Sudan crisis: You don’t dare ask refugees where the men have gone, say UN aid teams

Sudan crisis: You don’t dare ask refugees where the men have gone, say UN aid teams

From the World Food Programme (WFP), Chad Country Director Pierre Honnorat, said that 20,000 people crossed into Chad just last week. Speaking to journalists via Zoom from Zabout refugee camp in Goz Beida, Mr. Honnorat described desperate scenes: “We can see that they have suffered, many lost family members and we don’t even dare ask…

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WFP funding crisis leaves millions stranded without aid in West Africa

WFP funding crisis leaves millions stranded without aid in West Africa

The agency’s emergency food and nutrition assistance operation in the Sahel began in June, focussing on refugees, newly displaced people, malnourished children under five, pregnant women and breastfeeding women and girls. © WFP/Cheick Omar Bandaogo A mother gives her 10-month-old daughter porridge in Burkina Faso in the Sahel region, where WFP is providing assistance to…

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At Caribbean Summit, UN chief calls for climate action, debt relief, and urgent aid for Haiti

At Caribbean Summit, UN chief calls for climate action, debt relief, and urgent aid for Haiti

Haiti The security situation in Haiti “is appalling,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, recalling his recent visit to the fragile nation. He called for swift action at a time when the humanitarian needs are “soaring”. And although “there is not yet the political solution in sight”, the UN chief expressed hope and optimism. “It is…

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Myanmar: Military’s obstruction of humanitarian aid could be international crime

Myanmar: Military’s obstruction of humanitarian aid could be international crime

The chief of OHCHR’s Myanmar team, James Rodehaver, explained that since their February 2021 coup, the country’s military rulers have been instilling a “climate of fear” to subjugate the civilian population, restricting aid access and using “all means” at their disposal to clamp down on civil society. Brutal tactics He said the military’s tactics had…

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Australia announces $73.5 million in aid to Ukraine

Australia announces $73.5 million in aid to Ukraine

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, photo courtesy of Reuters Australia has announced an additional $73.5 million in military aid to Ukraine. According to the foreign news agency, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced to provide another 73.5 million dollars in military aid to Ukraine, which includes 28 M113 armored vehicles, 14 special operation vehicles….

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The international community has announced an additional aid of one and a half billion dollars for Sudan

The international community has announced an additional aid of one and a half billion dollars for Sudan

Sudan: Civilians protest against armed conflict between paramilitary forces and the army. The international community has assured additional aid of one and a half billion dollars for the conflict-ridden Sudan. The member countries of Egypt, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the African Union participated in the meeting held with the support of the United Nations…

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