relief
UN shrinks Yemen food rations in “desperate measures”
Middle East
December 22, 2021
UN shrinks Yemen food rations in “desperate measures”
Dec 22 (Reuters) – The World Food Program (WFP) said on Wednesday it will reduce food rations for 8 million…
Myanmar junta agrees to ASEAN call for ceasefire to distribute aid -Kyodo
World
September 6, 2021
Myanmar junta agrees to ASEAN call for ceasefire to distribute aid -Kyodo
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military rulers have agreed to an ASEAN call for a ceasefire until…
Haiti faces anger and despair a week after quake, fanning security fears
World
August 21, 2021
Haiti faces anger and despair a week after quake, fanning security fears
MARCELINE, Haiti, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Tensions in Haiti were rising on Saturday over a lack of aid to remote…
Egypt launches fourth relief batch of relief aid to Palestine
Egypt
July 20, 2021
Egypt launches fourth relief batch of relief aid to Palestine
Minister of Social Solidarity and Vice-President of the Egyptian Red Crescent Society Nevine al-Kabbaj on Tuesday announced the launch of…
Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief
World
February 28, 2021
Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief
NEW YORK (AP) — With the nation’s financial system on the brink of collapse, all but three Republicans voted against…
Biden to meet with GOP lawmakers to discuss virus relief
World
February 1, 2021
Biden to meet with GOP lawmakers to discuss virus relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to meet Monday afternoon with a group of 10 Republican senators who…
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera rages in Yemen
Middle East
April 8, 2019
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera rages in Yemen
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — In the summer of 2017, a plane chartered by the United Nations idled on the tarmac…
Cyclone death toll surges as UN steps up Mozambique aid call
World
March 23, 2019
Cyclone death toll surges as UN steps up Mozambique aid call
The death toll in Mozambique on Saturday climbed to 417 after a cyclone pummeled swathes of the southern African country,…
Mozambique, Zimbabwe cyclone deaths exceed 300 as UN boosts aid
World
March 20, 2019
Mozambique, Zimbabwe cyclone deaths exceed 300 as UN boosts aid
The death toll from a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique and Zimbabwe rose to more than 300 as rescuers raced…
UN delivers food for 9.5 million in Yemen last month, shy of target
Middle East
January 15, 2019
UN delivers food for 9.5 million in Yemen last month, shy of target
GENEVA (Reuters) – The UN food agency delivered emergency food and vouchers for over 9.5 million people in Yemen…