UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Lynn Hastings called for an immediate ceasefire, reiterating that “it's really about the loss of our humanity if the international community allows this to continue. What we are seeing now is simply inhumane.” UNIFEED / FILE
A planting ceremony of trees coming to Rome from around the world marked the launch of an ambitious initiative by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to raise awareness on biodiversity and the need to make cities greener. FAO
The UN's emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths expressed deep concern about the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the fate of Israeli hostages, while also anticipating "good news" regarding aid access into southern Gaza from Egypt. UNTV CH
Every effort continues to be made by the United Nations and partners to get aid supplies into Gaza following the Israeli order to evacuate the north of the enclave, the UN’s emergency relief chief said. UNTV CH / FILE
The United Nations top official in Libya said, “the Derna disaster has revealed severe governance deficits through several issues, such as the lack of maintenance of the dam systems, the management of resources as well as the lack of an effective mechanism for disaster management.” UNIFEED
Around one million Palestinians have been displaced and 14 staff members of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have died since the 7 of October, said the agency’s Director of Communications. UNIFEED
The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Afghanistan, Daniel Endres, told reporters that according to initial assessments, some 1,500 deaths and about 2,000 injuries were registered, in addition, about 43,000 people have been directly impacted by the earthquakes in the country. UNIFEED / FILE
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi visited the Tham Hin Temporary Shelter in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand where he was welcomed by refugees who shared with him their experiences and hopes for the future. UNHCR<br />
Celebrations marking this year’s World Food Day began at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters in Rome, Italy, with the focus on water’s critical role in underpinning our food security and on how we can better manage and not take for granted this precious and finite resource. FAO
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) called for an immediate ceasefire as over one million people— nearly half of them children — have been warned to move out, ahead of what is expected to be a wide-scale military assault into one of the most densely populated places on earth. UNICEF <br />