#humanitarian-aid

#humanitarian-aid

The Israeli attack on part of our flotilla has convinced us we must continue with our mission. Imagine the following scenario: you are scheduled to board a sailing boat as part of a large fleet carrying humanitarian aid. Some boats in the fleet had already departed ahead of you, yet days before you are scheduled to join them, the boats are violently intercepted in international waters by a foreign power acting 600 nautical miles (1,100km) from its own coast in flagrant violation of international maritime laws. At least 30 of your fellow sea travellers were injured, and at least four have since come forward to report incidents of sexual assault.

The parties agreed to refrain from any action that would undermine the principled delivery of humanitarian assistance within the territories impacted by the conflict. Both sides also pledged not to target civilians and to facilitate medical care for the wounded and sick.

The World Health Organization has suspended medical evacuations from Gaza to Egypt after a contract worker was killed by Israeli fire, with further evacuations on hold until further notice.

"In 2018 when the UN high commissioner for refugees and the International Organisation for Migration agreed to provide cooking fuel across the camps in the form of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), many of these problems subsided."

We are already seeing in our pediatrics an increasing number of admissions. We are reaching 120% bed occupancy. Our main priority is to have this therapeutic food arriving in Yemen on time.

"It's like a storm closing in on us, and every week brings a new cloud," said John Aylieff, WFP's country director in Afghanistan. "The latest big, dark cloud is the Iran crisis."

Members of a convoy that delivered humanitarian aid to Cuba were detained and interrogated by Customs and Border Protection upon returning to the United States on a charter flight from Havana.

The plan would see disarmament as one of the components of the October ceasefire to end Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, implemented gradually over an eight-month, multiphase process.

India stands in solidarity with the Afghan people and will continue to extend all possible humanitarian support in this difficult hour, said Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.

The initiative, spearheaded by the Progressive International, a left-wing transnational organization, and supported by well-known activists such as Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, aims to alleviate the crisis gripping Cubans amid heightened tensions with the Trump Administration, which is demanding a change in the island's leadership.

At least 7,667 people went missing or died on migration routes worldwide last year, according to the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM). The IOM has called for improved financial support for rescue organizations, as well as the dismantling of smuggling networks that put lives at risk.