President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that France has requested assistance from the European Union to help combat a major wildfire near the country’s Atlantic coast. “The situation in our country, especially in the Gironde, remains extremely tense due to the fires… France has requested the activation of the EU civil protection mechanism,” Macron wrote on […]
UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, announced a contribution of 2 million euros from the Government of Finland to maintain life-saving assistance and protection for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. With this increased contribution, Finland enables UNHCR to fill critical gaps, including in underfunded areas such as skills development and resilience programming, a press release said. […]
“It is vital that we get full rations back on track as soon as possible,” said Dom Scalpelli, WFP Country Director for Bangladesh. “Doing so will not only address the immediate crisis, but also ease the pressure on other vital programmes such as protection, health, education, shelter, cooking gas – many of which are now […]
A man looks at the vehicle where World Central Kitchen (WCK) employees, including foreigners, were killed in an Israeli airstrike, according to the NGO The Israeli military said it was investigating at the highest level to understand the circumstances. Was reviewing. This “tragic” incident took place in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on […]
The United Nations has repeatedly warned of impending famine, as only a fraction of the supplies needed to feed Gaza's 2.4 million people are being allowed to arrive. With the entry of less aid trucks by road, relief efforts by air and sea have increased manifold. Cyprus, the nearest EU member state to Gaza, also […]
According to the Gaza Health Ministry, severe food shortages in Gaza have caused the deaths of 27 people, most of them children, due to malnutrition and dehydration. Amnesty Secretary-General Agnès Callamard said the air drops and seaborne aid supplies were “a sign of the powerlessness and weakness of the international community”. “The international community must […]
USAV General Frank S. From the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps Bessan (LSV-1) en route to the Eastern Mediterranean following President Biden's announcement that the US would provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza via sea route. Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, United States, March 9, 2024.reuters
The official said initial shipments “will come via Cyprus” at the port and floating pier manned by US military personnel. It can take a ship about 10 hours to reach Gaza from Larnaca, about 370 kilometers (230 mi) away. Israel welcomed the planned opening of the sea corridor. “After security checks in accordance with Israeli […]
The Ministry of External Affairs, in collaboration with the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, handed over the first tranche of humanitarian aid consignment for the war-affected people of Gaza Strip to the Palestinian envoy in Dhaka on Monday afternoon. A press release from the Ministry of External Affairs said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen […]
There were also fresh shootings along Israel’s border with Lebanon, which the Israeli military warned could drag the Islamist movement and Hamas ally Hezbollah into a war. On a visit to troops near the Israeli-Lebanese border, Netanyahu said it would be “the mistake of his life” if Hezbollah started a war with Israel. Netanyahu said, […]