EU to provide $39-million in humanitarian aid to Syria

EU to provide $39-million in humanitarian aid to Syria

10 Dec 2012 14:47 - Sapa-DPA
The European Union will provide an additional $39-million in humanitarian aid for people displaced by the violence in Syria.
Humanitarian disaster looms in drought-stricken Sahel

Humanitarian disaster looms in drought-stricken Sahel

15 Jun 2012 10:21 - Mark Tran
Relief groups are stepping up their appeals for aid to tackle the worsening food crisis in the Sahel region where more than 18-million face hunger.
Unhealthy politicisation of aid to Pakistan

Unhealthy politicisation of aid to Pakistan

08 Sep 2010 14:41 - Jonathan Whittall
Applying a Western agenda to the provision of health services is disrespectful and dangerous.

UN warns Somalia killings threaten food aid

22 Jan 2009 15:51 - Staff Reporter
The UN will end food distribution in Somalia unless armed groups there stop attacking UN staff, the World Food Programme said on Thursday.

Israel-Gaza border clash flares up again

25 Nov 2008 09:41 - Staff Reporter
Israel has again sealed off the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire, only a day after the border was opened to allow in humanitarian supplies.

Burma cyclone survivors struggle on

02 Nov 2008 07:40 - Aung Hla Tun
Six months after Cyclone Nargis slammed into army-ruled Burma, killing more than 130 000 people, many continue to rely on handouts to stay alive.