UN humanitarian aid system facing âgreatest testâ since creation: Relief chief
The international humanitarian aid system of the United Nations, set up after the Second World War, is facing the âgreatest test since creationâ.
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WHO warns of global health crisis in 50 nations as USAID freezes funds
Bharti Jayshankar February 17, 2025: The suspension of US foreign aid has disrupted life-saving health initiatives, including HIV treatment, polio eradication, and responses.
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Staff of USAID placed on leave, overseas missions may shut down
All the US Agency for International Development (USAID) direct hire personnel have been placed on administrative leave globally.
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Hunger, famine, stare at displaced Sudanese, WHO appeals for fundsÂ
Eighteen million people are âacutelyâ hungry in conflict-ridden Sudan as a famine is on the horizon and 800,000 civilians get ready for large-scale.
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UN appeals for $5.6 billion aid for Ukrainians as towns disappear
The UN has appealed for $5.6 billion in aid to help Ukrainians trapped inside the county and refugees in host nations, as massive.
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Turkey, Syria trembler toll at 33,000, UN calls for $43 million in aid
The WHO needs $43 million to help support earthquake response in Turkey and Syria, as the combined death toll touched 33,000 and aftershocks.
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Turkey, Syria quake toll crosses 20,000, global agencies call for new aid routes
About 14 trucks carrying relief materials reached opposition-held areas in Syria from Turkey, through the only authorized route for aid deliveries to quake-struck.
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Time running out for quake survivors in Turkey, Syria
Time was running out for the survivors of the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria as health agencies and organisations called for urgent.