Kenya Cholera Outbreak Hits Dozens At Health Conference
Nearly 50 people have contracted cholera while attending a health conference in Kenya’s capital. The infected delegates were among hundreds ...
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Countries Pledge $1.1bn To Avert Yemen Famine
Countries around the world Tuesday pledged more than one billion dollars to help prevent a looming famine in war-torn Yemen ...
Finland Allocates $20 Million To Famine-Hit African Countries
The Finnish government has allocated over EUR 18 million (over $20 million) to five famine-hit African countries at risk of ...
Sudan To Open New Cross-Border Corridor For Aid Delivery To South Sudan
The Sudanese government has pledged to open a new corridor to South Sudan for swift delivery of humanitarian aid to ...
Third of Yemen Provinces On Brink of Famine
A third of Yemen's 22 provinces are on the brink of famine, the UN said Friday, warning that 60 percent ...
Dozens of Somali Refugees Shot Dead In Red Sea Attack
Dozens of Somali refugees including women and children have been shot dead aboard a boat on the Red Sea, Yemeni ...
South Sudan ‘to Profit’ From Crisis With $10,000 Visas
International aid agencies on Saturday slammed South Sudan's decision to raise foreign worker visa fees to as much as $10,000 ...
World Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis Since WWII
The United Nations is warning that the world is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the end of World War ...
World Facing Greatest Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945
The world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945, the United Nation's humanitarian chief said as he pleaded for ...
Food Crisis Could Become Famine This Year, UN Warns
The conflict-driven food crisis in Yemen could become a full-blown famine this year, the UN's humanitarian chief has warned. Two ...
Syrian Forces Capture Key Aleppo Area
Syrian government forces have captured a key part of eastern Aleppo, splitting rebel-held territory in two. State TV said government ...
Iraq and Kurdish Troops Make Gains
Iraqi pro-government forces have made gains at the start of a large-scale operation to retake Mosul, the last major stronghold ...
US and Russia Agree Peace Moves
Russia and the US have announced an agreement on Syria starting with a "cessation of hostilities" from sunset on Monday. ...