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Food
A Palestinian woman waits to receive food supplies at an aid distribution center run by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), at Beach refugee camp in Gaza City March 10, 2022

Gaza's Food Crisis Began Long Before the Israel-Hamas Conflict

by Simone Lipkind

The threat of famine has deepened with war and will continue after the conflict ends

Poverty
Palestinians, who were displaced by Israel's military offensive on south Gaza, make their way as they attempt to return to their homes in north Gaza.

Gaza's Health Toll in Numbers

by Christina Bouri

With more than 800 attacks on health-care facilities, Gaza is facing increased levels of diseases and malnutrition

A woman rests next to a damaged building, as Palestinian arrive in Rafah after they were evacuated from Nasser hospital in Khan Younis.
Governance

Facts and Falsehoods: Israel's Attacks Against Gaza's Hospitals

by Leonard S. Rubenstein, J. Stephen Morrison

How Biden could intervene against Israel's assaults on Gaza's hospitals

An ambulance arrives outside a hospital following deadly floods, in Derna, Libya, on September 17, 2023.
Environment

Rebuilding Libya’s Health-Care System

by Mary Fitzgerald

Overcoming the legacy of conflict, natural disasters, and political divisions for a healthier future

Two men stand on rubble from a building that collapsed from last month's deadly earthquake in the rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria, on March 12, 2023.
Poverty

Syrians Need Stable Humanitarian Aid

by Houssam al-Nahhas, Kasra Zarei 

Syrians have long suffered from preventable harms and a devastating earthquake compounds those difficulties.

An Syrian woman with a serious expression on her face dressed in dark colors holds a child who is partially obscured by a bright orange scarf draped over his head. On either side of her, are young men in winter coats walking with her through a desert landscape
Migration

Diabetes, Hypertension, and Heart Disease Don’t Stop for War

by Adrianna Murphy, Éimhín Ansbro

During humanitarian crises, chronic diseases become more complicated