Italian judge throws out case against migrant NGOs after seven years
Rome, Italy Reuters An Italian judge on Friday cleared three migrant sea rescue charities that had been accused of abetting irregular immigration in complicity with human traffickers, throwing out a case opened more than seven years ago. A pre-trial judge in Trapani, Sicily, said there were no grounds to proceed against international charities Doctors Without […]
Measles: Children most at risk as cases soar from Ethiopia to Yemen
LIN TAYLOR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Clashes displace 20,000 in Palestinian camp in south Lebanon – Save the Children
Beirut, LebanonReuters Clashes between rival factions in the Palestinian camp of Ain el-Hilweh in southern Lebanon have displaced 20,000 residents, including about 12,000 children, Save the Children said on Thursday. At least 13 people – most of them militants – have been killed in the camp since fighting broke out on Saturday between mainstream faction […]
Most unaccompanied children failed to win asylum in Greece, NGO says
Brussels, BelgiumReuters Fewer than a third of unaccompanied children succeeded in winning asylum in Greece last year, with the rest of the applications rejected or in limbo, aid agency Save the Children said in calling for better protection of those most vulnerable. A child is seen at the new temporary camp for migrants and refugees, […]
“Alarming” rise in rape and abduction from Sudan war – aid agencies
Reuters The conflict between military factions in Sudan has caused a surge in cases of rape and the abduction of women and girls, some as young as 12, aid agencies and officials said. Teenage girls are being sexually assaulted and raped by armed combatants in “alarming numbers”, Save the Children said in a statement on […]
Getting hotter: Heat stress rises for Dhaka’s poor as green spaces shrink
MD TAHMID ZAMI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that as temperatures soar in Bangladesh’s crowded capital, accessing cooler spots like parks is getting harder…
UN to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees, citing fund shortfall
Bangkok, ThailandReuters The United Nations plans to slash food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, blaming a funding shortfall for cuts that agencies warned on Friday would deepen food insecurity and malnutrition in the world’s largest refugee settlement. About 730,000 Rohingya, a persecuted mostly Muslim minority from Myanmar’s Rakhine state, fled to Bangladesh in 2017 […]
“I feel like I am in prison”: Afghan women aid workers lose hope after Taliban ban
ROHULLAH TALAASH and ANNIE BANERJI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that as a harsh winter grips the country already in an economic crisis, Afghan women aid workers fear they have little to no money left to survive…
Aid groups resume some Afghan operations with female healthworkers
Reuters Several aid organisations have restored some operations in Afghanistan after they received assurances from Taliban-run authorities that women could work in areas such as health, in spite of restrictions last month barring female NGO workers. The International Rescue Committee, Save the Children and CARE said this week they were again operating some programs, mostly […]
Save the Children, others suspend Afghanistan efforts after Taliban bar on female staff
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Four international aid agencies including Save the Children said on Sunday they were suspending their humanitarian programs in Afghanistan in response to the Taliban-run administration’s order to stop female employees from working. The administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations not to let female staff work until further notice. It […]