Oct 12 EU pledges 1 billion euros for Afghan people at virtual G-20 By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The European Union warned that humanitarian aid for Afghans won't suffice in itself to keep hunger at bay as winter approaches after the bloc announced a support package worth 1 billion euros ($1.15 billion). Continue reading
Sep 20 Reports say people are dying of hunger in Ethiopia's blockaded Tigray By Cara Anna, Associated Press For months, the U.N. and aid groups have warned of famine. Now accounts reveal the first starvation deaths since Ethiopia's government imposed what the U.N. calls "a de facto humanitarian aid blockade."… Continue reading
Aug 26 U.S. pledges more aid to earthquake victims in Haiti By Christopher Sherman, Evens Sanon, Associated Press The United States pledged another $32 million in aid to the victims of Haiti's 7.2-magnitude earthquake Thursday, as the country's interim prime minister defended his government's response. Continue reading
Mar 01 U.N. chief says appeal for Yemen raises 'disappointing' $1.7 billion By Samy Magdy, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Monday for countries to "consider again what they can do to help stave off the worst famine the world has seen in decades."… Continue reading
Feb 28 UN warns of mass famine in Yemen ahead of donor conference By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, said the risk of large-scale famine in the Arab world’s poorest country “has never been more acute,” adding that the years-long conflict, economic decline, and institutional collapse created enormous… Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 10:07 Sick and starving, Venezuelan children stoke fear of a lost generation – and more violence By Marcia Biggs, Frank Carlson Amid Venezuela’s political and economic upheaval, millions of children are facing hunger, preventable diseases, lack of education and violence. Chronic poverty and food shortages drive kids and their families to desperation, whether sifting through garbage for scraps or joining a… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 7:17 Idlib is the last refuge for Syrians fleeing Assad -- and it is barely livable The war in Syria has waged for almost nine years and claimed millions of lives. Northwest Idlib province is the last refuge for Syrians fleeing attacks by President Bashar al-Assad's regime. But the crowded, muddy refugee camps there offer little… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 3:00 After devastating cyclone, Mozambique fears hunger, disease The catastrophe is still growing for hundreds of thousands of people across southern Africa. The death toll from last week’s tropical cyclone has topped 300 in Mozambique and two neighboring countries, where floodwaters have stranded some survivors in trees and… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 25:00 February 16, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 16, Pope Francis defrocks former U.S. cardinal and archbishop Theodore McCarrick for sex abuse, the latest on violent protests in Haiti, victims of the Aurora, Illinois mass shooting are identified, and the story of… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 4:32 Violent protests in Haiti may mean a humanitarian crisis By PBS NewsHour Violent protests in Haiti against the government are threatening the country with a humanitarian crisis. President Jovenel Moïse is refusing to resign, there is mounting debt, and allegations of corruption. Both the U.S. and Canada are warning citizens not to… Continue watching