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Syria: world leaders ask for massive aid donation

Hundreds gather to raise billions

04/02/2016

Ukraine

Life on the frontline in Ukraine a year on from Minsk peace deal

The scars of conflict run deep in eastern Ukraine and not just through the ruined homes. Zolotoe 3 is a village in the Luhansk region just two

03/02/2016

My Europe Series

Can aid help to resolve the Syrian crisis?

As Syria bleeds, how should an upcoming aid conference relieve the suffering? How to get the world to provide billions in needed funding? And could

28/01/2016

World

Setting emergency standards for aid and education

This edition of Learning World looks at crisis education, and crisis management; two schools, two approaches to tackling disasters professionally

22/01/2016

Syria

Russia airdrops 22 tonnes of aid around Syrian town of Deir al-Zor

Russia has launched a humanitarian operation in Syria. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human rights said a Russian cargo plane accompanied

15/01/2016

Syria

New aid convoy due in Syria as peace talks are scheduled for this month

New convoys carrying food and medicine to the besieged Syrian town of Madaya and two others are due to arrive today, January 14. It comes after

14/01/2016

Syria

UN war crimes investigate malnutrition claims in Madaya

UN war crimes investigators have begun an inquiry into claims residents of a besieged Syrian town have been starved in violation of international

12/01/2016

Syria

Madaya: UN aid chief calls for emergency evacuation

Security Council hears reports of hundreds in "grave peril" in the besieged Syrian town

12/01/2016

World News

Vital aid reaches thousands of besieged Syrians

Humanitarian aid finally reached the rebel-held town of Madaya in Syria on Monday, bringing vital medical supplies and food. Trucks bearing the Red

12/01/2016

Syria

Vital aid arrives in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya

Vital aid has arrived at the besieged Syrian town of Madaya. A convoy with enough basic food to last 40,000 people a month is one of three which left

11/01/2016

Syria

Madaya, a town on the brink of starvation, granted UN food aid by Assad

The Syrian government has agreed to allow emergency UN aid into three besieged towns – including the rebel held town of Madaya, close to Damascus –

07/01/2016

World

The Red Cross on negotiation and morphing conflicts

Peter Maurer is President of the International Committee of the Red Cross he spoke to euronews reporter, Chris Cummins, about the changing nature of

15/12/2015

World

Red Crescent says vulnerable civilians pay the price for war in Syria

As President of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Dr. Abdul Rahman Attar has witnessed the devastation of his country, a country ripped apart by a

14/12/2015

World News

MSF: will Haydan lead to a change of heart?

Medecins Sans Frontieres says it may be forced to reconsider how it deploys staff after another of the hospitals it supports was flattened by air

28/10/2015

Belgium

EU leaders meet for summit where refugees will dominate talks

The European Union’s leaders meet for a summit in Brussels today with migrants top of the agenda. The divisive issue needs a collective response, but

15/10/2015

Hungary

Hungary blames EU for refugee crisis

Hungary’s parliament has officially condemned the EU for the deadly results of the refugee crisis. This comes less than one month after the 71

23/09/2015

Hungary

Refugees race to leave Hungary before tough new immigration laws come into effect

Prime Minister Victor Orban announced that anyone illegally crossing the border will be arrested starting from Tuesday.

12/09/2015

Hungary

Rich Hungarian offers cash to help refugee children

One of Hungary’s wealthiest business people, Sandor Demjan, has offered to donate one million euros to help improve the lot of refugee children in

11/09/2015

World News

Chaotic pictures from Hungarian refugee centre go viral

“Like Guantanamo in Europe” is just one reaction to the shocking pictures that have gone around the world of this refugee centre in Hungary. They

11/09/2015

World News

Refugees flow through Hungary and Austria, eager to reach Germany

Thousands of refugees were shuttled by bus and train to Austria and Germany over the weekend, after being stuck in Hungary for days. Austria expects

06/09/2015