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Venezuela’s earthquake-hit hospitals pushed to the brink as disease risk grows

An assessment by the UN-backed Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) found that all eight health facilities it reviewed in La…

3 weeks ago

Children are dying as US sanctions push Cuba to the brink, warns UN human rights chief

“The fuel restrictions imposed since early 2026 and recent tightening of extraterritorial sanctions, taken together, are directly harming Cubans, especially…

2 months ago

Somalia teeters on the brink of catastrophe as hunger crisis deepens

That’s the verdict delivered on Friday by World Food Programme (WFP) Assistant Executive Director Matthew Hollingworth upon his return from…

3 months ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels drive aid groups to the brink

Last October, the group's leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said in a speech that his group had arrested what he described…

5 months ago

Yemen on the brink: Guterres urges restraint, calls for release of UN detainees

Addressing the media outside the council chamber in New York, he pointed to simmering tensions across Yemen and “dramatic new developments” in its eastern governorates that “are…

7 months ago

Millions pushed to ‘brink of survival’ in Sudan

Sudan stands at the epicentre of one of the world’s “most severe” humanitarian crises, according to the UN.Over 30 million…

9 months ago

Tomahawk cruise missiles Tensions Push Russia-Ukraine War Toward Nuclear Brink

The Russia-Ukraine War, now three years old, is entering its most perilous phase yet. The Kremlin has once again raised…

9 months ago

Syria’s worst drought in decades pushes millions to the brink

EPASheep walk among the dried-out bed of the Orontes River in Jisr al-Shughour, northern SyriaThe wheat fields outside Seqalbia, near…

10 months ago

On brink of famine, Gazans forced to scour dirt for food

Without fuel, many basic facilities cannot function, from water treatment plants to medical infrastructure.Meanwhile, Gazans now on the brink of…

12 months ago

Major healthcare equipment firm on brink of failure

A major supplier of healthcare equipment to people who are being discharged from hospital or need support in their own…

12 months ago