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UN briefs on mounting humanitarian needs across Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan, DRC, Ukraine and the Mediterranean
Summary
A United Nations official outlined urgent humanitarian needs: attacks on health facilities and tens of thousands of health consultations in Gaza and Lebanon; suspension of WHO medevac from Gaza after a contracted worker was killed; displacement in Sudan and Haiti; and rising Mediterranean shipwreck deaths, with calls for expanded access and supplies.
An Agency official at the United Nations provided a multi-country humanitarian update, detailing health, displacement and protection concerns across several conflicts and crises.
On Lebanon and Gaza the official said WHO and partners have supported nearly 70,000 health consultations, including more than 800 pre- and postnatal visits, more than 51,000 patients have received medication and partners supported nearly 300 hospitalizations. The official said the World Health Organization has recorded roughly 100 attacks on health-care facilities since March 2, resulting in 54 deaths and 145 injuries among health workers, and warned these incidents discourage…
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