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Colombia quake death toll exceeds 200 as rescuers race to find survivors

Rescue crews searched for survivors after a powerful earthquake killed over two hundred people. The 7.4-magnitude quake tore through Colombia's coffee-growing heartland early Monday. Apartment blocks, homes, and schools were left cracked, leaning, or flattened by the tremor. Thousands of homes were damaged, and dozens of buildings collapsed in the…

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Miscarriages triple, healthcare access worsens… the nightmare for pregnant women in Gaza

With over 3,950 cases recorded by the ministry of health in Gaza, the number of miscarriages between January and June has tripled compared with the previous six months. During this period, there was approximately one miscarriage for every five live births. The Observers team spoke with two OBGYN doctors in…

France 24

Venezuela earthquakes kill nearly 1,000, tens of thousands missing

The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela rose Friday to 920, with tens of thousands reported missing as international rescue teams boosted a desperate and slow-moving search for survivors. - Help arrives - The UN humanitarian agency OCHA said search and rescue teams from at least 17 countries were…

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‘Aid workers are targeted’: Russian drones strike UN convoy in Ukraine

Russian drones twice targeted a UN humanitarian mission tasked with delivering aid to civilians in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson on May 14. In the hours following the strike, Russian military bloggers published footage of the attack, only to delete it shortly after.

France 24

Fallout from Iran war is ‘major new threat to foreign aid’

There are growing concerns that the economic fallout from the current conflict in the Middle East will push Gulf nations – who collectively provided more humanitarian aid than the US last year – turning away from foreign assistance

The Independent UK

Israeli policy in West Bank 'close to ethnic cleansing', says Ehud Olmert

The former Israeli premier decried his country's actions and policy in the West Bank just as the Israeli government announced radical plans to exert control of even more Palestinian territory.

Euronews

World Food Programme terminates all staff contracts in rebel-held Yemen, UN says

An estimated 4.8 million people remain internally displaced across Yemen, the WFP says, in what the UN says is one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

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Aid groups struggle to attract donors as floods devastate Mozambique

The country director for WaterAid Mozambique says it is proving much harder for aid agencies to generate funds to help than in previous crises

The Independent UK

Discussions to end Sudan war resume in Cairo as it nears the 3-year mark

Peace efforts in Sudan have resumed in Cairo, with Egypt and the United Nations urging warring parties to agree to a nationwide humanitarian truce

The Independent UK

The climate crisis, aid cuts and deepening poverty are combining to drive a crisis in Madagascar

IN FOCUS: The humanitarian crisis in the south of the country has worsened in recent months, with the head of the country’s UN humanitarian operation telling Nick Ferris there is currently little hope for improvement

The Independent UK

US vows €1.7bn for UN humanitarian aid, lower than previous years

The United States on Monday unveiled a €1.7 billion pledge for United Nations humanitarian aid, even as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to scale back foreign assistance and warns UN agencies to “adapt, shrink or die” in line with new financial realities.

Radio France Internationale

'Adapt, shrink or die’: US ties €1.7bn UN aid pledge to sweeping reforms

The US is offering €1.7 billion in humanitarian funding — far less than in previous years — while demanding a radical overhaul of how the UN delivers aid worldwide.

Euronews

US pledges $2B for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies to 'adapt or die'

The United States has announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance funding

The Independent UK

UK accused of breaking key aid promise as cuts drive humanitarian crisis in South Sudan

IN FOCUS: Britain is accused of undermining a key aid pledge to support Sudan after failing to maintain the flow of aid as refugees flee to South Sudan, reports Nick Ferris. Stories from the border between the two countries reveal just how devastating the cuts have been

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The village enduring climate catastrophe as Trump’s aid cuts bite

ON THE GROUND: Nick Ferris visits families forced from their home due to flooding in Ethiopia’s northern Afar region – who say they have been largely deserted by humanitarian organisations as aid cuts have taken hold this year

International Business Times UK

Türkiye Hosts Gaza Summit as Ceasefire Falters: Is Israel to Blame for Renewed Tensions?

Türkiye leads urgent talks with Arab and Muslim nations as Gaza's fragile ceasefire unravels and Israel faces renewed scrutiny over deadly strikes.

International Business Times

UN, Red Cross Demand Opening Of All Gaza Crossings To Let In Aid

The United Nations and the international Red Cross called on Tuesday for all crossings into Gaza to be opened to allow desperately needed aid into the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory.

Al Jazeera

Panic in Gaza City as Israel advances on centre, ‘sandwiching’ population

People run for lives from air strikes and explosive-laden ‘robots’, as lifelines collapse in Gaza’s biggest urban centre.

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Al Jazeera

Israel bombs hospital, kills journalists, medics, dozens more across Gaza

‘Double-tap’ attack on Nasser Hospital kills at least 21 Palestinians and draws global condemnation.

International Business Times

Record Number Of Aid Workers Killed In 2024, UN Says

A record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, the United Nations said Tuesday, branding the figures and lack of accountability a "shameful indictment" of international apathy -- and warning this year's toll was equally disturbing.

International Business Times

Israel's Gaza Plan Risks 'Another Calamity,' UN Official Warns

A UN official on Sunday warned the Security Council that Israel's plans to control Gaza City risked "another calamity" with far-reaching consequences, as Benjamin Netanyahu insisted his goal was not to occupy the territory.

Evening Standard

UK announces more aid for Gaza as Israel proposes expansion of conflict

The £8.5 million will be delivered through the UN’s Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s assault on humanitarian norms

Letters: Dr Lee Mordechai and Prof Liat Kozma of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem respond to an article from a senior aid official in Gaza

International Business Times

NGOs Caught Between Juntas And Jihadists In Turbulent Sahel

NGOs in the violence-wracked Sahel region are dangerously caught between military juntas who accuse them of being spies, and jihadists who view them as symbols of Western influence.

Al Jazeera

Palestinian man dies in Israeli settler arson attack in occupied West Bank

Khamis Ayyad, 40, died of smoke inhalation after settlers set fire to vehicles in town of Silwad, Health Ministry says.

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