Tag: Humanitarian
the question of the neutrality of UNRWA, seen from the Aida refugee camp
In the Aida refugee camp, near Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, an UNRWA camp is closely following the controversy which threatens the UN agency, singled out for problems of…
without American funding, the UN agency needs more international commitments
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip lacks political ‘neutrality’, but Israel has yet to provide ‘proof’ of some members’ alleged links to ‘terrorist organizations’ like Hamas…
fighting intensifies in el-Fasher, a crossroads for humanitarian aid
El-Fasher had so far been spared the fighting and was the last major town in Darfur outside the control of General Mohamed “Hemedti” Daglo’s Rapid Support Forces. 1 min With…
Gaza: “We will need levers of influence to obtain humanitarian opening,” declares Stéphane Séjourné
In Abidjan, in an exclusive interview given to RFI and France 24, Stéphane Séjourné, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, looks back on his first tour in sub-Saharan Africa. He…
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,…