“Far from the spotlight and out of the headlines, humanitarians work around the clock to make our world a better place,” he said. “Against incredible odds, often at great personal risk, they ease suffering in some of the most dangerous circumstances imaginable.” ‘It takes a village’ World Humanitarian Day is…
“I manage the organization’s coastal shipping service to ensure the safe transit of essential humanitarian goods and assets to the northern and southern parts of the country. A maritime alternative is increasingly critical as gang control over the highways out of the capital continues to grow. This means that the…
Syria, where the displaced are helping the displaced “Humanitarians put themselves in very unsafe situations to save people, but there’s no other choice”, explains Ahmad Alragheb, program manager for food security of Mercy-USA NGO in Syria, one of the countries with the most perilous circumstances. “Humanitarian aid is a target…
“I have helped women survivors of violence regain their strength and resilience for the past 20 years. Each time I supported a woman, I felt victorious. I always wanted to do more and help even more women. Now, I feel like every day new barriers are standing in my way,…
On Thursday morning, Israeli Forces broke into, searched and sealed the offices of seven Palestinian human rights and humanitarian organizations³ in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Their property was confiscated and destroyed and military orders closing the offices were left at the premises. The attempted closures of the 7…
The recommendation comes in a statement issued by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization, following a meeting held last week. Most COVID-19 vaccines consist of a primary series of two doses, with a first booster administered some four to six months after completion to improve immune…
“I told myself that I should travel to Kabul and buy additional equipment, including a fridge, before I expanded my bakery business. This dream never came true as my country fell into the hands of the Taliban. I used to run a business in my province. I employed five women…
“Tomorrow, he will join President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a meeting hosted by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine,” UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq told a regular press briefing in New York. “He will go on to visit Odesa and then Istanbul in the following days,” he added. Checking the grain…
Speaking from Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said drought, conflict, climate change and increasing prices for food, fuel and fertilizer, are all contributing to lack of access to sufficient food. The countries affected are Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. “Hunger and malnutrition pose a direct threat to…
The region is in the grip of a severe water crisis in all aspects – from drinking water, to irrigation, food production, and power generation – which is having an impact on health and livelihoods. Areesha camp in Al-Hasakeh, like most #IDP camps in #Syria, has many urgent needs –…
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