Tag: Humanitarian
a Palme d’honneur for Forest Whitaker, an actor committed to Africa
In Cannes, where the 75th Film Festival opened, Forest Whitaker was the international star of the evening of Tuesday May 17. The American actor received an honorary Palme d’Or for…
North Korea announces first deaths from coronavirus! There is no one vaccinated, the humanitarian crisis is at the door.
In North Korea, which claims that the epidemic has not spread in the country since the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic, the first deaths from the virus were announced. In…
Is there a humanitarian on the plane?
France is the only country to have a humanitarian airline. This month of April, Aviation sans frontières will have marked the news by taking on board one of its sponsors:…
what else can international humanitarian law do?
For centuries, religious, philosophical or political texts have attempted to frame war and its practices. International humanitarian law (IHL) is a modern emanation of this. If the war crimes regularly…
Sarnia fundraisers aid humanitarian efforts in Ukraine
A recent fundraiser by Rotary Clubs in Sarnia collected $23,000 for Ukrainian humanitarian aid and relief efforts. Some 30 volunteers sold 1,300 bales of potting mix Friday and Saturday at…
in the Donbass, the situation around Sloviansk
In eastern Ukraine, the offensive launched more than a week ago is progressing slowly. The bombardments are intense, but the Russian forces settle with difficulty, village after village. Our special…
in Moscow, Guterres proposes the creation of a humanitarian contact group
Before kyiv, the UN Secretary General was in Moscow on Tuesday. António Guterres was received by the head of diplomacy, then by Vladimir Putin. The opportunity to plead for a…
“Réfugiés.info” facilitates procedures in France for displaced persons and their carers
Find emergency accommodation, a pharmacy on duty, find your family, enroll in university… These are the proposals for aid to refugees arriving in France offered by the Réfugiés.info platform. The…
Humanitarian corridor opens in Mariupol – World News
Announcing on his Telegram account, Vereşuk said, “Given the disastrous humanitarian situation in Mariupol, we will focus our efforts in this direction today. “We were able to agree on a…
UN’s “humanitarian contact group” plan with Turkey
Martin Griffiths, United Nations (UN) Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Aid Coordinator, stated that he will meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan about establishing a “humanitarian contact…