Humanitarian, Refugees & Relief

4+ hour, 34+ min ago   (561+ words) Farhad, a former sergeant in the Afghan special forces, spent his days hiding in the hotel room he shares with two of his daughters, aged 17 and nine, and his four-year-old son. After years of trying to escape the threat of…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (408+ words) Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, warned on Monday that hostilities in Yemen are forcing people to flee their homes, causing civilian casualties, and putting the already stretched humanitarian operations there under growing pressure. Renewed fighting in…...

3+ hour, 34+ min ago   (357+ words) More than 2,000 Yemenis are currently in Djibouti, where the country’s government and the International Organization for Migration are providing food and shelter. Now the number of people from Yemen fleeing the fighting is soaring, with nearly 94,000 people displaced in the…...

9+ hour, 9+ min ago   (188+ words) UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians on Monday warned that hostilities in Yemen are forcing people to flee their homes, causing civilian casualties, and putting already stretched humanitarian operations under growing pressure. Renewed fighting in Yemen has displaced at least 125,000 civilians since…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago   (273+ words) Kerala-based travel vlogger ‘Backpacker Arunima’ claimed on Monday that she had been arrested by the ‘Mujahideen’ in Afghanistan’s Bamyan and appealed for help contacting the Indian embassy An Indian travel vlogger from Kerala who has been documenting her journey through…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (694+ words) CIVICUS discusses Sudan’s refugee crisis with Rawia Saad, a human rights defender and founder of Safe Steps Initiative, an organisation led by refugees and women that supports migrant and refugee communities and works to protect their rights and safety. I…...

18+ hour, 3+ min ago   (272+ words) More than 4,500 tonnes of humanitarian aid and essential supplies entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt on Sunday as restrictions and obstacles to the delivery of assistance continued, according to Palestinian reports. The latest aid convoy, numbered 277, began moving from the…...

17+ hour, 3+ min ago   (114+ words) Djibouti humanitarian situation worsens as Yemenis seek refuge Al Jazeera Djibouti humanitarian situation worsens as Yemenis seek refuge As fighting intensifies in Yemen, thousands of Yemenis are seeking refuge in Djibouti, deepening the country’s humanitarian crisis. Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Tawakul…...

22+ hour, 29+ min ago   (1421+ words) Farhad, a former sergeant in the Afghan special forces, spent his days hiding in the hotel room he shares with two of his daughters, aged 17 and nine, and his four-year-old son. After years of trying to escape the threat of…...

13+ hour, 17+ min ago   (309+ words) Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, has said that addressing Afghanistan’s humanitarian situation is impossible without the resumption of direct engagement between the international community and Afghan officials, along with increased investment and aid. In a special interview…...