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Nearly 84 percent of Gaza’s population – more than 1.76 million people – live in overcrowded refugee camps or damaged shelters, leaving many families vulnerable to cold temperatures, heavy rain and flooding.
At least 11 children, including babies, in the Gaza Strip reportedly died from hypothermia last winter.
In the West Bank, violence, displacement, movement restrictions and a deepening financial crisis are increasingly limiting the ability of vulnerable families to cope with the shocks of winter. UNICEF wrote in its press release.
Funding will make it possible UNICEF to provide more warm clothes, thermal blankets, digital cash assistance, emergency shelter assistance, and tents. The agency will also work with partners to reduce the risk of flooding and disease.
UNICEF urges donors to provide flexible and timely funding so it can prepare supplies before winter arrives.
Meanwhile, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territories Ramiz Alakbarov announced on Thursday that the UN aid agency (Ocha) will allocate $2 million to power health facilities in Gaza for four months.
FAO plants seeds of hope in Haiti
In the hills and plains of the worst-hit areas of Haiti, families who have spent months eating whatever they could find are now returning to planting their own fields.
Emergency support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (F.A.O) reaching 13,000 vulnerable households – around 65,000 people – in 10 cities in Artibonite, Center and Ouest, helping them restore local food production in the midst of one of the world’s most severe hunger crises.
More than half of Haiti’s population faces acute food insecurity, driven by violence, economic collapse, broken supply chains and repeated climate shocks, according to the FAO.
For many rural families, the FAO program – funded with more than $16 million through a UN-administered pooled funding mechanism – is at a critical time. FAO said it would send more than 205 tonnes of plant and vegetable seeds and more than 160,000 small livestock to 326,000 vulnerable communities.
“In humanitarian crises, emergency food production is a life-saving intervention that empowers vulnerable households to produce food quickly and reduces dependence on imports and repeated humanitarian assistance,” said FAO Representative in Haiti Pierre Vauthier.
Built by Haitians, for Haitians
Local communities shape the response by helping FAO identify those most in need and decide what support will be most helpful.
“This emergency food production campaign shows that investing in local capacity is one of the most effective ways to respond to a food crisis,” said Mr. Vauthier. “Implemented by Haitians for Haitians, it enables vulnerable households to quickly produce their own nutritious food.”
The second phase will bring ducks, poultry, guinea fowl, rabbits and goats to more than 29,394 households, while offering these families a source of protein and self-sufficiency.
Migrant deaths in the Mediterranean have increased this year
Arrivals to Europe by sea have fallen sharply this year, but deaths and disappearances along Mediterranean migration routes have increased, according to new data from the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Nearly 60,000 migrants and refugees have reached Europe by sea in 2026, a decrease of 39 percent compared to the same period last year. But at least 2,292 people died or went missing on the journey, up from 1,999 at the same time last year.
Arrivals in Italy from the Central Mediterranean route fell by 55 percent from 48,231 to 21,393, while deaths increased from 844 to 996.
More and more desperate
On the Eastern Mediterranean route, arrivals to Greece fell by around 5,000, while the number of deaths increased by 133. Spain also recorded fewer arrivals but the number of deaths remained the same.
IOM Director General Amy Pope said the figures show that migrants are making increasingly dangerous journeys and called for greater international cooperation, including expanding safe and orderly passage.
The figures include verified incidents up to September 15. The IOM warns the actual death toll may be higher.
‘Entire’ human rights monitoring system risks collapse: Türk
The protection of human rights is a core UN principle, but important parts of the mission are on the verge of collapse due to funding cuts, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk told the UN. Human Rights Council on Thursday.
“Right now, I am very concerned that the entire system of human rights treaty bodies is at risk of collapsing,” Türk said.
He cited funding cuts that have necessitated staff reductions, which has increased delays in processing requests for assistance, as well as decreased participation by Member States in reporting suspected violations.
Ten treaty body committees are headquartered in Geneva, consisting of independent experts who assess countries’ progress in implementing international treaties or conventions, including the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of children’s rights.
This is not the first time the High Commissioner has warned about the lack of funding for human rights work.
His call for member states to fulfill their international obligations came before the UN published a report on the treaty body system Secretary General Antonio Guterres next week during the UN General Assembly’s high-level week.
