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UN food agency says Israeli tanks and snipers opened fire on a crowd seeking aid in Gaza

The U.N. food agency says Israeli forces fired on Palestinians seeking food aid in northern Gaza on Sunday

The Independent UK

John Swinney condemns 'unbearable' attack on Palestinians waiting for aid trucks

John Swinney has condemned an "unbearable" attack which saw at least 79 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks to arrive

The National (Scotland)

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

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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

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

At least 73 Palestinians killed whilst seeking humanitarian aid in Gaza

AT least 73 Palestinians have been killed while trying to reach desperately needed aid in Gaza, according to the territory’s health ministry..

The National (Scotland)

At least 67 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid in Gaza, medics say

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it had ‘fired warning shots’ to remove what it said was ‘an immediate threat’

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Israel turning Gaza into ‘graveyard of children and starving’: UNRWA chief

Since May, some 800 Palestinians killed at aid sites, most run by controversial US- and Israel-backed GHF, UN says.

Al Jazeera

UN's food agency limits aid operations in West and Central Africa due to funding cuts

The U.N.'s World Food Programme says it will suspend various food and nutritional assistance in vulnerable countries across West and Central Africa as a result of U.S. aid cuts that have left the agency struggling

The Independent UK

‘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

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

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

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

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…

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The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

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

Latin Times

Violence Against Children In Haiti Increases By Almost 500% With Government Unable To Face Gangs

The U.N.'s Children in Armed Conflict report noted that violence against children in Haiti has increased by almost 500% over the past year

The Independent UK

Food rations are halved in one of Africa's largest refugee camps after US aid cuts

More than 300,000 refugees in the Kakuma camp in remote Kenya have had their food rations cut in half

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The Independent UK

Firms led by US military veterans deliver aid in Africa and Gaza, alarming humanitarian groups

In Gaza and Africa, U.S. contracting firms led by former American intelligence and military officers are taking on aid delivery in conflict zones

Radio France Internationale

'Brutal' funding cuts push UN to slash humanitarian operations

Millions of vulnerable people face heightened risk after the UN announced it would scale back aid programmes amid unprecedented global funding cuts. OCHA chief Tom Fletcher called for more solidarity to prevent needless suffering.

International Business Times

UN Slashes Global Aid Plan Over 'Deepest Funding Cuts Ever'

The United Nations said Monday it was drastically scaling back its global humanitarian aid plans because of the "deepest funding cuts ever" -- leaving tens of millions of people facing dire straits.

Evening Standard

Pensioners who challenged winter fuel payment decision in court lose case

Peter and Florence Fanning, from North Lanarkshire, lost their entitlement to financial support and became worried about paying their bills.

The Guardian - UK

More mass casualties near Gaza food points as GHF says five staff killed

US-Israel logistics group claims workers were attacked by Hamas, while Israeli forces kill 22 people across the territory

The Independent UK

Aid cuts put vital work to protect millions in Ethiopia from climate crisis at risk

IN FOCUS: Programmes helping vulnerable communities in Ethiopia to deal with the financial shock of extreme weather and drought are under threat, writes Nick Ferris

The Independent UK

UN food agency appeals for $46 million to help 2 million Haitians facing severe hunger

The U.N. food agency is appealing for $46 million for the next six months to help about 2 million Haitians in dire need of food, including 8,500 at the worst catastrophic level of hunger

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