World news about “Humanitarian crisis” published by euronews.
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
Syrian refugees can’t escape cold Some of the worst winter weather to hit the eastern Mediterranean region in years has Syrians in refugee camps saying the biggest threat to them now is the… 09/01/2013
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
More Congo civilians flee fighting The increasing vulnerability of civilians to armed violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has brought new calls for urgent regional efforts to… 15/08/2012
António Guterres: “we’re witnessing human suffering on an epic scale” For the fifth consecutive year the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide has reached 42 million and aid is now at a critical level. Euronews met with… 19/06/2012
George Clooney arrested for civil disobedienceActor George Clooney is arrested after protesting the escalating humanitarian crisis at the Sudanese Embassy in Washington March 16, 2012. REUTERS/Kevin… 17/03/2012
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
Tackling speculators on food prices Klaus Töpfer had already found his calling before he saw people in Kenya trying to make food grow in poor, dry earth. His field is the environment, energy… 11/10/2011
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
How do the media decide which stories to cover? Frank, Lyon, France: “Events in Libya and the rest of the Arab world have dominated news coverage over recent weeks. This has completely overshadowed… 14/04/2011
UNHCR: 500,000 Syrian refugees registered abroadThe number of registered Syrian refugees in other Middle Eastern countries and in north Africa has topped half a million, according to the UNHCR. The… 11/12/2012
France mulls aid for Syria’s ‘rebel-held’ zonesFrance plans to send aid to rebel-held areas of Syria with the aim of stemming the outflow of refugees to neighbouring countries. Paris,will channel the… 31/08/2012
Syrian rebels claim more hits against govtRebel fighters in Syria claim to have shot down a Syrian air force fighter in the Idlib province close to the Turkish border. A video posted on the internet… 30/08/2012
Focus on Syria aid as UN Security Council ministers meetAs Syria spirals deeper into civil war, UN Security Council foreign ministers will meet today to discuss the humanitarian crisis, particularly the plight of… 30/08/2012
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
UN calls on both sides to allow aid through in SyriaIntense fighting has continued in the Syrian city of Aleppo as the daily battles between rebels of the Free Syrian Army and government forces make life for… 15/08/2012
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
Congo rebellion causing humanitarian crisisAs many as a half a million people have been forced from their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Oxfam. The charity says a three month… 07/08/2012
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
Fighting in Aleppo: eyewitness testimonyEuronews spoke with Majed Abdul-Nour, a freelance journalist in Aleppo who described the sustained violence. He says aid agencies are struggling to reach… 31/07/2012
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
Violence in DR Congo hurting humanitarian effortsThe UN is growing concerned about the well being of thousands of people in the east of the DR Congo as fighting continues between government forces and the… 25/07/2012
UN teams in Lebanon help refugees fleeing SyriaAs violence rages in Syria, nearly 28,000 refugees have fled into Lebanon. Seeking safety and shelter, most arrive on foot and at night. Many leave with few… 28/06/2012
NATO meeting on Turkey-Syria jet shooting set for TuesdayNATO will discuss Syria’s shooting down of a Turkish jet on Tuesday, shining an even brighter spotlight on Damascus as the violence in Syria continues… 24/06/2012
UN says 1.5m need humanitarian aid in SyriaThe United Nations has said that over one and a half million people are in need of humanitarian aid in Syria – 500,00 more than previously estimated. Syrian… 24/06/2012
UN warns of impending famine in ChadThe United Nations is predicting a widespread famine across Sub-Saharan Africa if there’s no increase in humanitarian aid. Officials say drought, together… 25/04/2012
3,000 Syrians flee violence for TurkeyNearly 3,000 Syrians have fled the unrest to Turkey over the past 24 hours, Turkish authorities said on Friday. Ankara says the daily number of people… 06/04/2012
Greeks who cannot pay for children’s vaccinationsPerama, on the fringes of the Athens port of Piraeus, is a community on the rocks, as unemployment here is 60 percent. It feels gutted by austerity… 30/03/2012
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
Syria’s refugee crisisSyria’s refugee crisis appears increasingly critical. Despite tens of thousands already fleeing violence inside their country, aid agencies are warning the… 21/03/2012
Clooney: arrest was to force action on Sudan crisisGeorge Clooney says getting arrested was one way of drawing attention to a humanitarian crisis in the border region between Sudan and South Sudan. The… 17/03/2012
Syria accused of planting landmines near bordersSyria has been accused of planting landmines near its borders as thousands of refugees try to escape the conflict. The advocacy group, Human Rights Watch… 13/03/2012
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
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 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
Amnesty warns of ‘grave’ crisis in HomsIn Syria the shelling of civilian areas in neighbourhoods in the city of Homs is a growing problem say activists. Some of the wounded its claimed have bled… 11/02/2012
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
Haitian anger at slow pace of post-quake reconstructionTwo years to the day since a powerful earthquake killed more than 300,000 people, Haiti is slowing trying to rebuild homes for those affected by the… 12/01/2012
Haiti still struggles two years after quakeTwo years after the devastating earthquake which flattened much of Haiti, thousands of its people say little progress has been made towards helping the nation… 12/01/2012
Thailand in race to prevent humanitarian disasterThailand is suffering its worst flooding in half a century. Rescue workers are mounting an operation to prevent what they fear could be a humanitarian… 10/10/2011
President Saleh returns to YemenPresident Ali Abdullah Saleh is reportedly back in Yemen, after spending three months in Saudi Arabia recovering from an assassination attempt. State… 23/09/2011
Renewed fighting in Yemen; Up to 10 deadAs many as 10 people were killed on Thursday during fresh fighting between protesters and government forces in Yemen. Officials said heavy battles were… 23/09/2011
Turkish PM visits famine victims in SomaliaTurkey’s prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become the most high profile leader so far to visit Mogadishu during Somalia’s famine. He and his family… 19/08/2011
Rights group blames all sides in Somali crisisEnd war crimes to help tackle famine – that is plea comes from Human Rights Watch. It says all parties to Somalia’s armed conflict have violated the laws of… 15/08/2011
First UN relief airlift to Mogadishu for five yearsThe 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… 09/08/2011
UN to begin food airlift for starving SomaliaHabibo weighs just six kilos and doctors at a refugee camp in Kenya are battling to save her life. Like millions more in drought-hit East Africa, she is… 26/07/2011
Famine threatens a generation in Horn of AfricaHabibo is a little one-year-old Somali girl. She weighs six kilos, she is nearly blind through malnutrition, and she is battling against death. She has… 25/07/2011
Famine stalks southern SomaliaThe UN has declared parts of Somalia to be in famine conditions due to a severe drought and an Islamic insurgency. Close to 11 million people in Somalia… 20/07/2011
UN to declare a famine in SomaliaThe UN is set to declare famine in parts of southern Somalia signalling donors need to provide more aid. The organisation’s food agency is to host a meeting… 20/07/2011
More aid pledged to drought-hit Horn of AfricaRefugees have been making a desperate trek for survival across the arid terrain where the borders of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia meet. Thousands start the… 17/07/2011
UN camps feel strain from African droughtUN refugee camps in north-east Kenya now host more than 380,000 people who have fled drought-hit areas of the Horn of Africa. It is the region’s worst… 11/07/2011
Syrians flee to TurkeyNearly 7,000 Syrians are reported to have fled into neighbouring Turkey following the crackdown on Jisr al-Shughour by forces loyal the the regime of… 13/06/2011
Syrian uprising escalatesSyrian state TV has shown what the government claims are mass graves containing the mutilated bodies of 10 security force members. The report said the men… 13/06/2011
Syrian regime accused of creating a humanitarian crisisSyrian television claims the country’s military has taken full control of Jisr al-Shughour and chased out what it called armed terrorists. The assault on… 13/06/2011
Tunisia protests Libyan ‘enemy action’Libya’s internal war is inflaming neighbouring Tunisia. Tunis has warned Tripoli it considers the firing of rockets by Libyan forces towards Tunisian… 18/05/2011
Amnesty slams Iran over death penaltyIran has sharply stepped up its use of public executions, according to Amnesty International. More than a dozen men, including juveniles, have been hanged… 13/05/2011
UN appeals for more Mediterranean Sea rescue vigilanceMigrants leaving Libya appear to be running dangers nearly as great as staying in the country at war. Even those who do reach the Italian island of Lampedusa… 11/05/2011
UN’s Guterres calls on EU to support democracy in North AfricaEuronews asked the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, about the high cost people are paying for change in north African countries, where… 11/05/2011
Leading Libyans face arrestThe International Criminal Court is to seek the arrest of at least three leading Libyan officials after its investigation of the killing of pro-democracy… 04/05/2011
Hard cash required for Libyan aid effortLibya faces a humanitarian crisis as food supply lines have broken down due to heavy fighting despite the efforts of the international coalition. Mahmoud… 13/04/2011
Civilians suffer as Ivory Coast power battle ragesGetting hold of food and water is becoming an increasingly difficult task for civilians as the fight for Abidjan rages on. Power cuts are frequent, rubbish… 07/04/2011
Ivory Coast’s problems go beyond the politicalOnce the political crisis in Ivory Coast is resolved, the problems in the country will not be over. Aid agencies are warning a of massive humanitarian crisis… 06/04/2011
