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WATCH: Myanmar residents hunt for water as UN asks junta for access

Residents of Myanmar's cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state capital queued for rice and drinking water on Wednesday as the United Nations negotiated with the internationally isolated junta for access to hard-hit areas.

Turkey

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: Scars and trauma remain three months on

Three months after the Turkey-Syria earthquakes, Euronews spoke to humanitarian workers in the region about the ongoing needs of survivors. With the Turkish election on 14 May, the earthquake has dominated candidates' campaigns.

Ukraine

Mines and unexploded ordnances: Ukraine’s other enemy

Since the beginning of the war, at least 758 civilians have died in Ukraine due to explosions caused by mines.

Ukraine

Former American astronaut on a mission to help Ukraine

The cosmonaut-turned-artist is raising money for war-torn Ukraine. He has donated proceeds from the sale of his first art project to ambulances and generators for Ukrainians and is also an ambassador for the United24 fundraising platform.

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World News

Euroviews. Humanitarian aid needs to stop being used as a weapon of war

This Monday, humanitarian access will be in the spotlight at the European Humanitarian Forum. The discussions must translate into action, with the EU and its member states driving the necessary changes, IRC's Harlem Désir writes.

Turkey

NGOs call for more funds ahead of Turkey-Syria donors’ conference

Some NGOs working in Syria believe that they are ready to help earthquake workers. The only thing that’s missing is the funds.

Real Economy

EU economic support for Ukraine

In partnership with The European Commission

EU's €450 million assistance package for Ukraine demonstrates the bloc's long standing commitment to its Eastern neighbour, and to protect the ‘future of the continent’.

Turkey

Aid is still lacking in Turkey and Syria a month after the earthquake

The International Rescue Committee said 'displacement sites really just don't have the capacity to host that many people,' as millions of people lose their homes in Turkey and Syria.

Democratic Republic Of Congo

EU pledges humanitarian assistance for eastern DRC

French president, Emmanuel Macron, is on a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo as Brussels announced it was setting up a 'humanitarian air bridge' to deliver aid to the troubled east of the country.

Ukraine

Euroviews. On this day, we ask the EU not to forget displaced Ukrainians

Twelve months since the full-scale invasion, the humanitarian need inside Ukraine is greater than ever, and civilians continue to fall victim to the war, three leaders of faith-based advocacy organisations wrote.

Ukraine

Living with the horror of war, Krasnohorivka residents refuse to leave

Life on Ukraine's frontline. People who have refused to leave Krasnohorivka are fed by Ukraine's White Angels and looked after by the hospital's last remaining doctor.

Turkey

Antony Blinken pledges $100 million to help earthquake-hit Turkey

Visiting Turkey for the first time, the US Secretary of State announced an additional $100 million to Turkey aimed at helping the country's long-term recovery from devastating earthquakes..

Turkey

Two women saved in miracle rescue 248 hours after Turkey earthquake

Search and rescue operations are still underway in the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, with two miracle rescues providing hope for the families of the missing.

Turkey

French doctors in Turkey set up temporary field hospital after deadly

First responders have set up a temporary medical centre in the Turkish town of Golbasi as hospital wards struggle to cope after deadly earthquakes.

Syria

Delays to humanitarian aid to rebel-controlled Syria are ‘deadly’: HWR

The earthquake has dramatically worsened the situation for millions in Syria, as even before the natural disaster they were facing one of the worst economic and humanitarian crises since the civil war began,

Syria

First UN team since quake crosses into rebel-held Syria

The UN’s first delegation has crossed into rebel-held northwestern Syria, as activists and emergency teams have decried its slow response.

Turkey

Syria to open new crossing points to allow aid for earthquake victims

Syria’s president has agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment to help millions of earthquake victims.

World News

Euroviews. As time runs out, those saving lives in Turkey and Syria need us

After last week's devastating earthquakes, it is more important than ever to support those who are there to stay long after the world loses interest, Save the Children's Global Humanitarian Director Gabriella Waaijman writes.

Turkey

The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria passes 33,000

As the death toll from last Monday's earthquake in Syria and Turkey passes 33,000, it is feared tens of thousands more may be buried under the rubble.

World News

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad visits earthquake zone

Syrian president Basharal-Assad talks to rescuers in demolished Masharqa neighbourhood of Aleppo during his first visit to the quake zone following the 7.8-magnitude earthquake