Showing posts with label WHO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WHO. Show all posts
Saturday, October 3, 2026

Gaza: WHO appeals for massive aid influx ahead of winter- Repeated delays in bringing lifesaving medicines, prosthetics and more [food, clean water...etc...] from Israel into Gaza risk having devastating consequences on Palestinians who urgently need them in the war-torn enclave, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said [warned] on Friday

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UN News A child with his homemade kite in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood of central Gaza City (fil...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Children shot, stabbed and pepper-sprayed in occupied West Bank - United Nations news 12 May 2026 ... Israeli military operations and surging settler attacks in the occupied West Bank are killing and maiming a growing number of Palestinian children, while in Gaza tens of thousands with life-changing injuries lack access to treatment and rehabilitation, UN agencies warned on Tuesday.

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© UNOCHA Children stand on a home demolished in Beit Sira, a Palestinian village in central oc...
Sunday, January 25, 2026

WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States: As a founding member of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States of America has contributed significantly to many of WHO’s greatest achievements, including the eradication of smallpox, and progress against many other public health threats including polio, HIV, Ebola, influenza, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected tropical diseases, antimicrobial resistance, food safety and more. WHO therefore regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe.

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As a founding member of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States of America has contributed significantly to many of WHO’s gre...
Monday, October 6, 2025

"The value of human life should not depend on nationality, religion, or political alliances...." On this week’s cover of The Lancet, a new letter: “Gaza’s healthocide: medical societies must not stay silent”.

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O n this week’s cover of The Lancet, a new letter:  “Gaza’s healthocide: medical societies must not stay silent”. Read the letter and more...
Monday, April 7, 2025

For over a month, no commercial or humanitarian supplies have entered Gaza. : World must act with urgency to save Palestinians in Gaza, top UN officials say. Statement by heads of OCHA, UNICEF, UNOPS, UNRWA, WFP and WHO

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A family travels through Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip in a vehicle packed with their belongings. Photo: UNICEF/UNI724643/El Baba Statem...
Sunday, December 14, 2014

My letter to the NYTimes RE Still Failing Syria’s Refugees

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Barriers to Health for Palestinians Under Occupation RE: Still Failing Syria’s Refugees http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/14/opinio...