Alcohol consumption linked to higher risk of pancreatic cancerGaza: Trickle of aid allowed into war-torn enclave ‘will not halt famine’In Lebanon, top marks for an inclusive schooling project

Syria: Humanitarian crisis is looming over shattered countryUN rights chief Volker Türk in peace appeal to South Sudan’s warring sidesReal cost of disasters is 10 times higher than previously thought: UNDRR

Gaza: Aid teams pick up vital relief supplies at the borderSouth Sudan exodus continues: UNHCR

Gaza: aid trucks not allowed to move deeper into GazaOccupied West Bank demolitions continue ‘every day’ as settlers advanceUrgent call for greater vigilance over scam farms 

Countries adopt first-ever treaty to guard against future pandemicsUN life-saving aid allowed to trickle into Gaza as needs mount Mass returns push Afghanistan to the brink, as aid levels fall 

OCHA says Israel has made an approach to resume limited aid deliveriesAttacks on healthcare killed 900 people last year: WHO’s TedrosAustralia justice system in spotlight over child offenders’ reform

Gazans live ‘in terror’ after another night of deadly strikes Sudan situation is the worst aid teams have seen in decadesMali: UN's Türk slams draconian decree limiting dissent 

Gazans leave aid lines empty-handed as more soup kitchens close – OCHASudan’s Adre crossing must remain open despite dangers, insist aid agenciesDeep concern at alleged Myanmar pushbacks by Indian navy

Over 40,000 Sudanese refugees flee to Chad in just one monthSyria returnees need international help for immediate needs: IOMVenezuela urged to end holding political opponents incommunicado 

Gaza: more than 50 children have died from acute hungerDeep concerns over US deportations to El Salvador prisonNumber of internally displaced breaks new record