Oct 23 Humanitarian efforts benefit from drones as ethical debate continues By Michael D. Regan Developing countries around the world are increasingly turning to the aerial devices to assist with humanitarian efforts. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 2:16 News Wrap: UN criticizes humanitarian aid delays to Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the U.N. blamed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for delays in getting humanitarian aid into his country despite the cease-fire. The U.N. wants to deliver convoys into Aleppo, but says Syria is not providing permits. Also,… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 2:48 Aid convoy brings temporary relief to besieged Madaya By PBS News Hour For the citizens of Madaya in Syria, long besieged by war, it's been months since they ate properly. After lengthy negotiations by the UN and international aid groups to deliver food and medicine, relief has finally arrived, but the problems… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 5:16 Why has it been so hard to get aid to Syrians under siege? By PBS News Hour The Syrian town of Madaya, which suffered for months while cut off from food and other necessities, is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the humanitarian crisis caused by the war. William Brangham talks to the United… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Aid arrives in starved Syrian town By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, an aid convoy with food and medicine finally got through to a Syrian town that was starving death. Also, gunmen burst into a shopping mall in Iraq, killing at least 18 and wounding 40 others. Continue watching
Dec 04 U.S. gives $24 million in refugee aid as winter approaches By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — The United States is giving $24 million in new money to help refugees as the European winter approaches. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 7:54 Terror attacks bring greater urgency to finding migrant crisis solutions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Oxfam: Syrian neighbors can’t absorb growing refugee crisis alone By PBS News Hour Over 3 million Syrians have fled the country as refugees since the conflict began in March 2011, going to Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq. And, according to aid workers, it’s getting worse. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Paul O’Brien of Oxfam… Continue watching
Aug 27 U.S. considering new relief mission in Iraq By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Obama administration is considering launching a humanitarian relief operation for Shiite Turkmen in northern Iraq who have been under siege for weeks by Islamic State militants, U.S. defense officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch News Wrap: Record rains soak Detroit suburbs By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, major Michigan interstates were closed after record-breaking rains caused flooding, shutting down General Motor’s tech center near Detroit. Also, the government of Russia dispatched a miles-long convoy of trucks toward the Ukrainian border under the… Continue watching