WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday pledged about $47 million in new humanitarian assistance for the emergency response in Sudan and neighboring countries, including Chad and South Sudan, …
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By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. aid chief Samantha Power is set to announce $25 million in humanitarian assistance for Haiti on Friday, according to a statement seen by …
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US Drops First Payload Of Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza Kate Anderson on March 2, 2024 The United States conducted its first airdrop of humanitarian aid to Gaza on Saturday with …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Humanitarian issues in Gaza will be a top priority for U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on his current trip to the region, White House national security …
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By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Middle East envoy Brett McGurk is in Cairo and will travel in the region for “active” discussions on ensuring the release of hostages …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Climate change, worsening armed conflicts, growing debt-loads and shrinking international support will accelerate humanitarian crises worldwide in 2024, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said in a …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Saturday in Tel Aviv that the international community should focus on limiting the impact of military operations in Gaza on …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday announced a further 4.5 million pounds ($5.5 million) in humanitarian support for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. “The UK is committed to finding a long-term …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is deeply concerned by the dire and worsening crisis in Gaza and wants a humanitarian corridor to be opened into the enclave, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday called for a ceasefire and an “international humanitarian intervention” in the conflict in Israel and the occupied …
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday called for talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia to restore peace in Nagorno-Karabakh, adding that the region was experiencing a humanitarian crisis. “I …
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NEW YORK, NY — Amid a continued influx of asylum seekers in New York City, Mayor Eric Adams has extended previous emergency measures for an additional five days through Emergency …
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By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior Biden administration officials arrived in Azerbaijan on Wednesday amid a humanitarian crisis and an exodus of tens of thousands of people after Azerbaijan …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States urged continued humanitarian access to Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday as officials announced additional humanitarian assistance to address health care and other emergency needs. The White House statement came …
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(Reuters) – The chief of the United Nations humanitarian relief agency has urged Myanmar’s ruling military to allow greater access to 18 million people in need of aid, describing the …
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(Reuters) – Ukraine’s allies have committed to allocate $244 million in addition to special equipment for the country’s humanitarian demining needs, First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Tuesday. …
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By Robertson Henry KINGSTOWN (Reuters) – Humanitarian aid to Haiti will need to take into account the influence of heavily armed gangs who control large parts of the country, the …
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(Reuters) – The Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a seven-day humanitarian truce and ceasefire, two negotiation sources told Reuters on Saturday. The new agreement will …
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Middletown Township, PA – Officer Melissa Robison of the Middletown Township Police Department was recognized with the Woods Services Humanitarian Award for 2023. The award ceremony took place on the …
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By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has deployed a team of disaster response experts for Sudan in the region to coordinate the humanitarian …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had agreed to a 72-hour truce on humanitarian grounds, effective from 6 a.m. (0400 GMT) Friday, offering a potential …
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By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration will allow Ukrainians who entered the United States last year at the Mexico border to renew their humanitarian status, giving them …
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By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s governing and opposition parties are making progress toward the creation of a $3.2 billion U.N.-administrated fund that would aim to use the country’s …
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TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras and the United Nations launched on Thursday a humanitarian aid plan aiming to reach more than 2 million of the Central American country’s most vulnerable people, …
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A crew from the Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Marine Unit received the prestigious U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner’s Humanitarian Award for their heroic rescue on …