Comment on this storyComment CAIRO — Biden administration officials signaled Sunday that they were trying to mitigate the humanitarian consequences of an expected Israeli ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, even as the Palestinian death toll from airstrikes continued to rise and aid earmarked for the enclave remained stuck in Egypt. National security adviser Jake … Read more
Comment on this storyComment Former ambassador David M. Satterfield has been appointed as special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues, a role in which he will focus on “ensuring lifesaving assistance can reach vulnerable people throughout the Middle East,” the State Department announced Sunday. Satterfield, a former U.S. ambassador to Turkey who is director of … Read more
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Joe Biden on Saturday spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging the leaders to allow humanitarian aid to the region and affirmed his support for efforts to protect civilians. The weekend calls in Washington came ahead of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s announcement that the … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Countries in the Americas are reeling as the flow of migrants reaches historic levels, but international “funds simply aren’t there” for humanitarian needs, a United Nations official said. Ugochi Daniels, deputy director of operations for the International Organization for Migration, said a larger and coordinated regional effort is necessary for a longer … Read more
Because the conflict rolled on, organizations responding to the disaster got here to understand that they needed to be versatile and suppose past fastened, brick-and-mortar well being care infrastructure. They wanted to get ART to individuals—interrupted therapy can contribute to drug resistance—and so they wanted to proceed, and scale up, hurt discount applications. Andriy Klepikov, … Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya — NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Sudan seems to be in a civil conflict “of essentially the most brutal form” and the world wants a brand new discussion board for talks in pursuit of a cease-fire, the United Nations humanitarian chief advised The Related Press on Monday. Martin Griffiths spoke as regional leaders met … Read more