Tag: humanitarian
Ethiopia forms two fact-finding missions to assess humanitarian situation in northern region
An Ethiopian official on Thursday said his country has formed a fact-finding mission to assess the humanitarian situation in the country's northern Tigray regional...
UN says funding constraints may reverse humanitarian gains in Somalia
The UN humanitarian agency on Tuesday called for increased funding to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to millions of Somalis in need.
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Focus of humanitarian aid after Beirut blasts shifts to mid-term: UN
The United Nations and partners on Friday issued a report card on aid following the Beirut blasts and said the focus is changing to...
Visually impaired teacher receives honours
Ms Grace Afua Annabi, a visually impaired teacher at the Mpoho Senior High School, Takoradi, has been honoured by the Osei-Kusi Foundation, a...
UN humanitarian chief regrets lack of solidarity with poor countries amid COVID-19 crisis
UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock on Wednesday regretted the lack of solidarity with low-income and fragile countries in the global response...
UN humanitarian agency calls for securing unimpeded entry of vital goods into Gaza
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Tuesday called for securing unimpeded entry of vital goods into the Gaza...
Libya humanitarian situation could turn into disaster over Sirte – UN
The humanitarian situation in Libya, which is already dire, could turn into a humanitarian disaster if hostilities erupt over the coastal city of...
UNOCHA faces funding shortfall to meet humanitarian needs in Ethiopia
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Monday said it is facing a funding shortfall to meet humanitarian needs...
IOM Joins High-level discussion to resolve internal displacement challenges
Humanitarian and human rights leaders have brainstormed over how to find durable solutions for the world’s internally displaced persons (IDPs) as well as the...
Humanitarian situation may worsen in Somalia as COVID-19 spreads
The UN refugee agency said on Friday it believes the humanitarian situation will worsen as COVID-19 further spreads in Somalia.
The UNHCR said heavy flooding,...
Somalia, UN appeal for humanitarian aid to avert food insecurity
Somalia and the UN on Tuesday appealed for urgent humanitarian assistance to avert an acute food insecurity situation that threatens millions of people.
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UN Humanitarian Boss calls for support to fight Ebola in DRC
The UN humanitarian chief on Monday called on the international community to support the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...
NE Nigeria: violence restricts humanitarian staff
Violence is hampering the return of humanitarian workers to northeast Nigeria where hundreds of thousands of displaced people need help, a UN spokesman said...
Methodist Bishop calls for refurbishment of prisons
The Bishop of the Sekondi Methodist Diocese, Right Reverend Daniel De-Graft Brace, has called for the refurbishment of prisons to carry out their core...
CESRUD Empowers 80 Women Groups In U/E
The Centre for Sustainable Rural Development (CESRUD), a Non- Governmental Organization (NGO), working at Sumbrungu in the Upper East Region has supported and empowered...
Divine Group Supports Rural Communities With Quality Healthcare
Divine Group International Foundation, an Accra-based humanitarian organisation focusing on healthcare and evangelism in deprived communities, has screened 3,500 inhabitants of the Upper West...
Somalia launches humanitarian coordination centre to curb droughts
The Somalia government on Wednesday launched a National Humanitarian Coordination Centre to help manage disasters and curb recurrent drought in the Horn of Africa...
Somalia, South Sudan “in peril” of famine – Expert
The head of operations for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Tuesday said northeast Africa is in the grip of...
Famine in Africa: More Than Humanitarian Aid Required
Famine is stalking Africa, threatening unprecedented levels of starvation. Famine has already been officially declared in parts of South Sudan’s Unity State, Somalia, and...
Increased in work permit fees impedes aid efforts to South Sudan
South Sudan's decision to hike permit fees for foreign workers may hamper humanitarian assistance to millions of people displaced by conflict and natural disasters...
UN: World At Its Worst Humanitarian Emergency Since 1945
The world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since 1945, the United Nations says, issuing a plea for help to avoid “a catastrophe”.
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Youth Group Lauds Alban Bagbin
Network of Young Mentees of Bagbin (NYMB), a youth group in the Nadowli Kaleo Constituency in the Upper West Region, has congratulated Mr Alban...
Constituency Executives Congratulate Alban Bagbin On Appointment
The Constituency Executive of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the entire people of the Nadowli/Kaleo District have congratulated Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin,...
Alban Bagbin Surprised At Ghana Peace Awards Nomination
Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has said he was surprised when he found out that he had been pencilled...
China to donate humanitarian aid to Syria
The Chinese Embassy and the Syrian Planning and International Cooperation Commission (ICC) signed two agreements on Sunday, under which China will provide two batches...
Parliament Taps ECOWAS At The Back
Parliament has praised ECOWAS for its timely intervention in solving the Gambian post-election crisis by deploying troops to maintain peace in that country.
The House...
Humanitarian response plan launched in hunger-hit Burundi
Burundi and a UN agency on Thursday evening launched the country's 2017 humanitarian response plan (HRP) to address hunger affecting a quarter of the...
Ethiopian Airlines Recaps Performance For 2016
Mr Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO Ethiopian Airlines, recapping the Airline’s performance in 2016, said: “2016 has been an exceptionally challenging year for the African...
South Sudan : About 50,000 displaced people are without assistance
The medical-humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) today stated that thousands of people in desperate need are unable to access medical and humanitarian assistance due...
AU and Humanitarian Bodies Collaborate to Stabilize Somalia
A joint statement issued in Mogadishu on Tuesday after the meeting said AMISOM and relief agencies emphasized the need for stronger relations to help...