Humanitarian Crises
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WHO says three medical-aid warehouses in Ukraine were destroyed or damaged in three months
Repeated air attacks have hit storage sites for frontline medical supplies, forcing WHO to relocate stocks and assess losses.
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Nepal’s ‘DNA-coded burial’ system explained: how numbered records can identify victims later
Nepal is linking each temporarily interred unidentified victim to preserved DNA, photographs and a reference record so families can seek…
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WHO moves to expand hydroxyurea access for children with sickle-cell disease
New WHO standards and procurement work aim to make evidence-based paediatric sickle-cell treatment easier to obtain, especially in high-burden countries.
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New global mpox vaccine stockpile will be open to every country during outbreaks
WHO, Gavi, UNICEF, MSF and the IFRC are establishing a permanent mechanism intended to speed equitable vaccine access during mpox…
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DRC Ebola outbreak passes 6,000 reported cases and 3,000 deaths, WHO says
WHO calls the Bundibugyo Ebola epidemic the fastest-moving it has recorded and says unknown transmission chains remain a central danger.
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Nepal seeks climate compensation from China, US and India after Rasuwa flood: what is confirmed
Nepal’s foreign minister has reportedly sought climate compensation after the Rasuwa disaster. Here is what official records confirm—and what remains…
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Nepal floods leave 2.2 million tonnes of debris, UNDP estimates
A new satellite-based UNDP assessment quantifies the cleanup burden, including building debris, power-project disruption and risks to farm-dependent communities.
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Nepal flood health risks: damaged clinics, unsafe water and disease surveillance
WHO says health posts and hospital access were damaged, while displacement and disrupted water systems raise diarrhoeal, respiratory and vector-borne…
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Nepal flood update: toll passes 1,100 as some missing tourists make contact
At least 1,118 people have died and more than 3,900 remain missing after the August 26 disaster. Some tourists have…
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Nepal floods: Maharashtra travellers cross at Kodari as families seek reliable case updates
A group of 69 was reported across the border with a Mumbai return planned for Monday. Confirmed crossing, expected arrival…
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