Jan 14 Watch 6:36 Inside Afghanistan's worsening humanitarian disaster as aid funding falls short By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Winston Wilde Since the Taliban reclaimed control of Afghanistan in 2021, the country has plummeted further into political and economic instability. Frequent natural disasters and shortfalls in donor funding make the dire situation one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. Continue watching
Jan 05 Nutrition needs of children, pregnant women in Gaza are going unmet, UNICEF says By Associated Press U.N. officials previously said that one in four Gazans were enduring famine-like levels of starvation. Continue reading
Dec 18 UN Security Council to vote on resolution urging cessation of hostilities in Gaza to deliver aid By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Human Rights Watch accused Israel earlier Monday of deliberately starving Gaza’s population by blocking the delivery of water, food and fuel, a method of warfare that it described as a war crime. Continue reading
Nov 30 WATCH: Blinken urges Israel to comply with international law and spare civilians in war against Hamas By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging Israeli leaders to respect international law as Israel wages its war against Hamas in Gaza. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 4:54 More hostages and prisoners to be released as Israel and Hamas extend temporary cease-fire By Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart It appears the lull in the Israel-Hamas war will last a little longer. The two sides agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days. It comes after the fourth hostage and prisoner trade under the temporary truce. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Nov 17 U.N. stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza amid communications blackout By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffrey, Lee Keath, Associated Press The United Nations was forced to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza and warned of the growing possibility of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of a lack of fuel. Continue reading
Nov 15 UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The vote was 12-0 with the United States, United Kingdom and Russia abstaining. The final draft watered down language from a "demand" to a "call" for humanitarian pauses. Continue reading
Nov 15 U.S. will resume food aid to millions in Ethiopia after monthslong pause over massive corruption By Associated Press USAID says it plans to restart food aid deliveries for millions of people across Ethiopia in December, five months after it halted its nationwide program over a massive corruption scheme by local officials. Continue reading
Nov 06 Blinken caps off frantic Mideast visit with limited progress on Gaza 'humanitarian pauses' support By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The top U.S. diplomat hopes that pauses in the war would allow for a surge of humanitarian aid to Gaza and the release of hostages captured by Hamas during the militants' deadly Oct. 7 incursion, while also preventing the conflict… Continue reading
Oct 31 Live updates: What's happening in the Israel-Hamas war as Israeli ground forces attack northern Gaza By Associated Press More than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians have fled their homes, with hundreds of thousands sheltering in packed U.N.-run schools-turned-shelters or in hospitals alongside thousands of wounded patients. Continue reading