World news about “Humanitarian aid” published by euronews.
Brussels launches new ‘Emergency Response Centre’ The European Commission has launched its Emergency Response Centre or ERC in Brussels. The aim is to provide a better coordinated, faster and more efficient… 15/05/2013
65 million euros more EU aid to Syrians affected by the conflict For those who have escaped the violence in Syria, this is where over 100,000 have taken shelter waiting to return home. Whilst visiting the Zaataari refugee… 11/05/2013
Somalia famine ‘left more than a quarter of a million people dead’ More than a quarter of a million people died because of the severe famine that struck Somalia between 2010 and 2012, says the UN. The report, published in… 02/05/2013
Bangladesh turns down foreign help after building collapse The government of Bangladesh has praised local efforts to rescue survivors after the collapse of a building housing clothing factories. The words of… 30/04/2013
Madagascar: Katy Perry visits for UNICEF – nocomment Singer Katy Perry took a trip to Madagascar in support of UNICEF to help draw attention to the problems faced by many residents of the island. 09/04/2013
Hamas urges UN food agency to resume work in Gaza The Islamist group Hamas has urged the United Nations relief and food agency to resume its operations in the Gaza Strip despite a violent protest. All the… 05/04/2013
Red Cross, EU launch ‘Silent Disasters’ campaign The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has launched a campaign to draw more attention to what it calls ‘Silent… 18/02/2013
Shedding light on the world’s ‘silent disasters’The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, 11 European Red Cross societies, and the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil… 18/02/2013
Syrian children wait to receive humanitarian aidSyrian children wait to receive aid from Turkish humanitarian agencies at Bab al-Salam refugee camp in Syria, near the Turkish border. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 23/12/2012
After Sandy: facing cold weather in devastated Staten IslandA victim of hurricane Sandy takes blankets from a aid distribution site in the Staten Island borough of New York as near freezing temperatures threaten… 04/11/2012
The Great Escape: children break free from crises We hear the uplifting story of 13 year old Kesz Valdez, once reduced to scrabbling for survival among the rubbish tips of Manila, now he is the proud… 02/11/2012
Reduced funds for Europe’s needy The EU is planning to reduce its assistance for people living in extreme hardship, replacing one aid fund for another with a smaller budget. The new Aid to… 24/10/2012
Red Cross warns refugees are being forgotten The ‘World Disaster Report’ from the International Red Cross Federation has just come out and its figures for 2011 make grim reading. Last year the report… 16/10/2012
EU to release extra funds to help Syrian civilians The European Commission has said it is preparing to release a further 50 million euros in emergency aid to help Syrian civilians due to the country’s… 07/09/2012
Jakob Kellenberger, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Anna Miranda, euronews: War, armed conflict, torture, catastrophe… how to alleviate human suffering? Is humanitarian diplomacy gaining in efficiency or… 14/06/2012
Sri Lanka: Curry for breakfast and no bloody warSpicy prawn curry, dahl and paratha washed down with a cup of sweet milky tea certainly gets the day off to a flying start. As the Sri Lankan sun sears you… 03/05/2012
EU provides extra funds to resettle refugees The EU will give more money to individual member countries to resettle refugees. The extra cash comes after MEPs accused the bloc of failing to take in its… 29/03/2012
MEPs debate food aid extension to EU’s poorest Could food aid to Europe’s most needy soon become a thing of the past? Set up in 1987 to help the bloc’s most deprived citizens, MEP’s in Strasbourg have been… 14/02/2012
Haiti rebuilding falters Two years ago an earthquake devastated Haiti and outside help poured in. First people had to be saved from the crushed buildings. Some owe their survival to… 13/01/2012
Haiti: coping with catastrophe The reality of Haiti two years on after the cameras have gone. Hundreds of thousands of people remain in camps with no education, no work and little… 10/01/2012
Lisbon : candles for making dreams come true – nocomment Fifty thousand candles were lit in Praca do Comercio, Lisbon’s downtown square, as part of an attempt by non-governmental organization Terra dos Sonhos (Land… 18/12/2011
World AIDS DayAn activist from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) lights candles during an AIDS awareness campaign on the eve of World AIDS Day in Agartala, capital of… 01/12/2011
Kenya’s Dadaab refugee campA girl covers her eyes as she stands with her mother at the Hagadera refugee settlement in Kenya’s Dadaab Refugee Camp, situated northeast of the capital… 23/08/2011
A Somali woman and her child wait for medical careA woman looks after her child as they wait for medical care at Camp Seyidka, a camp for displaced people, in Mogadishu. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 19/08/2011
FAO calls for more Somalian aid Agriculture ministers from the 191 members of the U.N.‘s Food and Agriculture Organisation have gathered in Rome. This is the second emergency meeting… 18/08/2011
Vaccination campaign at Ethiopian camp – nocomment Aid workers at the Kobe refugee camp in Ethiopia launch a vaccination campaign to combat an outbreak of measles among Somali communities fleeing famine. 13/08/2011
First UN relief airlift to Mogadishu for five years – nocomment The United Nations’ refugee agency has airlifted supplies into the Somali capital for the first time in five years, to help tackle the famine that has hit the… 10/08/2011
Refugee camp in Kenya – nocomment Many Somalis, starving and searching for safety, are risking their lives, crossing into Kenya and taking up residence in Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee… 06/08/2011
Malnourished refugees in the Horn of AfricaA severely malnourished refugee girl from Buale in Somalia, holds a cup inside a ward at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) clinic at the Hagadera… 30/07/2011
Flotilla activists occupy Spanish embassy – nocomment Spanish activists said they were seeking support from their government, to put pressure Athens so that their vessel, part of the `peace flotilla` can be… 06/07/2011
Horn of Africa region faces famine risk – nocomment Save the Children are appealing for emergency aid as they say more than ten million people are at risk of starvation in Kenya and other East-African… 06/07/2011
Humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey – nocomment Turkey is facing a big influx of refugees coming from Syria, and tries to supply humanitarian aid by providing them with more facilities. 17/06/2011
Kayapo people keep traditions aliveA Kayapo boy with traditional body paint and piercing is seen at his home the day before the start of the “Expedicionarios da Saude” (Brazilian Health… 04/05/2011
Moleres wins Valtuena photo prize The Spanish branch of ‘Doctors of the World‘ is mounting an exhibition in the Madrid cultural centre La Casa Encendida of photographs of the faces of war… 28/04/2011
Darfur the victim of ‘crisis-hopping’The causes of the 2003 Darfur massacre have not been dealt with and the international community needs to do more than “crisis hopping” to resolve problems, an… 11/04/2011
Europe Weekly: war, aid, euro and English In our Europe Weekly review: the French role in Ivory Coast evacuations and Bill Gates’s drive to maintain help for poor countries; Spain’s financial… 08/04/2011
Turkey brings aid and influence to Libya The Turkish ferry sent to rescue hundreds of wounded Libyans from the fighting has left Benghazi to sail for home. On board are 250 evacuees awaiting… 04/04/2011
Pick of the Clicks: Japan’s road to recovery (pt2)"Pick of the Clicks" looks at the most clicked story of the week on our website and how it is being treated elsewhere on the net. This week: Disaster in… 28/03/2011
Pick of the Clicks: Japan’s road to recovery (pt1)"Pick of the Clicks looks at the most clicked story of the week on our website and how it is being treated elsewhere on the net. This week: Disaster in… 25/03/2011
What role for Catholic charity under the new pope?One of the biggest challenges for the new pope will be to revive the Catholic faith in a world growing ever more secular. He will have to reestablish a… 12/03/2013
Donations for Syria aid exceed UN targetMoney pledged for aid for the Syria crisis has exceeded the UN’s target, after a fundraising conference in Kuwait. One and a half billion US dollars – more… 30/01/2013
UN warns Mali conflict will cause humanitarian crisisRefugees who have managed to flee northern Mali are receiving food aid which has been arriving in the capital Bamako. The situation in the north is too… 16/01/2013
Lebanon recognises Syrian refugees for first timeLebanon is making its first formal plea for aid, to help refugees fleeing the continuing violence in neighbouring Syria. The country’s cabinet has approved… 04/01/2013
UN appeals for fresh funds for displaced AfghansThe plight of nearly half a million displaced Afghans is being highlighted by the United Nations in a call for more aid. Makeshift refugee camps in the… 01/01/2013
Pakistan clerics denounce attacks on polio aid workersThe death toll from attacks on polio eradication campaign workers in Pakistan has risen to nine after a young student died from gunshot wounds. On Thursday… 20/12/2012
UN requests 1.1 billion euros aid for Syria refugeesUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has made the organisation’s largest ever short-term humanitarian appeal, calling for 1.1 billion euros for the… 19/12/2012
Anti-polio campaign suspended in PakistanThe World Health Organisation and UNICEF have suspended a polio vaccination campaign throughout the whole of Pakistan, after two more workers were shot dead… 19/12/2012
Israel allows aid into Gaza as WHO tries to raise money for moreThe World Health Organisation launched an urgent appeal for aid for Gaza on Sunday, as the conflict with Israel continues. The UN’s public health arm is… 18/11/2012
Obama promises long-term aid for Sandy victimsBarack Obama has been visiting some of the areas worst affected by superstorm Sandy. More than 120 people were killed when Sandy slammed ashore last month… 15/11/2012
UK to end financial aid to IndiaThe British government is to stop giving financial aid to India from 2015. International Development Secretary, Justine Greening, made the announcement on… 09/11/2012
Haitian Prime Minister calls for international aidCars block roads, while pedestrians struggle through knee-deep, swirling torrents. Before hitting the East Coast of the USA, Sandy drenched the southern part… 05/11/2012
Haiti appeals for international aid for Sandy victimsWhile the world’s attention was fixed on storm Sandy’s impact on the US, the hurricane-force winds had already left a trail of destruction across the… 02/11/2012
Israeli navy seizes European Gaza aid shipA pro-Palestinian ship loaded with humanitarian supplies has been seized by Israeli warships to prevent it docking in the Gaza Strip. The Estelle… 20/10/2012
Pain in Spain as Red Cross launches appeal to feed the nation’s hungryThe Red Cross in Spain has launched a first ever campaign to raise money to help the hundreds of thousands of Spaniards needing food handouts as the economic… 11/10/2012
Humanitarian ship sails to challenge Gaza blockadeA crowd of well-wishers have seen off a Swedish ship laden with humanitarian goods as it set sail from Naples to Gaza. The Estelle and its cargo are part of… 07/10/2012
Syria: UN talks set to focus on humanitarian plightAs the suffering increases for civilians and refugees, France says humanitarian issues will be central to UN talks on Syria later this month. France holds… 23/08/2012
UN aid chief says 2.5 million in Syria need helpSupplies as basic as bread are becoming increasingly scarce in Syria as violence rages. Every day, people jostle outside the only bakery still serving the… 16/08/2012
Philippines rushes aid as more rains pound ManilaHeavy rains pounded the Philippines capital on Wednesday, prompting a new danger alert as emergency workers rushed food, water and clothes to almost one… 09/08/2012
Millions of euros promised for Syrian refugee campsBritain and America say they have pledged millions of euros to help Syrian refugees. Washington’s commitment totals 50 million, while London will pay an… 07/08/2012
Palestinians send aid to Palestinian refugees in SyriaUsually news reports are about aid heading to the Palestinian territories. On Sunday a convoy of lorries left the West Bank travelling towards Syria, to bring… 05/08/2012
UNHCR: Mali humanitarian crisis ‘threatens whole region’The UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the international community to do more to solve the humanitarian crisis in Mali. Visiting neighbouring… 03/08/2012
UN monitors praised for Syria aid roleAs UN observers prepare to leave Syria following their failed peace mission, the EU’s crisis chief has defended their role in the delivery of vital aid, as… 02/08/2012
Aleppo in ‘humanitarian crisis’, says Syrian oppositionAmid the violence and bloodshed in Aleppo, residents are facing a major food shortage. Humanitarian agencies have been able to deliver some supplies despite… 30/07/2012
Middle class line up for food handouts in SpainIt is a stark symbol of Spain’s decline. Handouts from the Red Cross are nothing unusual in a poor neighbourhood. But people are now lining up for rice… 27/07/2012
Rich countries pledge millions to fund family planningA group of rich countries have pledged 2.6 billion dollars over the next eight years to fund family planning services in poorer, developing nations. The… 11/07/2012
Assad talks of war as fighting reaches Damascus“Syria is in a state of war!”, that was the message the country’s president delivered to his newly appointed cabinet. After the swearing in of his new… 27/06/2012
Red Cross scoops Asturias AwardThe 2012 Asturias Award for International Cooperation has been won by the International Movement of the Red Cross which incorporates the International… 13/06/2012
Assad’s actions fail to match rhetoric as violence continuesWhilst the Arab League was discussing peace in Syria, with President Bashar al-Assad agreeing to the UN plan, actions in Syria did not match the rhetoric… 30/03/2012
Moscow backs Red Cross call for ceasefires in SyriaRussia has called on both sides in Syria to agree to daily two-hour humanitarian ceasefires to allow for the evacuation of the wounded. With heavy fighting… 20/03/2012
Kofi Annan heads for Syria, urging dialogueDevastated by the destruction she found in Homs, the UN’s humanitarian chief is pursuing her visit to Syria. Valerie Amos wants to secure unhindered access… 09/03/2012
Syria: Red Cross convoy denied access to Baba AmroThe International Committee of the Red Cross has told euronews that its aid convoy is still being denied access to the shattered Baba Amro district of Homs in… 03/03/2012
Syria: Red Cross reportedly enters Baba AmroReports from Syria say a Red Cross team has finally been able to enter the war-shattered area of Baba Amro in the city of Homs. But a spokesman for the… 03/03/2012
Red Cross aid blocked from Baba AmrThe International Red Cross has said one of its convoys in Syria has been blocked from entering the shattered district of Baba Amr in Homs. The mission had… 02/03/2012
Syria: Red Cross convoy enters HomsA Red Cross convoy has entered Homs in Syria, bringing life-saving aid for the shattered district of Baba Amro. The green light was given by Syrian… 02/03/2012
Aid agencies due to move into Baba AmroNow that a three week assault by Syrian government forces on the Baba Amro district of Homs appears to be over, the Red Cross is due to begin an emergency… 01/03/2012
Red Cross in talks over medical evacuations from HomsThe International Committee of the Red Cross has resumed negotiations with the Syrian government and opposition to continue medical evacuations from the city… 25/02/2012
ICRC starts to evacuate wounded from HomsThe Syrian Arab Red Crescent evacuated seven Syrian nationals from the Babr Amr neighbourhood of Homs on Friday. A spokeswoman for the International… 24/02/2012
Red Cross seeks daily humanitarian truce in SyriaThe International Committee of the Red Cross has called for a daily two-hour ceasefire in Syria so it can deliver emergency aid and help the sick and… 21/02/2012
A tear filled plea from a hospital in HomsIn one hospital in a neighbourhood of Homs the intense personal pain of Syria is evident. An amateur video, which has not been verified, shows a doctor making… 10/02/2012
Aid charity accuses Libya of torturing prisonersMedical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres has ended its work in the Libyan city of Misrata amid claims that it is being asked to patch up tortured detainees… 26/01/2012
Somalia: US commandos free pirate hostagesTwo aid workers, an American woman and a Danish man, being held by pirates in Somalia, have been freed after a rescue mission by US special forces. Military… 25/01/2012
Haitians mark anniversary of deadly quakeHaitians have been marking the second anniversary of the earthquake that tore apart their Caribbean nation. The disaster, in January 2010, left around… 13/01/2012
Activists faced down at Syrian borderAt Kilis on Turkey’s border with Syria organisers of a humanitarian aid convoy have gone on hunger strike to protest at the refusal by Damascus to let them… 13/01/2012
Haitians mark anniversary of deadly quakeHaitians have been marking the second anniversary of the earthquake that tore apart their Caribbean nation. The disaster, in January 2010, left around… 13/01/2012
Egypt calms Washington fears over raidsWashington says it has had assurances from Egyptian military officials that they will stop raids on pro-democracy and human rights groups. The US was quick… 31/12/2011
Egypt authorities raid foreign-funded NGOsOffices belonging to 17 non-governmental organisations were simultaneously raided by Egyptian police and prosecutors in Cairo on Thursday. Premises… 29/12/2011
MSF: the aid agency that’s not afraid to speak its mindFor 40 years Médecins Sans Frontières has been battling in war and disaster zones across the world for the lives of victims of conflict, famine and natural… 19/12/2011
North Korea ‘to suspend uranium enrichment’North Korea has agreed to suspend its enrichment of uranium for nuclear weapons, according to unconfirmed South Korean news reports. Two reports quote… 17/12/2011
Kosovo lets Russia aid trucks deliver to SerbsRussian trucks carrying aid for ethnic Serbians in Kosovo have been allowed through after a dispute about how the convoy should be escorted. The border… 17/12/2011
Sandrine Chopin, “There is no humanitarian (NGO) interference – there is only political intereference”Sandrine Chopin has been working for Handicap International since 2008. Her job has taken her to Asia, Africa and the former Yugoslavia. Invited to the… 28/11/2011
Turkish teenager pulled alive from quake debrisTurkish rescue workers in Ecris have pulled a thirteen year-old boy alive from the rubble of a collapsed building destroyed by Sunday’s earthquake. Serhat… 28/10/2011
Turkey earthquake: complaints and accusations about aidAs rescue workers continue to deal with Turkey’s biggest earthquake for more than a decade, spirits were lifted by the rescue of a 13-year-old boy. The young… 28/10/2011
Israel quake aid for Turkey divides opinionCold, wet weather is adding to the misery for the thousands of Turkish earthquake victims. Relief has been pouring into Ercis after much of the town of… 27/10/2011
Turkish PM admits mistakes in quake responseThe Turkish prime minister has admitted that mistakes were made in the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s earthquake. As thousands of victims in the… 27/10/2011
Turkish government criticised by quake victimsDespite tales of miraculous recoveries, rescue workers searching the ruins after Turkey’s power earthquake are finding more and more bodies. Nearly 500 are… 26/10/2011
Somali gunmen seize three aid workersGunmen kidnapped three aid workers in northern Somalia on Tuesday. They seized one American and two Danish nationals close to Galkayo airport in the region… 25/10/2011
Anger erupts over Turkey’s quake responseTurkey’s disaster and emergency service now says the number of dead from Sunday’s devastating earthquake is 432 with 1,352 people injured. With tens of… 25/10/2011
Three European aid workers abducted in AlgeriaA search is underway for three European aid workers abducted from a refugee camp in western Algeria. Two Spaniards and an Italian were seized by al Qaeda’s… 24/10/2011
Aid workers kidnapped near Somali borderGunmen have kidnapped two aid workers at a refugee camp in Kenya. The Spanish doctors, working for the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres, were seized… 13/10/2011
Erdogan promises navy escort for Gaza aid shipsThe tension between Turkey and Israel looks likely to move up a further notch following more comments by Turkey’s prime minister. Recep Tayyip Erdogan says… 09/09/2011
