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7 Feb 23
Rescue and aid efforts have been mobilised in Turkey and Syria following devastating earthquakes.
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11 Aug 22
The United Nations has nearly doubled its request for donations to help its aid workers continue to assist those displaced by the Russian invasion.
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17 Aug 21
The Taliban must ensure continuity of public services in Afghanistan after taking power so as to mitigate the humanitarian crisis engulfing the country, the leader of the United Nations has said.
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2 Jul 20
Nearly $8bn of aid has been raised for Syria in just one day at a donor conference in Brussels.
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4 Sep 19
International aid spending by the UK government will increase in real terms, chancellor Sajid Javid has announced.
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8 Feb 19
The European Union will give an additional €5m in humanitarian aid to help vulnerable people in Venezuela as the country continues to suffer economic and political unrest.
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22 Jan 19
The European Union has announced its highest-ever initial humanitarian budget to tackle conflicts and climate change worldwide.
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22 May 18
The Somali government and the United Nations have asked for $80m in immediate relief for flood-affected people in the country.
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26 Apr 18
The UK will provide emergency medical support and help protect medical facilities in Syria, international development secretary Penny Mordaunt said yesterday.
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6 Apr 18
The European Union has announced €150m to support of Lebanon’s economy, which it hopes will generate €1.5bn in loans for the country until 2020.
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7 Jun 17
Aid to education is stagnating, according to United Nations cultural agency Unesco, which has highlighted that funding allocated to the sector fell for the sixth year in a row in 2015.
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24 May 17
US president Donald Trump has proposed dramatic cuts to the US’s overseas aid spending in his budget for the 2018 fiscal year.
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12 May 17
UK Aid’s chief civil servant and CIPFA member Sir Mark Lowcock has been appointed as the next head of the United Nation’s humanitarian operations.
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24 Jan 17
The United Nations is appealing for $550m in 2017 to support its humanitarian response plan for Afghanistan launched yesterday.
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13 Dec 16
A humanitarian impact bond being pioneered by the International Committee of the Red Cross could transform aid financing for conflict zones and help monitor results. Dominik Stillhart tells PF...
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12 Dec 16
The OECD has updated its anti-corruption standards for donor governments that are increasingly working with the private sector on aid and development.
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2 Dec 16
Money looted from Nigeria and seized by the UK should be used to save millions of people from starvation in the country’s north east, Save the Children has said.
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2 Nov 16
The United Nations’ dedicated fund for humanitarian emergencies is facing a $25m shortfall in 2016, the institution has reported.
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16 Sep 16
Traditional humanitarian responses to global crises are underfunded and often miss their mark. As new donors emerge and the benefits of more local approaches are recognised, does the western aid...
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24 Aug 16
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has underscored a critical shortfall in funding as it prepares for a significant anticipated displacement of people when pro-government Iraqi forces attempt...
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1 Aug 16
The United Nations has suspended its humanitarian aid missions to north-eastern Nigeria’s Borno state after a convoy was attacked last week.
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21 Jul 16
A conference to raise funds for Iraq has collected more than $2.1bn in aid pledges, according to US State Department spokesman John Kirby.
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5 Jul 16
More than 56 million people in Africa need humanitarian assistance, while more than 17 million are displaced across the continent, according to the African Development Bank.
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28 Jun 16
The United Nations has warned of a $16.1bn funding gap in its humanitarian aid appeal that aims to alleviate the suffering of the world’s most vulnerable people.
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10 Jun 16
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon was forced to remove the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen from its children’s rights ‘blacklist’ because a number of countries threatened to withdraw...
7 Feb 23Rescue and aid efforts have been mobilised in Turkey and Syria following devastating earthquakes.
11 Aug 22The United Nations has nearly doubled its request for donations to help its aid workers continue to assist those displaced by the Russian invasion.
17 Aug 21The Taliban must ensure continuity of public services in Afghanistan after taking power so as to mitigate the humanitarian crisis engulfing the country, the leader of the United Nations has said.
2 Jul 20Nearly $8bn of aid has been raised for Syria in just one day at a donor conference in Brussels.
4 Sep 19International aid spending by the UK government will increase in real terms, chancellor Sajid Javid has announced.
8 Feb 19The European Union will give an additional €5m in humanitarian aid to help vulnerable people in Venezuela as the country continues to suffer economic and political unrest.
22 Jan 19The European Union has announced its highest-ever initial humanitarian budget to tackle conflicts and climate change worldwide.
22 May 18The Somali government and the United Nations have asked for $80m in immediate relief for flood-affected people in the country.
26 Apr 18The UK will provide emergency medical support and help protect medical facilities in Syria, international development secretary Penny Mordaunt said yesterday.
6 Apr 18The European Union has announced €150m to support of Lebanon’s economy, which it hopes will generate €1.5bn in loans for the country until 2020.
7 Jun 17Aid to education is stagnating, according to United Nations cultural agency Unesco, which has highlighted that funding allocated to the sector fell for the sixth year in a row in 2015.
24 May 17US president Donald Trump has proposed dramatic cuts to the US’s overseas aid spending in his budget for the 2018 fiscal year.
12 May 17UK Aid’s chief civil servant and CIPFA member Sir Mark Lowcock has been appointed as the next head of the United Nation’s humanitarian operations.
13 Dec 16A humanitarian impact bond being pioneered by the International Committee of the Red Cross could transform aid financing for conflict zones and help monitor results. Dominik Stillhart tells PF...
12 Dec 16The OECD has updated its anti-corruption standards for donor governments that are increasingly working with the private sector on aid and development.
2 Dec 16Money looted from Nigeria and seized by the UK should be used to save millions of people from starvation in the country’s north east, Save the Children has said.
2 Nov 16The United Nations’ dedicated fund for humanitarian emergencies is facing a $25m shortfall in 2016, the institution has reported.
24 Aug 16The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has underscored a critical shortfall in funding as it prepares for a significant anticipated displacement of people when pro-government Iraqi forces attempt...
5 Jul 16More than 56 million people in Africa need humanitarian assistance, while more than 17 million are displaced across the continent, according to the African Development Bank.
28 Jun 16The United Nations has warned of a $16.1bn funding gap in its humanitarian aid appeal that aims to alleviate the suffering of the world’s most vulnerable people.
10 Jun 16United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon was forced to remove the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen from its children’s rights ‘blacklist’ because a number of countries threatened to withdraw...
