Humanitarian Crises

Group cooks 10,519 meals Republican & HeraldIn Helene’s and Milton’s wake, faith-based disaster relief groups prepare for the long haul The Associated PressVolunteers, military continue recovery efforts 3 weeks after Helene ABC11…

UN food agency says it’s the first time in the 10-month-long war that one of its vehicles has been directly shot at near a checkpoint.The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a pause in the movement of its employees in the Gaza Strip…

China has reported artillery shells injuring residents and damaging buildings in its territory amid fighting in Shan State.China’s military has stepped up army and police patrols along its western border with Myanmar amid deepening…

Rohingya seeking refuge in Bangladesh hold rallies marking the seventh anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar.Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have held rallies in camps to mark the seventh anniversary of the…

Sudan’s warring parties have ended peace talks in Switzerland by agreeing to improve access for humanitarian aid, with two routes identified to ensure the flow of resources to civilians. But mediators at the peace talks noted that the…

Montreal, Canada – Canada has refused to comment on a planned United States sale of Canadian-made weapons to Israel, after news of the deal drew rebuke from rights advocates who argue the arms will help fuel Israeli human rights abuses…

Countries call for ‘unhindered’ access to respond to growing humanitarian crisis in war-torn African nation.The international mediators engaged in talks to bring Sudan’s war to an end have welcomed decisions by the warring sides to…

Army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s about-face on joining talks dampens hopes they will lead to the end of 16-month war.A new round of talks aimed at ending a 16-month civil war in Sudan that has sparked a humanitarian crisis in the…