Category: 1. Palestine

African countries have again topped the list of the world’s most ignored crises, with nearly all of the worst-funded humanitarian challenges located in the continent in 2024, according to a new study out this week.

Released on Tuesday, the report by the nonprofit Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) lists Cameroon, Mozambique and a host of other African nations as some of the most burdened by violence and displacement, but also the most invisible to donors.

The news comes as the United States,…

New York (Quds News Network)- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an independent investigation into the mass shooting of aid seekers near distribution sites in Gaza that have been reported daily since May 27, when the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began its operations.

Guterres said in a statement on Monday: “I am appalled by the reports of Palestinians killed and injured while seeking aid in Gaza yesterday.”

“I call for an immediate and…

Over 200 inmates attacked guards and fled when tremors saw them removed from cells as safety precaution.

More than 200 inmates have escaped from a prison in Pakistan after they were moved from their cells for safety amid earthquake tremors, officials have said.

Several dozen of the prisoners that broke out of the jail in Karachi were quickly recaptured, police said on Tuesday, but at least 130 are understood to remain unaccounted for. Authorities added that raids are under way to apprehend…

Gaza (Quds News Network)- At least 27 starving civilians were killed by Israeli forces near an aid distribution center run by the controversial US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in Rafah in southern Gaza, early Tuesday morning.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, at least 24 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire as they waited for aid distribution in the al-Alam area of Rafah city.

Over 90 others were also injured, including several in critical condition,…