling for a “humanitarian airbridge” to be set up immediately, to allow the unimpeded delivery of medicines and other aid supplies to the country.

Guterres calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’

Guterres calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’

15 Jun 2023

Countries must phase out coal and other fossil fuels to avert climate “catastrophe”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Thursday in New York.    

Fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza

Fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza

13 Nov 2023

Trucks transporting desperately needed aid into Gaza could stop rolling on Tuesday due to a lack of fuel, a senior official with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, has warned.