World Bank gives Mozambique $150m for Cyclone Freddy recovery | Humanitarian Crises News
Part grant, part loan, the money is drawn from the bank’s existing projects for Mozambique. The World Bank has moved $150m of the funds it…
Cyclone Mocha may have killed ‘hundreds’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine | Humanitarian Crises News
Communications problems are making it difficult to assess the extent of the damage caused by the massive storm. Rescue and relief efforts are under way…
Fighting rages in West Darfur as Sudan marks one month of warfare | Humanitarian Crises News
Dozens of people have been killed in the latest wave of attacks in Sudan’s Darfur region, human rights groups and residents say, as fighting between…
Sudan Conflict Worsening Humanitarian Crisis – WFP
The United Nations has issued a warning that the ongoing conflict in Sudan has the potential to result in a severe humanitarian crisis, with millions…
What is the future for UN and aid organisations in Afghanistan? | Humanitarian Crises
Video Duration 28 minutes 07 seconds 28:07 The United Nations is assessing the future of its mission in Afghanistan after the Taliban banned women from…
Rohingya delegation visits Myanmar amid latest repatriation plans | Humanitarian Crises News
Rohingya refugees, who have spent nearly six years in overcrowded and squalid camps in Bangladesh, wary and sceptical of the scheme. A Rohingya refugee delegation…
U.N. humanitarian aid chief arrives in Sudan amid newly brokered cease-fire
Smoke rises over Khartoum, Sudan, during ongoing fighting between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces. Photo by EPA-EFE May 3 (UPI)…
Haiti on ‘brink of civil war’, humanitarian group warns | Humanitarian Crises News
Mercy Corps sounds the alarm about escalating violence between gangs and civilians as Haiti faces a hunger crisis. Haiti is on the “brink of a…
Sudan receives 1st humanitarian aid shipment since start of fighting
The International Committee of the Red Cross delivered medical supplies to Sudan on Sunday amid fighting. Photo courtesy of the ICRC Sudan/Twitter April 30 (UPI)…
‘I’ll be back soon’: One woman’s determination to return to Sudan | Humanitarian Crises
On the morning of April 15, Dallia Abdelmoneim and her family realised their lives in Khartoum would never be the same again, after fighting began…
Humanitarian fears as thousands of Sudanese flee to Chad on foot | News
Tens of thousands of people fleeing violence in Sudan are spilling into Chad, with aid agencies warning that larger flows of refugees are expected to…
Millions close to hunger after WFP cuts food aid to Afghanistan | Humanitarian Crises News
Amina Mohammadi, a 34-year-old Afghan widow from the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, is among millions of Afghans reliant on rations provided by the World…
US praises Yemen progress in call with Saudi crown prince | Humanitarian Crises News
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan praised the peace efforts and offered ‘full US support for those efforts’. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
Is Oman’s hard work with Yemen and Saudi Arabia paying off? | Humanitarian Crises News
On April 9, Saudi and Omani delegations met Houthi representatives in Sanaa to discuss a permanent ceasefire in Yemen. After more than eight years of warfare…
UN limits operations in Afghanistan amid the humanitarian crisis as the Taliban ban UN’s female staff
In a major setback to relief efforts in Afghanistan, the United Nations (UN) will limit its operations in the war-ravaged country, following the Taliban's ban on the…
Progress in Yemen peace talks hailed despite prisoner swap delay | Humanitarian Crises News
A prisoner swap expected on Wednesday between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the internationally recognised government has been delayed, but the first remarks by warring factions…
British men detained by Taliban in Afghanistan, humanitarian group says
Miles Routledge has been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Photo courtesy of Miles Routledge/Twitter April 2 (UPI) -- The Taliban has detained three British…
Plunging coca prices create ‘humanitarian emergency’ in Colombia | Drugs News
Bogotá, Colombia – Farmers in parts of Colombia say sales of coca, the raw ingredient used to make cocaine, have collapsed after a recent surge in…
Blaze on Philippine passenger ferry kills at least 10 | Humanitarian Crises News
Some 230 people have been rescued after a ferry caught fire in the sea off the southern Philippine province of Basilan. At least 10 people…
Picking up the pieces after twin cyclones hit Vanuatu | Humanitarian Crises News
Port Vila, Vanuatu – Vanuatu is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world and it is regularly affected by cyclones during the wet…