Tag Archives: Humanitarian Aid

Live blog: Israel admits army shot dead over 100 Palestinians seeking aid

Palestinians seeking aid

Israel’s war on Gaza — now in its 148th day — has killed at least 30,228 Palestinians, mostly children and women, and wounded 71,377 others.

UN Chief: Israel’s “Unprecedented Escalation” in Gaza Impairing Humanitarian Aid

Humanitarian Aid

“I was encouraged in the last days by what seemed to be a growing consensus in the international community, including the countries supporting Israel, for the need of at least a humanitarian pause in the fighting to facilitate the release of hostages in Gaza, the evacuation of third-country nationals and the necessary massive scale-up of the delivery of humanitarian aid to the people in Gaza,” Guterres said in a statement, CNN reported.

20 Aid Trucks vs. 12,000 Bombs

life-saving humanitarian aid

Over the course of its aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip, the Israeli regime dropped nearly 8,000 bombs on the Gazans. Humanitarian aid, however, came belatedly and much less than needed.

Sudanese face ‘shocking’ delays, no aid at Egypt border

humanitarian aid

Long lines of 50-person buses queue in Argeen, one of two main crossings along the Egyptian-Sudanese border, as they carry thousands of people escaping fighting in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, to neighbouring countries.

Stampede highlights Yemen’s dire humanitarian crisis

Yemen's dire humanitarian crisis

A stampede in Yemen, as hundreds gathered at a school to receive cash donations for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, killed 78 people in the war-torn country, where two thirds of the population rely on humanitarian aid.

How tough-talking mayor of Dnipro, Ukraine, keeps his city on a war footing

war footing

Just about everything these days passes through this south-central city: Western arms being rushed to the front, reinforcements from Kyiv to shore up Ukraine forces and humanitarian aid for desperate civilians.

Japan foreign minister visits Poland-Ukraine border crossing point

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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Sunday observed a border checkpoint in Medyka in southeastern Poland, where Ukrainian refugees have been arriving as Japan prepares to bolster humanitarian aid for the Eastern European country besieged by Russian aggression.

Tigray crisis: Humanitarian aid for children must be a priority, UNICEF says

Tigray crisis

Providing aid to millions of children uprooted by the ongoing crisis in the Tigray region of Ethiopia must be a priority, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. Fighting between regional and government forces began in November, displacing people within the northern province and pushing thousands more to seek shelter in […]