humanitarian aid
UN asks for record $22.5 billion for humanitarian aid in 2018
World
December 1, 2017
UN asks for record $22.5 billion for humanitarian aid in 2018
The United Nations has appealed for $22.5 billion to provide humanitarian aid to more than 90 million people next year.…
Egypt sends humanitarian aid shipment to war-torn South Sudan
Egypt
June 15, 2017
Egypt sends humanitarian aid shipment to war-torn South Sudan
Egypt announced its plans in sending out humanitarian aids — including food and medical supplies — on a regular basis…
Civilians lack food, water, medicine as Mosul battle mounts: UN
Middle East
May 30, 2017
Civilians lack food, water, medicine as Mosul battle mounts: UN
Tens of thousands of civilians in parts of Mosul held by Islamic State are struggling to get food, water and…
UN’s Guterres: Trump budget would make UN peacekeeping ‘simply impossible’
World
May 25, 2017
UN’s Guterres: Trump budget would make UN peacekeeping ‘simply impossible’
A spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the proposed US budget cuts to the UN would make it…
UNICEF: Lives of 24 million children threatened by conflict
Middle East
May 24, 2017
UNICEF: Lives of 24 million children threatened by conflict
Violence and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa threaten the lives of over 24 million children, most of…
Haley wants UN to shift aid focus to nations hosting Syrians
World
May 23, 2017
Haley wants UN to shift aid focus to nations hosting Syrians
President Donald Trump’s UN ambassador called Monday for the UN and aid agencies to shift focus in how they support…
US envoy to the UN will visit Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey
World
May 18, 2017
US envoy to the UN will visit Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday she will visit Turkey and Jordan from May 19-25…
World Food Program needs US$460 mn for Yemen to prevent famine
Middle East
March 14, 2017
World Food Program needs US$460 mn for Yemen to prevent famine
The head of the World Food Program says the agency is racing against time to prevent famine in war-scarred Yemen.Ertharin…
Egypt dispatches humanitarian aid to South Sudan
Egypt
March 2, 2017
Egypt dispatches humanitarian aid to South Sudan
Egypt dispatched food and medical aid on board a military aircraft to South Sudan on Thursday, according to a statement…
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…