Gaza Strip: UN warns of increased death & despair as Israel intensifies attack on Rafah

UN Women survey finds 93% women report feelings of insecurity even within their own homes

War’s toll on women: UN Women report sheds light on Gaza’s water, sanitation and hygiene crisis

Over a million women and girls lack basic necessities like safe drinking water, functioning toilets and sanitary pads

Decades of underfunding, blockade have weakened Gaza’s health system — the siege has pushed it into abject crisis

It is uncertain what the health system of Gaza will look like in the future 

2023 in a blink: What was the impact of Israel-Hamas war

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023  

Time running out, healthcare in Gaza at breaking point: WHO

Calls for end to hostilities, defence of civilians and medical facilities against attacks

Will Gaza jeopardise India’s energy resilience?

India relies heavily on oil from the Middle East. The Israel-Hamas conflict could put that at risk  

Gaza Strip faces acute water crisis amid air strikes by Israel

Water is being used as a war of weapon in countries like Syria and Iraq

Unprecedented 93% of population in Gaza facing crisis levels of hunger, warns WHO

Region already reporting soaring rates of infectious diseases, hunger is expected to worsen illnesses

Agriculture hit hard by fighting in Gaza

Uncertainty looms as local production falls and food prices rise

UN warns surge of preventable child deaths in Gaza as malnutrition levels spike

1 in 6 children under the age of 2 is acutely malnourished

‘Dhib’ & ‘Nimr’: Can Israel-Palestine’s Negev, Judaean deserts ever revive populations of world’s smallest wolf, leopard?

The last Arabian leopards were sighted in the area in the noughties; the Arabian wolf hangs on tenaciously; but can they be revived if the region …

Nearly 360,000 people in Gaza now suffer from mental health problems

There isn't a single family in Gaza that hasn't personally experienced death, injury, the loss of their home, says UN official

Gaza Strip shortages now include food, water and electricity

Over US $100 million worth of aid is blocked because of a 10-month delay in Israeli clearance, says a news report quoting UN statement