News in Brief 18 October 2023

  • Israel-Gaza: UN chief urges ceasefire with region ‘on the precipice’
  • Afghanistan: earthquake survivors face hunger with funding stretched to the maximum: WFP
  • Sudan: thousands of young children may die deprived of food and healthcare: UNICEF, WHO
  • Guinea: deadly diphtheria outbreak: WHO 

This post was originally published on UN News – Global perspective Human stories.