The UN's World Food Programme said Sunday it was moving full throttle to get food to as many Gazans as possible after border crossings reopened as part of a long-awaited ceasefire deal. "We're trying to reach a million people within the shortest possible time,

Ms Elise Stefanik, a member of the House of Representatives, is expected to be confirmed by the Senate as ambassador to the 193-member world body, a position that will be part of Mr Trump's Cabinet for his second term in office, which began on Jan 20.

The director of the U.N. World Food Program says that some governments are hesitant to boost funding for urgent humanitarian needs in Syria under the country's new interim rulers after the fall of former President Bashar Assad.

Following the implementation of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the first aid deliveries have arrived, according to local security forces. The UN World Food Programme stated that aid was delivered to the Gaza Strip through both the Kerem Shalom border crossing in the south and Zikim in the north.

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 20 (APP): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the start on Sunday of the ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, as UN aid convoys brought in urgently needed food aid to begin pulling the war-ravaged territory back from starvation.

Executive director of the World Food Programme Cindy McCain speaks with the Associated Press in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday Jan. 14, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Palestinians killed in West Bank raid as top Israeli general resigns - Lt General Herzi Halevi becomes highest-ranking official to step down over 7 October attack that sparked Gaza war

When the plague, cholera and yellow fever rippled deadly waves across a newly industrialised and interconnected world in the mid-19th century, taking a global approach to health became an imperative.

The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has envisioned this scenario and taken bold preventive action. In a ground-breaking move, the central bank has introduced two transformative guidelines mandating banks and financial institutions to integrate sustainability and climate risk into their reporting frameworks.

The UN confirms a steady influx of aid into Gaza, with nearly 900 trucks arriving amid a ceasefire, bringing hope to local families.

SECRETARY-GENERAL António Guterres welcomed the start earlier on Sunday of the ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, as UN humanitarian convoys brought in

A UN aid convoy is on its way in southern Sudan to the strategically important city of Wad Madani, carrying food and nutrition supplies for families at risk of famine.In an alert on Monday, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that the trucks will be the first from the UN agency to reach Wad Madani in over a year,