Category: Humanitarian response

‘Almost unparalleled suffering’ in Gaza as UN says nearly 70% of those killed are women and children

Head of the Norwegian Refugee Council calls for peace process to begin as new figures reveal civilians have borne the brunt of the warNearly 70% of the people killed in the ongoing Gaza conflict are women and children, according...

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Despair in Chad camps as violence and hunger in Sudan drive 25,000 across border in a week

Warning of ‘lost generation’ in Adré and Farchana camps as Sudan’s civil war drives huge numbers across borderWhat caused the civil war in Sudan and how has it become one of the world’s worst...

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Family of British aid worker killed in Gaza call for independent inquiry

James Kirby was among seven WCK staff killed when an Israeli airstrike targeted their marked vehicle in AprilIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe family of James Kirby, a World...

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UK should restore diplomatic presence to help Afghan women, says aid chief

Hugh Bayley says NGOs would also benefit as he releases report on impact of UK programme in AfghanistanThe UK should consider restoring its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan to support Afghan women and to help monitor the...

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G7 opposes full-scale military operation in Rafah amid fears for civilians

Ministers say an offensive would have catastrophic impact on local people in Gaza’s southernmost cityMiddle East crisis – live updatesForeign ministers from the G7 countries have said they remain opposed to a...

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All 27 EU leaders call for ‘humanitarian corridors and pauses’ in Gaza

Official declaration to be issued, which also seeks a peace conference on a two-state solutionIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesLeaders of the 27 EU member states have unanimously called for “humanitarian...

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Definitions changing in UK’s bid to meet climate finance target

Andrew Mitchell, the development minister, said ‘clarifications’ would more accurately reflect spendingThe UK is making a series of changes to definitions as a way to meet its target to spend £11.6bn over five...

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Women’s health at risk from UK aid cuts, Foreign Office warned

Thousands more women will be forced into unsafe abortions and die in pregnancy and childbirth, ministers toldHundreds of thousands more women will face unsafe abortions and thousands will die in pregnancy and childbirth as a...

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Syrian rebel leader pleads for outside help week on from earthquake

Former al-Nusra Front chief keen to show scale of crisis in Idlib province and downplay past links to al-QaidaA Syrian rebel leader with a $10m (£8.3m) US government bounty on his head has appealed for urgent international...

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