Tag: Humanitarian
WFP risks interrupting assistance to 220,000 refugees due to lack of funding
In Cameroon, the World Food Program (WFP) is warning of a drop in its resources which could lead the UN agency to interrupt its food distributions to refugees in the…
hunger affects more than a million children, warns an NGO
Zambia has been seriously lacking rain for more than two months. An effect of the El Niño weather phenomenon, worsened by climate change. The drought devastated half of the crops.…
MSF warns of a cholera epidemic and the lack of means to deal with it
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is sounding the alarm about the escalation of the cholera epidemic, particularly in areas occupied by war…
the NGO Action Against Hunger suspends its activities in the Drodro area in Ituri
Action Against Hunger announces its departure from the Drodro health zone in Ituri for security reasons. “ ACF has been threatened by all parties to the conflict », Writes the…
Israel promises “immediate measures” to increase humanitarian aid – L’Express
Israel announced this Friday, April 5, to authorize the “temporary” delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip, besieged and threatened with famine, via the port of Ashdod and the Erez…
UN Human Rights Council may call for arms embargo on Israel
It is a symbolic text which could further isolate Israel a little more on the international scene. The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council must say this Friday, April 5,…
seven humanitarian workers from an American NGO killed in a strike – L’Express
Another dark day in the Middle East. The Israeli war in the Gaza Strip left seven workers of an American NGO dead this Monday, April 1, which delivers food in…
French nationals evacuated to Fort-de-France in Martinique
In Haiti, evacuations of French nationals continue. Shots continue to ring out in neighborhoods, while attacks increase, particularly against police buildings. 1 min These are the most vulnerable French nationals,…
the UN only raised 8 million of the 4 billion dollars needed
The United Nations Resident Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Syria, Adam Abdel Mawla, announced on Friday March 22 that at least 12.9 million people were suffering from food insecurity. The…
Mali has been facing a massive influx of Burkinabè refugees since December
More than 40,000 Burkinabè have arrived in Mali since last December, others continue to arrive every day by the hundreds according to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).…