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Did a humanitarian aid operation turn into a “killing field”?
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Did a humanitarian aid operation turn into a “killing field”?

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation promised aid to starving Palestinians. But its sites have become death traps.

Obama, Bush decry ‘travesty’ of Trump’s gutting of USAID on its last day | Humanitarian Crises News
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Obama, Bush decry ‘travesty’ of Trump’s gutting of USAID on its last day | Humanitarian Crises News

Former United States Presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush have delivered a rare open rebuke of the Donald Trump administration in an...

Israeli air strikes kill dozens in Gaza amid worsening humanitarian crisis | Israel-Palestine conflict News
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Israeli air strikes kill dozens in Gaza amid worsening humanitarian crisis | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip have killed dozens of Palestinians, including people seeking food at aid distribution hubs, as the already catastrophic...

How Sudan’s war is driving Chad’s humanitarian collapse | Sudan war
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How Sudan’s war is driving Chad’s humanitarian collapse | Sudan war

A UN official and a Sudanese refugee talk to Al Jazeera from Chad, where aid is vanishing and camps face a growing catastrophe....

UN warns of starvation in ‘hunger hotspots’ | Humanitarian Crises News
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UN warns of starvation in ‘hunger hotspots’ | Humanitarian Crises News

Sudan, Palestine, South Sudan, Haiti and Mali face immediate risk as extreme hunger rises in 13 locations. Extreme hunger will intensify in 13...

UN cuts global aid plan as funding plummets | Humanitarian Crises News
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UN cuts global aid plan as funding plummets | Humanitarian Crises News

‘Brutal funding cuts leave brutal choices,’ says aid chief, as humanitarian appeal slashes and priorities refocused. The United Nations has announced sweeping cuts...

US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says 5 aid workers killed in attack | Israel-Palestine conflict News
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US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says 5 aid workers killed in attack | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Bus carrying more than two dozen Palestinians attacked by Hamas, organisation says. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the United States and Israel-backed organisation established...

In Gaza, even humanitarian aid “has been politicised”
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In Gaza, even humanitarian aid “has been politicised”

Colin Clarke analyses the chaos of aid distribution in Gaza and why trained professionals must lead the effort.

Why are humanitarian crises in African countries so ignored? | Humanitarian Crises News
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Why are humanitarian crises in African countries so ignored? | Humanitarian Crises News

African countries have again topped the list of the world’s most ignored crises, with nearly all of the worst-funded humanitarian challenges located in...