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humanitarian aid

August 12, 2020

Refugees included in Beirut blast death toll

There are fears that the death toll among Beirut’s refugee population of some 200,000 could rise further.
August 9, 2020

Plane carrying trauma and surgical supplies arrives in Beirut

A plane carrying 20 tonnes of World Health Organisation health supplies has landed in Beirut, Lebanon, to support the treatment of patients injured by the massive blast that occurred in the city on 4 August 2020.
July 12, 2020

Reduce post-harvest losses to boost food security in Africa, say church leaders

Loss of food due to bad roads and a lack of proper storage facilities have been a major cause of hunger, say African church leaders.
January 16, 2020

Christian Aid calls for unity in Nigeria to unlock potential of world’s ‘poverty capital’

Fifty years after the end of Nigeria’s civil war, Christian Aid has brought together influencers from the worlds of politics, charity, business and faith to unite to help the country shed its title of ‘poverty capital of the world’
October 14, 2019

Aid agencies warn of humanitarian crisis in North-East Syria

Agencies say that some of their staff have fled with their families, while others are on lockdown.
June 6, 2019

Refugee camp volunteers in France 'abused and threatened by police'

Human rights defenders offering humanitarian aid and support to refugees and migrants in northern France face harassment, intimidation and violent assaults by the French authorities, a new report by Amnesty International says.
May 23, 2019

Volunteer who gave food and water to migrants in Arizona desert faces 20 years in jail

Amnesty International has called on the authorities in the US state of Arizona to drop charges against a humanitarian volunteer who is to go on trial for helping migrants in a notoriously dangerous desert area of the state.
May 6, 2019

Oxfam India responds as Cyclone Fani causes destruction in Odisha

Oxfam India’s humanitarian teams are assessing the damage caused by Cyclone Fani, the worst cyclone that India has witnessed in the last 20 years.
April 19, 2019

Major spike in cholera likely as agencies struggle to reach infected people in Yemen

Fears are growing that the world’s worst cholera outbreak could be set for a massive resurgence as aid agencies in Yemen are struggling to reach almost 40,000 people suspected to have the disease.
April 16, 2019

Two million people in need of humanitarian aid following Iranian floods

Heavy rains and flash floods have affected more than 2,000 cities and towns across almost all of Iran’s 31 provinces.