Humanitarian Crisis
Trump curbs immigration as UN warns of humanitarian ‘catastrophe’
World
April 22, 2020
Trump curbs immigration as UN warns of humanitarian ‘catastrophe’
President Donald Trump partially blocked immigration to the United States “to protect American workers” from the economic shock of the…
UN launches $29 bn emergency funding appeal
World
December 4, 2019
UN launches $29 bn emergency funding appeal
The UN launched a humanitarian appeal for nearly $29 billion on Wednesday as climate change and increasingly protracted conflicts put…
Group says 5 more years of war in Yemen will cost $29 billion in aid
Middle East
December 2, 2019
Group says 5 more years of war in Yemen will cost $29 billion in aid
CAIRO (AP) — Another five years of fighting in Yemen would cost as much as $29 billion just to sustain…
Saudi-led coalition launches strike after Aden ‘coup’
Middle East
August 11, 2019
Saudi-led coalition launches strike after Aden ‘coup’
A Saudi-led coalition launched Sunday a strike against southern separatists in Yemen after they seized the presidential palace in second…
Trump vetoes restrictions on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
Middle East
July 25, 2019
Trump vetoes restrictions on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
US President Donald Trump vetoed three Congress bills that would have blocked billions of dollars in US arms sales to…
Yemen: Houthi rebels attack Saudi airport with drone
Middle East
July 2, 2019
Yemen: Houthi rebels attack Saudi airport with drone
Nine people were reported injured on Tuesday after Houthi rebels launched a drone attack on a civilian airport in southern…
7,500 kids ‘killed or maimed’ in Yemen since 2013, UN says
Middle East
June 29, 2019
7,500 kids ‘killed or maimed’ in Yemen since 2013, UN says
More than 7,500 children have been killed or wounded in Yemen over the past five 1/2 years, the UN said in…
Database says 91,600 killed in Yemen fighting since 2015
Middle East
June 19, 2019
Database says 91,600 killed in Yemen fighting since 2015
CAIRO (AP) — A database tracking violence says at least 91,600 people have been killed in Yemen’s civil war, presenting…
Water supplies restored to besieged Libyan capital
Middle East
May 21, 2019
Water supplies restored to besieged Libyan capital
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Water supplies to the 2.5 million residents of Tripoli were restored two days after they were…
Famine on rise in Near East and North Africa: FAO
Middle East
May 9, 2019
Famine on rise in Near East and North Africa: FAO
Famine is on the rise in the Near East and North Africa with more than 52 million people undernourished, most…