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Top UN Court: Israel Must Ease Aid Into Gaza, Provide 'Basic Needs'

The International Court of Justice said Wednesday that Israel was obliged to ease the passage of aid into Gaza, stressing it had to provide Palestinians with "basic needs" essential to survival.

International Business Times

Top UN Court To Rule On Israel's Gaza Aid Obligations

The top United Nations court will rule Wednesday on Israel's obligations towards agencies providing humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, as aid groups scramble to scale up assistance following a ceasefire.

International Business Times

Gaza ceasefire going 'better than expected,' US Vice President JD Vance says in Israel

The ceasefire was tested by renewed fighting on Sunday and accusations from both sides of ceasefire violations, but both Israel and Hamas have said they are committed to the deal.

Euronews

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JD Vance expresses ‘great optimism’ over Gaza ceasefire deal during Israel visit

US vice-president to visit Netanyahu while Hamas joins talks in Cairo meant to iron out differences

The Guardian - UK

Gaza and Sudan show why detecting famine cannot just be left to AI

IN FOCUS: As aid cuts threaten humanitarian monitoring, experts at Fews Net – seen as the gold standard tool in famine detection – tell Nick Ferris why AI-based models should not replace hunger monitoring systems

The Independent UK

‘It’s a trickle – we need a flood’: Northern Gaza is still not seeing enough aid despite ceasefire, humanitarian agencies warn

The ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel has allowed more aid to flow into Gaza – but obstacles remain, particularly in the north

The Independent UK

Gaza aid still critically scarce, say agencies, as Israel delays convoys

UN urges opening of all crossings with aid deliveries at less than half of agreed frequency, as WHO issues disease alert

The Guardian - UK

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UN food agency warns aid cuts risk pushing 13.7 million people into extreme hunger

The UN's World Food Programme warned Wednesday that massive funding cuts could push as many as 13.7 million people receiving food aid into "emergency" levels of hunger – one step before famine.

Radio France Internationale

UN's World Food Program warns donor cuts are pushing millions more into hunger

The United Nations' food aid agency warns that severe funding cuts are impacting its operations in six countries

The Independent UK

Aid Groups Seize On Truce To Tackle Gaza Hunger

International agencies were preparing Saturday to pour aid into Gaza, hopeful a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will allow them to put an end to the famine haunting parts of the territory.

International Business Times

UN faces $500m budget cut and 20% job losses after big drop in US funding

Core budget to fall to $3.2bn next year and initial minimum 3,000 job cuts expected amid streamlining process

The Guardian - UK

Could a US and Saudi-backed proposal lead to peace in Sudan?

US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE, proposed the initiative, which has been criticised by Sudan’s government.

Al Jazeera

Sex work and abuse: the women trapped in Malawi’s growing refugee camp

With the US no longer accepting refugees, Dzaleka’s residents have no prospect of relocation. Three women tell us what life is like in a camp designed for 10,000 people but which now holds more than 58,000

The Guardian - UK

Senators say US is complicit in Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Gaza

Democrats Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley reach ‘inescapable conclusion’ after fact-finding trip to region

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Euronews

Eleven UN workers arrested in Yemen amid Houthi crackdown

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the arrests carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthis, who had vowed to retaliate for Thursday's Israeli strikes that killed their prime minister and other senior members of government.

International Business Times

Yemen's Huthi Rebels Detain At Least 11 UN Staff: Envoy

The United Nations said Yemen's Huthis detained at least 11 workers on Sunday in raids on UN premises, which came after rebel authorities had made numerous arrests following Israel's killing of their prime minister.

Evening Standard

'We must demand urgent action': Billie Piper raises plight of Palestinian children in Instagram post

‘Palestinian children in are barely surviving through unimaginable days and long nights of bombardment, starvation and fear’ - Billie Piper

The Independent UK

Billie Piper urges people to demand ‘action’ for Palestinian children

The World Food Programme has confirmed a famine in Gaza which the UN has described as being caused by a ‘systemic obstruction by Israel’.

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The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP's reporting on Venezuelans' daily struggles to access food

Venezuelans are facing severe food insecurity amid a prolonged crisis

The Independent UK

For many families, every meal is a struggle in Venezuela's economic crisis

Millions of Venezuelans are struggling to buy food as the economy unravels

International Business Times

Aid To Famine-struck Gaza Still 'Drop In The Ocean': WFP

The World Food Programme warned Tuesday that the aid Israel is allowing to enter Gaza remains a "drop in the ocean", days after famine was formally declared in the war-torn Palestinian territory.

Radio France Internationale

Refugees in Cameroon face hunger as UN runs out of emergency food funds

The United Nations has warned it will have to suspend life-saving humanitarian aid for half a million refugees and vulnerable people in Cameroon at the end of August unless it receives new emergency funding.

Al Jazeera

Drone attack destroys UN aid convoy in Sudan’s famine-hit Darfur region

The attack is the second in the past three months to prevent a UN aid convoy from delivering to North Dafur.

Al Jazeera

Israel pounds Gaza, killing 81, as it begins assault to seize Gaza City

Attacks come as Israeli-induced famine grips the besieged Strip amid calls for Israel to accept a mediated truce.

Al Jazeera

‘No more food’: In northern Nigeria, US funding cuts bite for aid groups

Organisations like the World Food Programme are scaling back aid or completely halting operations.

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