[ad_1] Bangkok: A powerful earthquake has killed more than 1,000 people in war-torn Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand and caused widespread damage. Here is what we know about relief efforts: China China sent an 82-person team of rescuers to Myanmar on Saturday, Beijing’s emergency management ministry said. A separate rescue team from China’s Yunnan province arrived…
[ad_1] A devastating incident occurred in northern Gaza, where a team of charity workers from the UK-registered Al Khair Foundation was tragically killed in Israeli strikes. According to the charity, eight workers lost their lives when their vehicles were targeted on Saturday. The victims included volunteers and journalists who were documenting the charity’s activities in…
[ad_1] Washington: The Trump administration official overseeing the dismantling of the main U.S. foreign aid agency proposed phasing out help for crisis-torn Lebanon and the Rohingya, the world’s largest stateless population, according to an email reviewed by Reuters. Written on February 16 by Peter Marocco, the acting USAID deputy administrator, the email provides a window…
[ad_1] United Nations: Cuts to US foreign aid under President Donald Trump have caused a “seismic shock” to global humanitarian work, a UN agency head said Wednesday, warning that “many will die” as a result. Tom Fletcher, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), estimated that 300 million or more…
