US to support Haiti police and deliver aid to counter gangs (Updated)
The United States on Wednesday said it will boost support for the Haitian police as they battle armed gangs and will speed up delivery of...
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Migrant rights defenders in Greece treated like criminals, says UN expert
Human rights defenders in Greece, particularly those documenting the treatment of migrants and refugees, face smear campaigns and are treated like criminals, UN Special Rapporteur...
Nearly 90,000 escape Myanmar as humanitarian crisis looms
Nearly 90,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar in August, pressuring scarce resources of aid agencies and communities already helping hundreds of thousands...
Mosul food, water reserves dwindle as fighting cuts off supplies
The United Nations issued a fresh warning on Wednesday about the humanitarian situation in eastern Mosul where the US-backed Iraqi army is locked in heavy...
Fear spreads as child suicide bombings surge in West Africa
By Katy Migiro Boko Haram child suicide bombings have surged 11-fold in West Africa over the last year, with children as young as 8, mostly...
“Cessation of hostilities” in Syria lets Russia keep bombing
By John Irish and Warren Strobel Major powers agreed on Friday to a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria to begin in a week, doing nothing...
Iraq needs $1.56 bln in 2016 for humanitarian response to Islamic State
Iraq needs $1.56 billion this year to finance its emergency response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war against Islamic State, according to a...
House passes ‘respect for Greece’ resolution
The House on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution calling on the European Union to respect the sovereignty of the Greek people ahead of a crunch...
Cholera hits 3,000 Burundi refugees in Tanzania
By Stephanie Nebehay and Goran Tomasevic About 3,000 refugees fleeing political turmoil in Burundi have been infected in a cholera epidemic in neighbouring Tanzania, the...
World utterly failing Syria after 4 years of conflict
By Joseph D’Urso The world is “not even close to grasping the magnitude” of the humanitarian crisis in Syria, a top aid official said ahead...
