Crises & Countries in Conflict
UN Warns Humanitarian Crisis Unfolding in Burkina Faso
Nearly 1 million now in need of humanitarian assistance.
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UN: Nearly 2 in 3 Syrians in Need of Humanitarian Aid
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UN raises $2.6 billion in donations for Yemen humanitarian aid
A UN pledging conference for Yemen has raised about $2.6bn of the $4bn needed to address the humanitarian crisis in the country.
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Humanitarian Crisis Mounts Amid Escalating Violence In Burkina Faso
Increasing attacks have led to a rapidly-growing human displacement and humanitarian crisis in the once relatively peaceful nation.
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The Politicization Of Humanitarian Aid For Venezuela Must End
"The people of Venezuela are in desperate need of significantly expanded lifesaving and sustaining support. We must not allow them to become victims of the political brinksmanship around humanitarian assistance we are currently witnessing."
InterAction
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Humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains the worst in the world, warns UN
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UN News
Feb 14, 2019
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It’s Unclear How Humanitarian Aid Will Get To Those Who Need It In Venezuela
"Our call is for us not to politicize the humanitarian assistance. Humanitarian needs from the populations are what we should be keeping at the forefront of our minds and not how we could be using humanitarian assistance to further the interests of one side or another."
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U.S. to Begin Blocking Asylum Seekers From Entering Over Mexican Border
The Trump administration said Thursday that it would start blocking a small number of asylum seekers from entering the United States from Mexico, using the San Ysidro border crossing near San Diego as the first location to turn back immigrants applying for refugee status.
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About 19 million Lack Access to Clean Water in Yemen
Potable water has become increasingly hard to come by in Yemen since the war started in 2015, highlighted by the nation's cholera outbreak. International aid agencies have asked for more help, as well as a long-term political solution, but millions of Yemenis are struggling as the conflict continues.
Dorsa Jabbari
Jan 23, 2019