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UN warns child mortality reduction is stalling with 4.9M deaths in 2024
Most of the deaths were preventable with better access to healthcare and low-cost interventions for challenges like complications from pre-term birth or diseases like malaria, the report said.
Five Gazan patients evacuated via newly-opened Rafah crossing in first since 2025
School kits to be delivered in Gaza after more than two years of war
'Shockingly high' number of Gaza children still acutely malnourished after truce, UN says
Pakistan’s first human milk bank temporarily shuts down after facing religious backlash
Pakistan’s first human milk bank in Karachi suspended operations after religious scholars deemed it haram. The Health Ministry is seeking further guidance from the Council of Islamic Ideology.
Palestinians flee southern Gaza, Rafah turning into a 'pressure cooker'
"Rafah is a pressure cooker of despair, and we fear for what comes next," the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.
Iran-backed Houthis demand US, UK aid workers leave
The group has become increasingly aggressive in its attacks, and these demands appear to mean that it wants to increase attacks on US and UK ships and other ships.
Grapevine, January 24, 2024: An error of omission
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
After devastating floods, Pakistan on verge of health disaster
Three million children are at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition, while thousands of flood-affected pregnant women need urgent medical attention.
Afghanistan earthquake has killed at least 1,036 people - UNICEF
5 killed in tremors near epicenter of the previous quake.
For the first time: COVAX vaccine supply outstrips demand
In January, COVAX, the global vaccine program run by Gavi and the World Health Organization (WHO), had 436 million vaccines to allocate, but low-income nations only asked for 100 million.
COVID-19 puts girls at higher risk for female genital mutilation, UNICEF warns
Disruptions due to the pandemic have resulted in a “33% reduction in the progress toward ending this harmful practice.”
Syrian Kurds say Islamic State militants surrender after prison raid
The Syrian Democratic Forces said plans were underway to clear the rest of the detention complex in Hasaka city.
Poorer nations dump millions of close-to-expiry COVID-19 vaccines - UNICEF
Poorer nations have also been forced to delay supplies because they have insufficient storage facilities, including a lack of fridges for vaccines.
