“Don’t forget Ukraine”, UN urges in aid funding appeal
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The United Nations appealed for $US4.2 billion from donors on Monday to support war-ravaged communities in Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees in 2024, as war rages nearly two years on from Russia’s invasion. “Please do not forget Ukraine while there are many other places in the world that grab our attention,” UN aid […]
Hungary’s Orban blocks aid for Ukraine, says he can still halt EU accession
Brussels, Belgium/Budapest, Hungary Reuters Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vetoed a major European Union aid package for Ukraine on Friday and warned he could still halt Kyiv’s accession to the bloc after membership talks won EU approval. At a summit in Brussels on Thursday, the European Union’s 26 other national leaders took the historic step […]
Sudan’s displaced millions struggle to survive as economy seizes up
Port Sudan, Sudan Reuters About two months after heavy clashes around his home in Sudan’s capital drove Sherif Abdelmoneim to flee, soaring rent and food costs forced the 36-year-old and his family of six to return to a city where fighting still rages. Most of those who fled Khartoum after war between the army and […]
Isolated Morocco earthquake survivors feel forgotten by state as they await help
Azermoun, Morocco Reuters Villagers in some of the most isolated areas hit by Morocco’s earthquake were still living in makeshift tents and relying on donkeys to bring vital supplies on Thursday as they waited for state aid to reach them nearly a week after the disaster. The 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the High Atlas […]
Maui’s displaced grow restless as search for fire victims drags on
Kahului, Hawaii, USReuters A week after a ferocious wildfire ravaged the Maui resort town of Lahaina, anxious residents were still awaiting news of hundreds of missing loved ones on Tuesday, as teams with cadaver dogs conducted a painstaking block-by-block search of the ashes. Local, state and federal rescue workers have urged patience. The teams were […]
US pauses some aid, imposes visa bans after “neither free nor fair” Cambodia election
Washington DC, USReuters The United States said it was pausing some foreign assistance programs in Cambodia and imposing visa bans on individuals it says undermined democracy after the ruling Cambodian People’s Party declared a landslide victory in elections on Sunday. Election officials count ballots at a polling station on the day of Cambodia’s general election, […]
Syria says UN can deliver aid through shuttered Turkish crossing for six months
United NationsReuters The Syrian Government on Thursday said the United Nations could use a border crossing from Turkey to continue delivering aid to north-west Syria for another six months after the Security Council failed to renew its authorisation for the operation. The UN aid deliveries would have to be “in full cooperation and coordination with […]
International donors pledge $US1.5 billion in Sudan aid
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters International donors made pledges on Monday of close to $US1.5 billion in aid for Sudan and the surrounding region, about half of estimated needs for a deepening humanitarian crisis that has driven some 2.2 million people from their homes. The conflict between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has turned the […]
Italian flood toll rises to at least 13, homes and farms wrecked
Cesena, Italy Reuters Floods that killed at least 13 people in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of euros’ worth of damage and hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor said on Thursday. Torrential rains this week devastated the eastern side of the region, known as Romagna, with up to 300 landslides, 23 overflowing rivers, […]
Aid shortage leaves refugees in Uganda reliant on kitchen gardens
Bidi Bidi, Uganda Reuters Watering the neat lines of green salad leaves outside her thatched home, Susan Konga, a South Sudanese woman living in a refugee camp in northern Uganda, is preparing her kitchen garden for the next harvest. This year the success of her tireless cultivation will be put to the test – complete […]