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FILE PHOTO: A person looks at a vehicle where employees from the World Central Kitchen (WCK), including foreigners, were killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to the NGO as the Israeli military said it was conducting a thorough review at the highest levels to understand the circumstances of this "tragic" incident, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza, Strip April 2, 2024. Photo by Ahmed Zakot//Reuters

Politics Apr 12

Poland calls aid worker’s killing in Gaza a murder, wants further investigation

By Associated Press

World Mar 20

French journalist Olivier Dubois, who has been held hostage in the West Africa Sahel for nearly two years, and U.S. aid worker Jeffery Woodke who was held hostage for over six years listen to Niger's Interior Minister Hamadou Adamou Souley after they were released in Niamey, Niger March 20, 2023. Photo provided by Stringer/REUTERS
Kidnapped U.S. aid worker, French journalist freed in West Africa

An American aid worker and a French journalist kidnapped and held by Islamist extremists were freed on Monday, four days after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid a visit to West Africa.

By Dalatou Mamane, Eric Tucker, Krista Larson, Associated Press

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North Korea, Normally Coping With Chronic Hunger, Faces Massive Food Shortage

A UN report said more than 6 million people in North Korea urgently need food aid.

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New Concerns Stir on Darfur’s Humanitarian Situation

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir expelled many of the country's aid workers after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him on charges of war crimes. John Holmes of the United Nations gives an update on the humanitarian situation…

Nation Jan 09

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Humanitarian Concerns Mount in Gaza as U.N. Calls for Cease-fire

As fighting continued in Gaza Friday, U.N. officials said they would resume their aid shipments to Palestinians after receiving assurances from the Israel that aid workers would be better protected. U.N. and Israeli officials give their views on the situation.

Sep 08

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Hurricane Season Repeatedly Pounds Impoverished Nation of Haiti

More than 300 people have died in Haiti from back-to-back hurricanes this year, and the northern town of Gonaives remains flooded. NPR reporter Jason Beaubien describes the scene in Haiti and the damages incurred by the storms.

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May 23

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Myanmar OKs Greater Access for Aid Workers but Obstacles Remain

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Friday that Myanmar's ruling junta had agreed to allow "all aid workers" into the cyclone-ravaged country -- although questions remain as to the timing and logistics of such access. Two aid officials discuss the state…

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