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Donors vow funds as Turkey quake reconstruction cost top $100bn

Brussels (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that the cost of the damage from last month's devastating earthquake had risen to $104 billion, as donors at a conference in Brussels vowed funds to help Turkey and Syria.

AFP

Behind the fanfare of James Cleverly’s visit to Sierra Leone, the need to restore aid is starkly apparent

The foreign secretary received a warm welcome in the country of his mother’s birth but critics say the slashing of aid budgets undermines the message of support for women and girls

The Guardian - UK

Syrian women find strength in the aftermath of the earthquake

As the world marks International Women’s Day on Wednesday, women in Syria are facing trauma and displacement.

Al Jazeera

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Fleeing drought, Somalis face malnutrition and cholera in Kenya

When her three-month-old baby fell sick from malnutrition, Dool Abdirahman Ismael left her village in Somalia and walked for three days through swirling dust and scorching heat to the Dadaab Refugee Camp just across the border in Kenya.

Reuters

Ukrainian women more vulnerable to sexual violence after Russian invasion, says IRC

Women under intense stress as they bear caring burden and come under increased risk of being attacked in home or shelters, says aid group

The Guardian - UK

‘Doctors sit in hotels doing nothing’: Almost 70% of businesses support asylum seekers entering work sooner

Asylum seekers currently have to wait 12 months before applying for jobs

Evening Standard

Woman who fled dangerous Iran with husband watched 16 people drown in dinghy disaster

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Leila Eftetahi and husband Ali fled Iran's sacred city of Masshad in 2015 after her father locked her away, banned them from seeing each other, and tarred him with criminal charges

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Humanitarian crises could worsen in Haiti, Venezuela, says aid group

The humanitarian crises in Haiti and Venezuela that have subjected millions to hunger, violence and disease could worsen this year without more aid, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said on Tuesday.

Reuters

NGOs resume some Afghan operations with women workers

Three foreign aid groups restore work in health sector after Taliban bans women from working with NGOs in Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera

Three foreign NGOs partially resume aid in Afghanistan with women workers

Kabul (AFP) - At least three leading international aid agencies have partially resumed life-saving work in Afghanistan after assurances from the Taliban authorities that Afghan women can continue to work in the health sector.

AFP

Aid groups resume some Afghan operations with female healthworkers

Several aid organisations have restored some operations in Afghanistan after they received assurances from Taliban-run authorities that women could work in areas such as health, in spite of restrictions last month barring female NGO workers.

Reuters

Three foreign NGOs partially resume aid in Afghanistan

Kabul (AFP) - At least three leading international aid agencies have partially resumed life-saving work in Afghanistan, after assurances from the Taliban authorities that Afghan women can continue to work in the health sector.

AFP

Afghan mother-of-two says living in London hotel ‘like a prison’ amid affordable housing shortage

More than 2,000 homes are needed to help families move out of hotels

Evening Standard

Afghan Rulers Urged to Reverse Ban on Women Aid Workers

A strong majority of the UN Security Council urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers Friday to immediately reverse all “oppressive” restrictions on girls and women including the latest ban on women working for aid organizations which is exacerbating the already critical humanitarian crisis in the country. The joint statement from 11 of…

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U.S. calls for U.N. to urge Taliban to reverse bans on women

The United States on Friday pushed the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution calling on the Taliban-led authorities in Afghanistan to reverse bans on women working for aid groups or attending universities and high school, diplomats said.

The Independent UK

Taliban ban on women workers hits vital aid for Afghans

Aid workers say the Taliban's ban on women working for non-governmental organizations is already starting to hurt the massive humanitarian campaign that is keeping Afghanistan alive

AFP

Obey or leave: NGOs torn over Taliban ban on women staff

Kabul (AFP) - Aid groups say they have been "pushed against a wall" by the Taliban prohibiting Afghan women from working for NGOs, a ban that has left a dangerous gap in life-saving support.

Newcastle Herald

Why this year's Sydney to Hobart was so memorable for race veteran Joe de Kock

He competed as a two-handed crew on his own boat.

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Between war and red tape, many Iraqis lack official papers

Mosul (Iraq) (AFP) - Married for over a decade, Alia Abdel-Razak is one of a million Iraqis deprived of crucial civil status documents, often caught in legal limbo in a country paralysed by bureaucracy and the ravages of war.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Economic downturns hurt Americans. They can kill Somalis

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell kicked off the holiday season with another interest-rate increase. He also lit the fuse for a sell-off in the stock market by telling the world, “We have more work to do,” signaling additional rate hikes in 2023. A year-end “Santa Claus Rally” could still materialize,…

Al Jazeera

‘Sense of helplessness’ for Afghan women on Taliban NGO work ban

Alia, an Afghan mental health professional, said the Taliban’s ban on women working with NGOs hurts the vulnerable.

Tribune News Service

Aid groups stop operations in Afghanistan as Taliban ban women NGO staff

Several aid groups are suspending operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban imposed a new ban on women working in non-governmental organizations, potentially disrupting humanitarian assistance to millions during the harsh winter months.

Reuters

Climate change will fuel humanitarian crises in 2023 -study

Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crises around the world in 2023, adding to the issues created by armed conflict and economic downturns, according to a study by the NGO International Rescue Committee (IRC).

Reuters

Crisis-hit Somalia, Ethiopia top aid group's Watchlist for 2023

Somalia and Ethiopia, both Horn of Africa nations ravaged by drought and conflict, will be the countries of highest concern in 2023, according to an annual Watchlist issued by the International Rescue Committee aid group on Wednesday.

Newcastle Herald

Father-and-son crew Andrew and Harry Miller eye Sydney to Hobart glory

Experienced Sydney to Hobart sailor Andrew Miller was already keen to partner his son, Harry, in his first attempt at the race. Now, after changes to include two-handed crews in the race for the Tattersall Cup overall handicap prize, the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club duo are eyeing a special debut…

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