Humanitarian Aid
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Gaza: UN relief chief demands ‘answers and justice’ following killings of first responders
The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher on Monday called for “justice and answers” after Israeli forces killed eight Palestinian…
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Myanmar earthquake: Search and rescue efforts continue in race against time
The human toll of the earthquake which devastated central Myanmar continues to rise, UN humanitarians warned on Sunday, putting more…
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Myanmar quake: More than 1,600 reported killed, as UN aid operation supports rescue efforts
Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful earthquakes on…
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Despite renewed conflict in eastern DR Congo, protection for civilians is paramount: Keita
As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified in recent months, the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO,…
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Tens of millions risk starvation as funding cuts deepen crises in DR Congo: WHO, WFP
Sharply declining aid could force tens of millions across the globe who rely on food aid into extreme hunger and…
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No food deliveries to Gaza as border closures continue
The UN emergency food relief agency has not been able to transport any aid into the Gaza Strip, due to…
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In Bangladesh, UN chief vows to prevent Rohingya suffering as aid cuts loom
UN Secretary-General António Guterres, during his visit to the Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, vowed to do everything in…
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World News in Brief: Gaza aid ‘unravelling’, funding cuts in Ukraine, concern over Syria aid access, Duterte in ICC custody
Following 11 days of an Israeli aid blockade in Gaza, “crucial progress” made during the first six weeks of the…
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Humanitarian system at breaking point as funding cuts force life-or-death choices
The UN’s top relief official warned on Wednesday that the global humanitarian system has reached breaking point, with funding cuts…
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Bangladesh: Rohingya children’s acute hunger surges amid funding cuts
In Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar refugee settlements, child malnutrition has surged and cuts to aid funding risk creating a humanitarian “catastrophe”,…
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