Benchmark of global food prices eases from painful record highs
FAO's Food Price Index tracks five commodity groups. Experts say food distribution is a worry even if supplies are plentiful.
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FAO's Food Price Index tracks five commodity groups. Experts say food distribution is a worry even if supplies are plentiful.
Sigrid Kaag, a fluent Arabic speaker with extensive Middle East experience, has endured threats of political violence.
At least 576,600 people or 1-in-4 households in Gaza are out of food and face extreme hunger as the risk of famine spreads.
Nations voted 153-10, with 23 abstentions, demanding a cease-fire and expressing 'grave concern' for people suffering.
The U.N.'s global humanitarian appeal for itself and 1,900 partners in 2024 already assumes 40% in unmet needs.
Gaza's aid reached a breaking point as Israel fought to destroy Hamas and groups warned Palestinians face starvation.
For the first time since becoming leader of the world body, António Guterres invoked Article 99 of the U.N. Charter.
The United Nations and agencies rushed to provide humanitarian aid as Israel and Hamas began a four-day truce.
Nikki Haley has adopted Trump's hard line against U.N. participation but stopped short of calling for total withdrawal.
More than 12,250 people have been killed - including 101 U.N. staff - and 32,300 others injured in the Gaza war, officials said.
Medical facilities are running out of supplies and fuel, which Israel hasn't allowed into Gaza for a month now.
Hundreds of people were allowed to enter Egypt from Gaza, which one U.N. official called a 'graveyard' for children.
A first-of-its-kind provision cites an 'urgent need' for nations to address concerns about autonomous weapons systems.
Humanitarian agencies were forced to scale back as fuel and other items were depleted and diplomats were at an impasse.
A new U.N. report finds the number of women and girls living in conflict-affected nations doubled in five years.
Israel pounded Gaza with increasingly intensifying airstrikes. The U.N. chief emphasized the rules of war must be obeyed.