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Yemen

UN launches Yemen aid appeal in bid to avert famine

The United Nations has appealed for nearly 2 billion euros to provide life-saving assistance to avert famine in war-ravaged Yemen.

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Migrants in limbo: thousands stranded in camps across Europe

Stranded on the edge of the EU, hundreds of migrants have found shelter at an abandoned warehouse in Belgrade.

Greece

Migrant deaths prompt work at Greek camp

Greek media say three men were poisoned by fumes from stoves lit inside the tents to combat the bitter winter temperatures. However, the authorities would neither confirm nor deny this.

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War-weary Mosul residents scramble for aid

Residents of eastern Mosul, the part of the Iraqi city recaptured from ISIL by government forces, continue to suffer a lack of basic necessities.

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Syria

Syria: Anti-ISIL forces close in on Raqqa

The US-backed campaign against ISIL is closing in on Raqqa, the Syrian capital of the group’s self-proclaimed caliphate.

World News

Lake Chad: The humanitarian crisis that doesn't make the headlines

The UN has sounded the alarm about the plight of 11 million people in desperate need of aid in Africa's Lake Chad basin.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Echo Flight takes aid to the displaced in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo

There are nearly two million displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country devastated by over 20 years of war.

World

Nigeria on the brink of famine

North east Nigeria is facing a humanitarian crisis where 55,000 people at risk of dying because they have no food. Aid Zone visits Maiduguri where some malnutrition cases are critical.

Syria

Syria rebel group 'deprived us of food', say Aleppo civilians

Jaish al-Islam has been accused by people in al-Kalasa, recaptured by Syrian government forces, of hoarding supplies.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

'I was floating in a rescue boat down this street' - a 360° tour of flood-ravaged areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina

In this 360° video, we take a look around Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and some villages an hour north of the city that were hit by catastrophic flooding in…

Europe News

EU launches new volunteer scheme

It’s meant to be Europe’s answer to the United States Peace Corps.

World News

UN appeals for billions in aid in face of 'worst humanitarian crisis since WWII'

In the face of the 'worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War' the UN appeals for a record aid amount.

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Hundreds scramble for food aid in Mosul

Residents of Mosul crowd around trucks delivering much-needed humanitarian aid and jostle for scant supplies.

Yemen

Hopes and fears as 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen comes into effect

The truce announced by the Saudi-led coalition aims to end 20 months of fighting, in which more than 10,000 people have died.

Syria

UN says aid convoy attack could be considered 'war crime'

An attack on a United Nations aid convoy in Syria in which 20 people died could be considered a ‘war crime’ by the Security Council if the perpetrators are identified, the organisation…

World

Training for refugees in Uganda: a model of integration

Uganda allows refugees to move in and out of settlements, provides land, and allows them to work.

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Food handouts for recently-returned Iraqis

Hundreds of Iraqis – who recently returned to the town of Hammam al-Alil, south-east of Mosul, after its recapture from ISIL – received aid and food packages on Sunday (November…

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Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson

Sitting on the floor of a community center courtyard with two dozen teens, global movie star, actor Liam Neeson listened attentively as young Syrian refugees – who may not have known of his fame – sha

Syria

No sign of civilians or rebels leaving Aleppo despite Russian airstrikes pause

A Russian pause in airstrikes on the Syrian city of Aleppo does not appear to have encouraged any civilians to leave or rebels to surrender, as Moscow had hoped.

Iraq

Aid mission steps up for Mosul as anti-ISIL forces close in

International aid for the people of Mosul has begun arriving in Iraq, as the offensive continues to oust ISIL from its last major urban stronghold in the…