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Gaza rescuers say recovered 15 bodies after Israel fire on ambulances

Urdu Point 31 Mar 2025
... of Gaza's civil defence agency and one employee of a UN agency were retrieved, the Red Crescent said in a statement.</p><p> It said one medic from the Red Crescent remained missing.
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UN Tourism Secretary-General concludes landmark visit to China

TravelDailyNews 31 Mar 2025
The visit by Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili featured engagements with senior government officials, industry leaders, and international development agencies, further deepening UN Tourism’s collaboration with China.
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Red Cross 'outraged' by killing of eight medics in Gaza

The Jakarta Post 31 Mar 2025
T ... "When will this stop?" ... The PRCS said the bodies were found along with those of six members of Gaza's civil defence agency and one UN agency employee ... .
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‘Funding cuts threaten decades of leaps in ensuring child survival’

Dawn 31 Mar 2025
According to two recent reports, released by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), reduced global funding for life-saving child survival programmes is causing ...
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Twin cities turn into ‘no-go area’ for Afghans after deadline expires

Dawn 31 Mar 2025
Separately, a statement by the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) acknowledged the hospitality Paki­stan extended to the refugees while stressing that the solution lie in “all of us working together — Afghanistan, Pakistan and the international community”.
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International Red Cross 'appalled' by killing of Palestinian medics, rescuers in Gaza

Anadolu Agency 31 Mar 2025
Earlier, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that it retrieved the bodies of 14 people in Rafah following an Israeli strike about a week ago, including eight of its medics, five civil defense workers, and a UN agency employee.
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Red Cross federation ‘outraged’ at deaths of Red Crescent medics in Gaza

The Observer 31 Mar 2025
The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said earlier on Sunday it had recovered the bodies of the medics, killed a week ago, and that they were found along with those of six members of Gaza’s civil defence agency and one UN agency employee.
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Israel again expands Gaza war as Netanyahu vows he’s changing the Middle East. The endgame ...

CNN 31 Mar 2025
The government is seeking to destroy the UN agency that provides schooling, medical coverage and employment for millions of Palestinians – accusing UNRWA of failing to weed out extremists in its ranks.
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Morning Briefing: March 31, 2025

Anadolu Agency 31 Mar 2025
Israel’s security cabinet approved a new settlement road near occupied East Jerusalem, paving the way for further Israeli construction in the contentious “E1” area.The Palestine Red ...
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Humanitarian Operation in Myanmar Hindered by Damaged Roads and Infrastructure, Says UN Agency

US News 30 Mar 2025
By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA (Reuters) -Humanitarian operations in Myanmar have been hindered by damaged roads and infrastructure, the UN Office for... .
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15 bodies recovered after Israel fire on ambulances:�Gaza rescuers

Gulf-Times 30 Mar 2025
The Palestinian Red Crescent said on Sunday it had recovered the bodies of 15 rescuers killed a week ago when Israeli forces targeted ambulances in the Gaza Strip.Bodies of eight medics from the Red ...
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Myanmar earthquake: 1,644 dead, foreign aid arrives; anti-coup forces pause fighting | 10 points

Hindustan Times 30 Mar 2025
Meanwhile, Ireland pledged to provide initial six million euros in aid, with half of it going to the Red Cross organisations and other half-headed to the UN agencies ... Myanmar Myanmar Army Earthquake India Un Agency World Health Organization.
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WHO must cut budget by 20% after US withdrawal

Swissinfo 30 Mar 2025
... the institution's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in an internal email obtained by the French news agency AFP. The letter was sent to employees of the UN health agency on Friday.
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Gaza bakeries could shut down within days under Israeli blockade

The New Arab 30 Mar 2025
The UN has cut its distribution of food rations in half to redirect more supplies to bakeries and free kitchens producing prepared meals, said Olga Cherevko, spokesperson for the UN humanitarian agency, known as OCHA.
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Gaza runs out of flour: Food supplies scarce as blockade continues

The Times of India 30 Mar 2025
But while the number of free meals has increased by 25% to 940,000 meals per day, the rate at which supplies are being used up has also accelerated.UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, is also running out of food.
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