Lisa Nandy urges support for UN relief agency for Palestinians Labour shadow minister also says Israel should be held accountable before international tribunal for war conduct in Gaza The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024
Palestinian boy who survived airstrike dies during food aid drop Zein Oroq’s death turns focus once again on human cost of six months of violence, food shortages and malnutrition in Gaza The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024
Rwandan leader went to Arsenal game as country marked 30 years since genocide Paul Kagame flew to UK for Champions League match while national police told citizens to restrict activities including football The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024
UN falls short of billion-dollar pledge to tackle Ethiopia's hunger crisis A UN donor conference held in Geneva had hoped to raise significant pledges towards a $1 billion target (€940 million) to address the "critical" humanitarian situation in Ethiopia over the next three months. However pledges fell short at €570 million. Radio France Internationale · Apr 17, 2024
Rwanda flights will take off in Spring despite parliamentary deadlock, insists minister There are ‘many definitions of spring’ a minister said when pressed about a timeline for getting planes to Rwanda Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2024
Increasing number of villages torched across Sudan shows conflict is intensifying - report Satellite data indicates growing number of airstrikes on settlements, in a war that has already killed thousands The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024
Further delay to Rwanda bill’s passage as Lords vote through amendments – as it happened Move follows vote in Commons where MPs voted down four amendments inserted by Lords yesterday The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024
U.N. Appeals For .8 Billion Aid For Palestinians U.N. appeals for .8 billion to aid 3 million Palestinians in Gaza, facing critical shortages in food, water, healthcare, and infrastructure due to recent... Top News · Apr 17, 2024
Qatar’s prime minister says re-evaluating Israel-Hamas mediation role Qatar is reassessing its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas after suffering criticism, its prime minister said on Wednesday. "Qatar is in the process of a complete re-evaluation of its role," Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani told a Doha news conference. This comes as… France 24 · Apr 17, 2024
Rwanda bill delayed for at least a day after Lords pass amendments Legislation to return to the Commons with changes that would ensure conformity with UK and other law and protect claimants The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2024
The Guardian view on debt and developing countries: time to offer some relief Editorial: Many low-income nations are having to spend more on interest payments than vital sustainability goals. That needs to change The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2024
‘Humanitarian aid in Sudan is constantly being blocked by all the belligerents’ With the international community having pledged more than €2 billion in funding for Sudan at a humanitarian conference in Paris on Monday, Norwegian Refugee Council Sudan Advocacy Manager Mathilde Vu breaks down the worsening humanitarian crisis in a country devastated by a year of brutal fighting. France 24 · Apr 16, 2024
UN Says $1 Billion Aid Urgently Needed For Crisis-hit Ethiopia The UN appealed Tuesday for pledges to address the "critical" humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, where more than 21 million people need aid, and a dire food crisis is deepening. International Business Times · Apr 16, 2024
First Thing: Fears Iran’s attack on Israel has shifted focus from Gaza aid effort About 27 children have died of hunger and malnutrition, raising concerns many more will suffer lifelong effects. Plus, dozens of potential Trump trial jurors excused The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2024 UK facing food shortages and price rises after extreme weather Heavy rain likely to cause low yields in Britain and other parts of Europe, with drought in Morocco hitting imports
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024 Sunak to give Rwanda £50m if deportation bill passed into law MPs voted through plans on Monday and bill is expected to become law within days
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024 ‘Sympathy shifted to Israel’: many fear Iran attack has distracted aid effort The US seems so preoccupied that officials are barely keeping track of shipments they last week said were a priority
The Hindu · Apr 15, 2024 Guarantee is precarity, welfare is self-care A comparison of expenditure on “NDA schemes” with “United Progressive Alliance schemes”.
Radio France Internationale · Apr 15, 2024 Paris conference raises more than €2bn in aid for war-torn Sudan French President Macron said Monday's Paris conference raised more than €2 billion in aid to help Sudan and its neighbouring countries. The international pledges come exactly a year after the start of the conflict between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) which has forced millions to flee…
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024 ‘It’s death there’: babies and children hit hardest as famine tightens hold on Gaza Estimated 27 children killed by famine, with fears many more will suffer lifelong effects, despite Israel’s promise of more aid
International Business Times · Apr 15, 2024 France Hosts Sudan Talks A Year Into 'Forgotten' War France and its allies on Monday sought to drum up hundreds of millions in aid for Sudan a year since civil war erupted, sparking one of the world's worst and most under-funded humanitarian crises.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024 Nearly 750 small boat arrivals recorded at weekend ahead of Rwanda bill votes Rishi Sunak braced for fresh round of wrangling over plan that is due to cost taxpayers £1.8m per deportee
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024 Liberia senate votes to establish war crimes court The court will investigate crimes against humanity committed during the African country’s two civil wars between 1989 and 2003
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024 Covid pandemic made poorest countries even worse off, World Bank warns Poverty reduction drive all but halted across many nations as Bank calls for more money to tackle a ‘great reversal’
The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2024 Europe: Sudan war ‘world’s worst child displacement crisis,’ Paris conference told – as it happened Annalena Baerbock, the German foreign minister, says ‘every life counts equally, whether in Ukraine, in Gaza, or in Sudan’