Essay: Donkeys are unsung heroes in Ethiopia’s humanitarian crisis – and they could do even more with better support
Researcher MARTHA GEIGER, in an article first published on The Convresation, looks at the vital role donkeys are playing…
Gaza fishermen brave shells for tiny catches in struggle to feed families
Rafah, Gaza Reuters Gaza fisherman Abdul Rahim al-Najjar risks his life every day rowing a dinghy into the waves under Israeli military surveillance to net an occasional crab or fish – tiny morsels of food on which his hungry family has come to rely. The fishermen of the tiny Palestinian enclave have long been subject […]
Humanitarian crises could worsen in Haiti, Venezuela, says aid group
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters The humanitarian crises in Haiti and Venezuela that have subjected millions to hunger, violence and disease could worsen this year without more aid, the International Rescue Committee said on Tuesday. An estimated 4.7 million Haitians and 12.3 million Venezuelans face food insecurity. Karina Joseph, 19, comforts her two-year-old child Holanda Sineus […]
The Long Read: Africa’s food crisis is the biggest yet – five reasons why
JOE BAVIER, ABDI SHEIKH, ADITI BHANDARI and MICHAEL OVASKA, of Reuters, report…
“Situation worsening”: In Haiti, a crisis of violence, chaos, and cholera goes largely ignored by outside world
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service reports that charities do what they can to help the impoverished nation, but international action is needed to bring order and restore infrastructure, experts on the ground say…
From Ukraine to Yemen, UN seeks record $US51.5 billion for “shockingly high” aid needs
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The United Nations and partners on Thursday appealed for a record $US51.5 billion in aid money for 2023, with tens of millions of additional people expected to need assistance, testing the humanitarian response system “to its limits”. The appeal represents a 25 per cent increase on 2022 and is more than five times […]
Explainer – What’s driving Haiti’s humanitarian crisis?
Reuters Haiti is facing a humanitarian crisis, with shortages of food, fuel and water causing catastrophic hunger, and the government pleading for military assistance from abroad. What is causing the crisis?The trigger for the current crisis is the blockade of a key fuel terminal by armed gangs that began in September. That has led to […]
“Just give us our money”: Taliban push to unlock Afghan billions abroad
Frankfurt, GermanyReuters Afghanistan’s Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves as the drought-stricken nation faces a cash crunch, mass starvation and a new migration crisis. Afghanistan parked billions of dollars in assets overseas with the US Federal Reserve and other central banks in Europe, but that money […]
Red Cross warns aid groups not enough to stave off Afghan humanitarian crisis
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters The Red Cross on Friday urged the international community to engage with Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers, saying that aid groups on their own would be unable to stave off a humanitarian crisis. Afghanistan has been plunged into crisis by the abrupt end of billions of dollars in foreign assistance following the […]
UN chief says social fabric of Ethiopia being torn apart
United NationsReuters UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned the Security Council on Thursday that a conflict in Ethiopia has spread beyond the northern Tigray region and “a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding before our eyes”. Ethiopia has been embroiled in a conflict that flared nine months ago in Tigray and which has spread to other areas. The […]