Archive for May 30th, 2025

30/05/2025

Gaza Is the ‘Hungriest Place on Earth’, as Israel Continues Stranglehold on Aid

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* Starving Gazans continue to be deprived of aid as international relief efforts are being severely constrained by the Israeli authorities, the UN humanitarian affairs coordination office OCHA said on Friday .

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Humanitarians have warned of deteriorating conditions in Gaza amid severe hunger and a lack of critical supplies. (file photo)
© WHO | Humanitarians have warned of deteriorating conditions in Gaza amid severe hunger and a lack of critical supplies. (file photo)

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30/05/2025

Over 1 Million Children at Risk as Cholera Spreads in Sudan’s Khartoum State – UNICEF

Human Wrongs Watch

PORT SUDAN, 28 May 2025, (UNICEF)* More than 7,700 cholera cases – including over 1,000 cases in children under the age of five – and 185 associated deaths have been reported in Khartoum State since January 2025, according to health authorities.

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UNICEF and partners are working with the Federal Ministry of Health to curb the spread of the deadly disease and save lives.

Since the beginning of the brutal conflict, more than 3 million people have been forced to flee their homes in Khartoum State and the violence has upended the lives of millions.

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30/05/2025

Don’t Let the Lights Go Out: UN Urges Support for Women and Girls in ‘the World’s Most Neglected Crises’

Human Wrongs Watch

By the UN Population Fund*

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 28 May 2025 – In 2025, as crises multiply and conflicts become increasingly protracted, humanitarian aid budgets are being slashed across the board.

Yet in many emergency settings, it is ordinary people – and especially women and girls – who are feeling the sharpest impact of these cuts.

A woman dressed in blue and yellow sits on the ground with a baby on her lap in front of an orange tarpaulin tent
A woman and her baby sit in a camp for displaced people in the Dayniile district of Mogadishu, Somalia. © UNFPA Somalia / Usame Nur Hussein

For those caught up in crises that have already been neglected for years, the fallout is all the more brutal. But what does chronic underfunding look like?

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