Tag: aid workers
‘Race against time’ to remove rubble after recent earthquake in Afghanistan’s east, says UN
The United Nations says aid workers are still in a “race against time” to remove rubble and rebuild…
Congo’s Ebola-hit towns under confinement as cases tick up
KINSHASA (Reuters) -Towns affected by Congo's latest Ebola outbreak have erected checkpoints to restrict population movements, officials said…
UN says 383 aid workers killed last year, nearly half in Gaza
United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has issued a “shameful indictment of international inaction and apathy” as he…
UN says record 383 aid workers killed in 2024
A record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, the United Nations said Tuesday, branding the figures and…
A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half…
Israeli controls choke Gaza relief at Egypt border, say aid workers
At the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, hundreds of aid trucks sat unmoving in the Egyptian desert,…
Armed group posing as aid workers targeted in Israeli strike, Israel says, as international calls mount for more Gaza aid
The Israeli military says it struck an armed group posing as aid workers and using a vehicle marked…
Israel says it struck militants posing as aid workers in Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday that it recently struck a group of militants in the…