Tag: Humanitarian aid
Security at ISIS Camps in Syria Threatened by U.S. Funding Freeze
President Trump’s sweeping executive order to halt foreign aid threatens to freeze a U.S. program supporting security forces inside a notorious camp in...
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide
Treating H.I.V. across dozens of nations. Stopping the forced labor of Chinese workers. Training Mexican and Colombian police in anti-narcotics enforcement.Those are just...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
After Rwanda-backed rebels seized the Congolese city of Goma in 2012, powerful nations across the world registered their disapproval, announcing sanctions against Rwanda...
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Does Not Apply to Arms to...
A sudden and sweeping halt to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration does not apply to weapons support to Israel and Egypt...
Israel Says UNRWA Has 6 Days to Halt Operations in East...
Israel told the United Nations on Friday that its relief agency known as UNRWA, a critical lifeline to two million Palestinians during the...
Gaza at Last Welcomes More Aid. It Needs a Deluge.
Outside a warehouse in southern Gaza one day this week, a small crowd of men and boys waited their turn for a bit...
Food and Other Vital Aid Surges Into Gaza After 15 Months...
The amount of humanitarian aid entering Gaza surged dramatically on Sunday, with more than 630 trucks entering the impoverished and hungry enclave on...
Gazans and Israelis Dare to Hope as Cease-Fire Takes Hold
The sounds of celebration replaced those of explosions in the Gaza Strip on Sunday as a fragile cease-fire came into effect after 470...
Israeli Government Approves Cease-Fire Deal for Gaza
The Israeli government approved a cease-fire deal with Hamas early Saturday that calls for the release of dozens of hostages and hundreds of...
Gaza Rescuers Are Haunted by Voices of Those They Couldn’t Save
When he sleeps, Nooh al-Shaghnobi, a rescue worker in Gaza, is haunted by the cries of those he could not save.The memories of...