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01/05/2025

Targeted, Trapped, and Starved: Civilians and Humanitarians Alike Under Indiscriminate Attack in Gaza

Human Wrongs Watch

By The Danish Refugee Council*

30 Apr 2025 – The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is gravely concerned by the escalating hostilities in Gaza following the collapse of the ceasefire on 18 March.

Since then, Israeli bombardments have intensified, with daily airstrikes triggering repeated, chaotic displacements. 

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01/05/2025

Stuck in the Middle? Indebted Nations Plot Path to Growth amid Global Trade Upheaval

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By Miklos Gaspar

(UN News)* — Faced with mounting debt and economic stagnation, middle-income countries have issued a call for financial reform, sustainable investment, and a roadmap to escape the so-called “middle-income trap,” at a UN-backed international conference held in Manila, Philippines, which concluded on Tuesday [].

Food inflation remains a pressing issue in many developing countries.
© ADB/Lester V. Ledesma | Food inflation remains a pressing issue in many developing countries.

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30/04/2025

If the US Nuclear Umbrella Collapses, Will It Trigger a Euro-Bomb?

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By Thalif Deen

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 28 2025 (IPS)* – The Trump administration’s hostile attitude towards Western Europe—and the threat to pullout of the 32-member military alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – signifies the danger of losing the longstanding protection of the US nuclear umbrella over Europe.
 

Credit: Federation of American Scientists (FAS)

Jana Puglierin, director of the German office of the European Council on Foreign Relations, was quoted as saying: “Trump may, or may not, want to leave NATO officially, but he has every means to undermine NATO”.

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30/04/2025

NATO Was Founded to Crush Communist, Socialist, and Anti-colonial Movements Worldwide

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By Ann Garrison | Black Agenda Report – TRANSCEND Media Service*

NATO was never a good idea gone wrong. It was founded to crush communist, socialist, and anti-colonial movements in Europe and around the world.

Medea Benjamin and David Swanson explain NATO’s supremely violent history in NATO: What You Need to Know.

The organization was born on April 4, 1949, when foreign ministers from 12 nations came together in Washington, D.C. to sign the 1100-page North Atlantic Treaty.

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30/04/2025

Plague of Rats and Insects Provide Latest Challenge for War-Shattered Gazans

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By Khaled Mohamed

(UN News)* — After suffering almost 18 months of deadly bombardment, displacement and lack of access to basic services, the embattled people of Gaza face yet another challenge: the threat of insects and rodents.

Environmental health workers from UNRWA spray insecticides amongst shelters for displaced people.
UN News | Environmental health workers from UNRWA spray insecticides amongst shelters for displaced people.

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30/04/2025

“Imagine Not Having Anything to Feed Your Children. Children in Gaza Going to Bed Starving”

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(UN News)* — The biggest UN aid agency in Gaza on Tuesday [condemned the two-month Israeli blockade that has left families eating barely enough to survive amid daily bombings – and the sick and injured without lifesaving medical help.
Palestinians return from the south to the north of Gaza, during the ceasefire in February and which ended on 18 March.
© WHO | Palestinians return from the south to the north of Gaza, during the ceasefire in February and which ended on 18 March.

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29/04/2025

‘Surviving on One Meal a Day and Stretching Out Rapidly Dwindling Food Rations, a Desperate Reality in Gaza’

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(UN News)* — Surviving on one meal a day and stretching out rapidly dwindling food rations have become a desperate reality in the Gaza Strip, where humanitarian aid has been blocked for nearly two months. 

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Families in Gaza continue to be displaced. (fle)
© UNRWA | Families in Gaza continue to be displaced. (fle)
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Both the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, and the World Food Programme (WFP) report that food stocks are now exhausted, even as supplies of lifesaving assistance pile up at border crossings waiting to be brought in.
 
Humanitarians continue to warn that hunger is spreading and deepening in the enclave, amid the blockage, access constraints, ongoing Israeli military operations and a rise in looting.

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28/04/2025

From Border Control to Belonging: How Host Communities Gain from Empowering Refugees

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(UN News)* — With humanitarian aid in decline, the international community must shift its focus from short-term relief efforts to inclusive policies that support both refugees and host communities.

Venezuelan refugees make their way to the Colombian border town of La Guajira.
PAHO/Karen González Abril | Venezuelan refugees make their way to the Colombian border town of La Guajira.

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27/04/2025

Indigenous Peoples Sidelined in Global Climate Fight, UN Warns

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By Laura Quinone

(UN News)* — As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – long among the world’s most effective environmental stewards – are once again being left behind, a new UN report reveals.

Indigenous Peoples should be at the forefront of climate action, drawing on generations of environmental stewardship and deep connection to the land.
© FAO/Mauricio Mireles | Indigenous Peoples should be at the forefront of climate action, drawing on generations of environmental stewardship and deep connection to the land.
Launched on , The State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples exposes a stark imbalance: while Indigenous Peoples make up just six per cent of the global population, they safeguard 80 per cent of the planet’s remaining biodiversity – yet receive less than one per cent of international climate funding.

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26/04/2025

World Food Programme Runs Out of Food Stocks in Gaza

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(UN News)* — The World Food Programme (WFP) has run out of food in the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to block the entry of all humanitarian aid into the enclave, home to over two million people.

A woman and child walk through the rubble of Gaza.
© UNICEF | A woman and child walk through the rubble of Gaza.

On , WFP announced it had delivered its last remaining supplies to kitchens preparing hot meals which are expected to be completely gone within days. 

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