Humanitarian Aid

Thousands Rush into New Aid Distribution Center in South Gaza

This is Beirut, 27/05 22:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Thousands of Palestinians rushed into a new aid distribution center run by a US-backed group in southern Gaza on Tuesday, AFP journalists reported, leading to chaotic scenes as Israel implemented a new distribution system. The incident in Rafah came days after the partial easing of a total aid blockade on the territory that Israel imposed since ...

UN in the Dark over Gaza Aid Group Deliveries

This is Beirut, 27/05 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations said on Tuesday it had no information on whether the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a US-backed aid group, had actually delivered any supplies inside the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The little-known group, which has stirred controversy since surfacing in early May, announced on Monday it had begun distributing ...

Nine Aid Trucks Allowed into Gaza, 'a Drop in the Ocean' of Needs

This is Beirut, 19/05 19:57 - Reading : less than a minute

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Nine aid trucks were authorized to enter Gaza on Monday, the United Nations said, describing the first humanitarian deliveries since Israel partially lifted its blockade as "a drop in the ocean" of what is needed. UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher welcomed the move but said Israeli authorities were only allowing in limited aid after 11 ...

International Donors Pledge 5.8 Billion Euros in Aid for Syria

This is Beirut, 17/03 21:38 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The EU led the way as donors on Monday pledged $5.8 billion euros in aid for Syria at a conference in Brussels -- but the call for funding to help the war-torn country after Bashar al-Assad's ouster fell short of last year as US support dries up. Western and regional powers are desperate to steer Syria onto the road to stability after 14 ...

ICJ Hearing Next Month on Israel Aid Obligations to Palestinians

This is Beirut, 12/03 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The International Court of Justice will hold hearings next month on Israel's humanitarian obligations towards Palestinians, amid claims the Israeli government is blocking aid access to Gaza. The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution in December requesting that the world body's top court give an advisory opinion on the matter. The ...

UN Races to Feed One Million Gazans After Truce

This is Beirut, 19/01 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN's World Food Programme said Sunday it was moving full throttle to get food to as many Gazans as possible after border crossings reopened as part of a long-awaited ceasefire deal. "We're trying to reach a million people within the shortest possible time," the WFP's Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau told AFP, as the Rome-based UN agency's ...

UN Allocates $30 Million for Crisis Response in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 10/01 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon, Imran Riza, announced on Friday the allocation of $30 million from the Lebanon Humanitarian Fund to address urgent needs arising from the recent escalation of hostilities. This funding aims to assist affected individuals, including displaced people and those returning to areas devastated by ...

Fifty Tons of EU Aid Expected in Syria on December 31

This is Beirut, 2024-12-27 15:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Some 50 tons of EU-funded medical supplies that were flown to Turkey from Dubai are expected to enter Syria on December 31, a UN health official told AFP on Friday. The supplies, which were sent from a European Union stockpile in Dubai, landed in Istanbul early on Thursday and were to be driven to the border in the coming days. "The supplies are ...

Gaza: Three Humanitarian Workers Killed in Israeli Strike

This is Beirut, 2024-11-30 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Gaza Strip Civil Defense announced on Saturday that three humanitarian workers were killed in an airstrike in Khan Younis (south), while the Israeli army stated it had targeted "a terrorist." The humanitarian workers, all Palestinians, were employed by the American NGO World Central Kitchen (WCK), according to the Civil Defense. The ...

UN Chief Says No Substitute to UNRWA to Aid Palestinian Refugees

This is Beirut, 2024-11-18 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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There is no alternative to the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees, its chief insisted Monday, following Israel's order to ban the organization that coordinates nearly all aid in war-ravaged Gaza. "There is no plan B,” head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, told reporters in ...

NGOs Report: Israel's Targeting of Gaza Police Facilitates Aid Looting

This is Beirut, 2024-11-15 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Looting of aid reaching Gaza has been made easier by Israel's army targeting the local police which would otherwise be able to prevent it, a group of non-governmental organizations said Friday. A report by the 29 NGOs, including Save the Children, Oxfam and Care, said that humanitarian aid entering the Palestinian territory had fallen to an ...

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