humanitarian aid
8,000 flee western Mosul, estimated 250,000 civilians could leave area: United Nations
Middle East
February 28, 2017
8,000 flee western Mosul, estimated 250,000 civilians could leave area: United Nations
Since Iraqi government forces launched the push to take the western half of Mosul from the Islamic State group last…
UN humanitarian chief says 16,000 displaced in Syria’s Aleppo
Middle East
November 29, 2016
UN humanitarian chief says 16,000 displaced in Syria’s Aleppo
Up to 16,000 people have been displaced in Syria's Aleppo by intense attacks on the rebel-held eastern part of the…
UN Security Council unanimously approves Syria aid access resolution
World
February 22, 2014
UN Security Council unanimously approves Syria aid access resolution
The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution to boost humanitarian access in Syria that threatens to take…
Sisi sends humanitarian aid to South Sudan
Egypt
December 27, 2013
Sisi sends humanitarian aid to South Sudan
Egypt's Defense Minister, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, sent a C-130 aircraft to transfer urgent humanitarian assistance to South Sudan. The plane took…
Villagers mob U.S. aid choppers as Philippine relief effort spreads
Egypt
November 17, 2013
Villagers mob U.S. aid choppers as Philippine relief effort spreads
Mobbed by hungry villagers, U.S.
Israel offers aid to Syria ‘via Red Cross’
Egypt
March 4, 2012
Israel offers aid to Syria ‘via Red Cross’
Israel has offered to send humanitarian aid to Syrian civilians affected by the regime's crackdown on protests through the International…
Special from Kenya: Decades-old camps swollen with new wave of Somali refugees
World
September 22, 2011
Special from Kenya: Decades-old camps swollen with new wave of Somali refugees
DADAAB, KENYA - When volunteers arrive at the Dabaab refugee camp on the Kenya-Somalia border, many believe they are coming…
Japanese fend for themselves as aid trickles in
World
March 18, 2011
Japanese fend for themselves as aid trickles in
Shizugawa, Japan -- An American helicopter crewman shouted above the din of the rotor: "What do these people need? Do…
100,000 have fled Libya, UN refugee agency says
World
February 27, 2011
100,000 have fled Libya, UN refugee agency says
Geneva--Nearly 100,000 people have fled violence in Libya in the past week, streaming into Tunisia and Egypt in a growing…
Israel navy halts Gaza-bound boat without violence
World
September 28, 2010
Israel navy halts Gaza-bound boat without violence
Jerusalem--The Israeli military says it has taken control of a boat carrying nine Jewish activists to the Gaza Strip without…