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More than 90 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces while seeking food, Gaza officials say

UN officials say Israeli forces opened fire on starving civilians at an aid convoy

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025

Israeli forces kill 115 Palestinians in Gaza as 19 people starve to death

Victims include 79 aid seekers who were gunned down in the north and 13 others killed in the south, medics say.

Al Jazeera · Jul 20, 2025

Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 93 reported killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food

Israeli forces open fire on hungry Palestinians near Gaza City in one of bloodiest incidents involving aid seekers

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2025

‘We live on bread and tea. I’ve wished for death’: Yemen’s forgotten refugees

War has intensified poverty and hunger as aid is cut, with many families living in makeshift camps barely surviving

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025

The UN is our best defence against a third world war. As Trump wields the axe, who will fight to save it?

If the US cuts off the cash it will have world-changing effects, but it’s not the only country falling short in its obligations

The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2025

Aid cuts leave a million facing starvation in Nigeria – as food supplies run out

Exclusive: Huge cuts to international aid – alongside intensifying conflict and the devastating impact of climate change – are creating a humanitarian crisis across Nigeria and its neighbours. Now, the UN’s food charity has warned that supplies of food are set to run out next month. Nick Ferris reports

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025

Somalia has relied on aid for decades – can it survive without it?

Somalia is struggling with hunger, security and the impact of the climate crisis, despite decades of aid money worth billions of dollars, writes Nick Ferris. As aid money gets cut, is this the time for countries to wean themselves off aid dependency – and can they do it?

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

UN Air Service Slashes Fleet By Nearly A Quarter

The UN's air service which flies humanitarian workers and cargo to hard-to-reach corners of the world has been forced to slash its global fleet by almost a quarter due to funding cuts, the World Food Programme (WFP) told AFP. WFP, which manages the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), received…

International Business Times · Jun 26, 2025

Gaza slides into lethal chaos as desperate Palestinians fight to survive

Witnesses and NGO records show hundreds have been killed since Israel-backed organisation began distributing food but it says its model is working

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2025

As the UN turns 80, its crucial humanitarian aid work faces a clouded future

As the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary, its humanitarian operations are increasingly in doubt as its top donor — the United States — has cut funding under the Trump administration and some other top Western countries have followed suit

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2025