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Humanitarian Aid
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Houthis deprive major Yemen city of food, water and medicine, rights group says
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday warned escalating Houthi military efforts in and around the city of Taizz have cut off civilian access to life necessities and humanitarian aid. “Renewed…
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Ethiopian police urge Mekelle residents to restore order following rebel pullout
Ethiopian federal police deployed across the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle on Friday, using loudspeakers to urge residents to help law enforcement restore civil order and establish a transitional administration…
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WHO warns healthcare needs in Sudan outstrip available resources
By TN, Salma Ben Mariem | Faculty Of Law, Political Science Of Sousse
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday that Tawila, in Sudan’s Darfur region, which hosts more than 700,000 displaced people, is currently experiencing severe shortages of food, water,…
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UN condemns deadly airstrike on marked aid trucks in Sudan amid humanitarian crisis
By TN, Salma Ben Mariem | Faculty Of Law, Political Science Of Sousse
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday condemned a deadly airstrike on two trucks delivering aid in South Kordofan state, Sudan, which resulted in the death of one of…
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UN reports continued obstacles to humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza
The United Nations (UN) reported Wednesday that, nearly one year after the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, Palestinians still face significant deprivation of basic human rights, including access to clean water,…
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Worsening conflict in Yemen fuels mass displacement amid growing humanitarian emergency, UNHCR says
By Renee Ferguson | U. Ottawa Faculty Of Law, CA
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday expressed concern that displacement and the overall humanitarian crisis in Yemen will intensify as the ongoing conflict escalates. UNHCR’s Yemen Representative,…
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UN raises concern for women and girls amid mounting death toll in Nepal floods
By IN, Siddhi Joshi | National U. Of Study, Research In Law
The United Nations stated Tuesday that Nepal’s catastrophic flash floods had killed more than 1,000 people, while thousands remain missing. The statement especially noted that women and girls face shortages…
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UN warns of deepening hunger crisis as aid reaches hundreds of thousands in Gaza
The UN reported Thursday that the World Food Program (WFP) and its humanitarian partners had delivered food and essential supplies to more than 600,000 people in Gaza this month. However,…
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UN warns humanitarian aid cuts leave children vulnerable to hunger in Somalia
By TN, Salma Ben Mariem | Faculty Of Law, Political Science Of Sousse
The UN warned on Friday that the global decrease in funding for humanitarian aid has forced aid programs and facilities in Somalia to shut down, and is resulting in increasingly…
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US deports over 160 people to Haiti following end of protected status
ICE deported over 160 individuals to Haiti on Thursday in the wake of the US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the administrative repeal of temporary protected status (TPS) for roughly…