(WHO)* — East Jerusalem/Geneva/ New York,3 November 2023 — Women, children and newborns in Gaza are disproportionately bearing the burden of the escalation of hostilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, both as casualties and in reduced access to health services, warn the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
UNAMID/Mohamad Almahady | Intercommunal violence in Darfur has left millions in need of assistance. Pictured here, an IDP settlement in north Darfur. (file)
Myanmar witnessed a sharp escalation in fighting between the military and opposition groups this week fuelling a surge in new displacements, the UN humanitarian wing has said.
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