Category: Humanitarian response

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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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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UK charities to launch emergency appeal after Turkey and Syria earthquakes

Disasters Emergency Committee coordinates rapid response by 14 charities including British Red CrossTurkey and Syria earthquake – latest news updatesBritish humanitarian charities are to launch an appeal to raise funds for...

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