Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency

In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an ever more deadly threat to a population under constant attack, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/07/1151876
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Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency
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Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, healthcare and access compromised

Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, healthcare and access compromised

03 Dec 2024

The ongoing escalation of violence in northwest Syria linked to the wider conflict in Gaza and Lebanon has left civilians dead and injured, hospitals “overwhelmed” with healthcare attacks on the rise, the UN warned on Tuesday.

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Gaza: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease and hunger

Gaza: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease and hunger

22 Mar 2024

Amid reports of ongoing bombardment across Gaza on Friday, UN humanitarians highlighted “shocking levels of disease and hunger” after visiting an overwhelmed hospital in the north of the enclave.

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UN emissions report: World on course for more than 3 degree spike, even if climate commitments are met

26 Nov 2019

Even if countries meet commitments made under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world is heading for a 3.2 degrees Celsius global temperature rise over pre-industrial levels, leading to even wider-ranging and more destructive climate impacts, warns a report from the UN Environment Programme, released on Tuesday.