humanitarian crisis

Sudan is facing a humanitarian crisis “beyond imagination,” according to Martin Griffiths, the UN’s undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, with 750,000 people at imminent risk of famine and conditions set to deteriorate further.…
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Egypt’s foreign minister on Tuesday accused Israel of denying responsibility for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza after his Israeli counterpart said Egypt was not allowing aid into the war-torn territory. Israeli troops on May 7 said they…
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Kuwaiti telecommunications giant Zain has dedicated this year’s Ramadan commercial to the plight of Palestinian children in Gaza, shedding light on the ongoing humanitarian crisis. The clip has amassed almost 2.7 million views on YouTube…
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Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, the secretary-general of the Muslim World League and chair of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, visited the humanitarian vessel Ocean Viking this week, where he met the secretary-general of the…
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The UN on Wednesday welcomed the resumption of commercial flights from Sanaa airport in Yemen to Egypt. But Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, warned that the humanitarian situation in the…
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The United Nations has warned of a “worsening” humanitarian situation in Yemen but said a fragile two-month truce since early April could help reverse the situation. “The worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen is a reality that we need…
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The Arab coalition supporting the Yemeni government on Wednesday announced killing 145 Houthis during the past 24 hours outside the Yemeni central city of Marib where bloody battles between government troops and the Iran-backed rebels…
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The humanitarian situation in Syria is worsening rapidly and the needs of the Syrian people are greater than ever, the UN’s aid chief said on Wednesday. Martin Griffiths, UN under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency…
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Yemen is on the brink of another humanitarian crisis as the Iran-backed Houthis press ahead with their large-scale offensive on the central city of Marib, where more than 750,000 displaced people have sought shelter, UN and Yemeni officials…
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The UN’s humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock, has once again sounded the alarm over the precarious conditions the Syrian people are living in while they prepare to face another harsh winter. As the 10th anniversary approaches of the start…
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