Humanitarian

UNRWA staff accused of stealing humanitarian aid for Palestinians: 'Corruption is widespread'

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(Photo: Unsplash/Latrach Med Jamil) A United Nations watchdog organization published a series of chat room posts by Palestinians purportedly accusing U.N. Relief and Works Agency staff members of stealing humanitarian aid intended for civilians and selling it or hoarding it in their homes. On Wednesday, the Geneva-based non-governmental organization UN Watch published posts from a chat room … Read more

Hamas Releases Some Hostages as Israel Makes Good on 4-Day Ceasefire, Humanitarian Aid Enters Gaza

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The Israel-Hamas War is currently under a four-day ceasefire that began Friday as Hamas begins releasing some of the innocent civilians it dragged into Gaza during the October 7 massacre. Under the agreement, Israel has agreed to release 150 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 50 of the 240 Israeli hostages. This exchange is estimated to … Read more

Humanitarian tragedy looms as Pakistan threatens to expel Afghan refugees

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(Photo: Pixabay) Christian Aid is warning of a fresh humanitarian tragedy as Pakistan threatens to expel 1.4 million “undocumented” Afghan nationals by 1 November. The development agency said that women, human rights defenders and anyone who worked for Western countries before the Taliban takeover are at risk of reprisals. Christian Aid’s Head of Asia Region, … Read more

As First US Citizens Leave Gaza, Biden Calls for Humanitarian 'Pause' in Fighting

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JERUSALEM, Israel – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel Friday. His visit comes as Israel’s ground campaign moves to encircle Gaza City, and for the first time since the war began, foreign nationals, including Americans, are getting out of Gaza.  President Biden called Wednesday for a humanitarian “pause” in the conflict. The State … Read more