(250827) -- UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 27, 2025 (Xinhua) -- UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya (on screens) briefs the Security Council via a video link on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, on behalf of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Aug. 27, 2025. The UN humanitarian chief on Wednesday called for an immediate, sustained cessation of hostilities in Gaza to prevent further loss of life and to stop famine from expanding. (Loey Felipe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)











