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Feb 16

In the aftermath of Turkey’s earthquake, some survivors still search among the rubble

By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

Over 2 million people have left the disaster zone in Turkey, but in the worst-hit city, hundreds are still waiting. At every corner, a few people look at a pile of rubble, praying for a wife, a sister, a son…

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Feb 12

After earthquake, residents of war-torn Syria struggle to get aid and rebuild

By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

Almost one week after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck northern Syria and neighboring Turkey, the U.N. has acknowledged an international failure to help Syrian quake victims.

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Feb 12

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Earthquake deepens need for humanitarian aid in Syria and Turkey

By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Sarah Clune Hartman

The devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria have left more than 5 million people without homes, compounding the region's humanitarian disaster. Ayham Taha, of the international humanitarian organization CARE, joins John Yang from southeastern Turkey to discuss what survivors need…

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Jan 12

Taliban ban on women workers hurts humanitarian aid for Afghans

By Riazat Butt, Associated Press

Aid workers say the Taliban's ban on women working for non-governmental organizations is already starting to hurt the massive humanitarian campaign that is keeping Afghanistan alive.

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Jan 07

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Disaster aid running out as Pakistan struggles to recover from 2022 floods

By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman, Kaisha Young, John Yang

Millions in Pakistan remain displaced from last summer’s devastating floods, which left one-third of the country underwater. On Monday, the U.N. and Pakistan will host a conference in Geneva with the goal of raising more funds to help survivors. Fred…

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Nov 16

More aid reaches Ethiopia’s Tigray region following truce

By Associated Press

More aid arrived in Ethiopia's Tigray Wednesday following the signing of a truce earlier this month calling for unhindered humanitarian access into the northern region.

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Oct 07

WATCH: State Department says U.S. is working to provide humanitarian aid to Haiti

By Associated Press

The U.S. is coordinating with Haiti's prime minister and other international partners to determine how best to provide additional support.

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Aug 26

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Afghanistan sinks deeper into crisis as sanctions take heavy toll on civilians

By Jane Ferguson, Zeba Warsi

Afghanistan has been a country in chaos since the U.S. withdrawal last August. One year on, nearly half of its people are facing hunger, 6 million of them are at risk of famine. The freeze on assets and international sanctions…

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Jul 07

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How a Russian veto in the UN Security Council could threaten aid to war-torn Syria

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi

The fate of the last remaining humanitarian aid route between Turkey and rebel-controlled northwest Syria hangs in the balance as a decision on keeping it open comes up for a vote at the UN Security Council. Moscow could veto the…

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Mar 02

World Health Organization calls for humanitarian corridor to deliver aid to Ukraine

By Associated Press

The World Health Organization says its first shipment of medical supplies for invasion-hit Ukraine will arrive in neighboring Poland on Thursday, calling for a humanitarian corridor to ease delivery in the face of a crisis.

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