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EU Commissioner for aid in Lebanon
The European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid on Wednesday reaffirmed the European Union's commitment to supporting Syrian refugees and Lebanon's efforts to host them. Attending the Syria Aid Forum for Emergency and Reconstruction...
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Philippine navy increases fleet
The Philippine Navy has commissioned its first amphibious landing dock vessel and three smaller heavy landing craft vessels as it continues to modernise amid a territorial row with China in the South China Sea. Outgoing Philippine...
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European Union foreign ministers meeting; Libya, Ivory Coast sbites
1. Wide of Luxembourg arrival area
2. Arrival of Mahmoud Jebril, a leading member of the Libyan rebel's National Transitional Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) William Hague, British Foreign Minister:
"Of course humanitarian assistance is...
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US Welcomes Cessation of Hostilities in Yemen
US State Department spokesperson Mark Toner says the US welcomes the cessation of hostilities in Yemen, calling it ''crucial'' for the people of Yemen.Toner added that last week the US announced nearly 139 million US dollars in...
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OAS hopes for solutions in Venezuela
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, said on Sunday he was confident that the extraordinary meeting of the Permanent Council scheduled to discuss the political and economic crisis in Venezuela...
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CLEAN: US troops set scene for Haiti air drop
CLEAN: US troops set scene for Haiti air drop
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Cairo runners support World Humanitarian Day
Runners in Egypt have show their support for humanitarian causes by taking part in a charity run through Cairo.The four kilometre (2.49 mile) run was organised to coincide with the UN's World Humanitarian Day. Warming up before taking to...
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Obama, Renzi Urge a Strong, United Europe
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus065237President Barack Obama held a joint news conference at the White House with Italian Prime Minster Matteo Renzi where the two spoke about the commitment to a secure and strong Europe.Obama...
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Nigeria gov: Aid groups profit from Boko Haram
Aid agencies including UNICEF are profiting from funds meant to help refugees from Boko Haram's Islamic uprising and should leave Nigeria, the governor of the country's embattled northeastern state of Borno said on Tuesday.The criticism...
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WFP delivers food to displaced Mosul residents
The World Food Programme (WFP) delivered food rations for displaced people from Mosul on Tuesday to the Jadah camp in Qayara, Northern Iraq. A total of 199 families in the camp received food rations for one month, consisting of rice,...
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NGO urges convoy to Syria in Aleppo solidarity
A Turkish Islamic NGO is calling on activists to drive to the Syrian border in solidarity with Aleppo.On Wednesday morning an aid convoy of a dozen trucks departed Istanbul following a press statement by the Humanitarian Relief...
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Wounded treated in Avdiivka hospital
Freezing residents of an eastern Ukraine town queued for hot food and drink at a humanitarian aid centre on Wednesday.Heavy fighting around government-held Avdiivka, just north of the rebel-stronghold city of Donetsk, began over the...
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Libya can't take more migrants says special envoy
LEAD-INThe United Nations special envoy to Libya says it's impossible for the county to take in any more migrants.Authorities recently held many African migrants in detention centres, but say they're now up to capacity and struggling to...
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ICRC director of operations holds presser
LEADIN:The International Committee of the Red Cross director of operations Dominik Stillhart held a press conference today at the organisation's head quarters in Sanaa.STORYLINE:Dominik Stillhart is in Sanaa today to announce that the...
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Egypt sends plane with food assistance
LEADIN:The first Egyptian plane carrying food aid landed in Juba.South Sudan is in the grips of a food security crisis with parts of the country in famine. STORYLINE: An Egyptian military aircraft sits on the runway in Juba.It has flown...
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SKorea: Position on NKorea unchanged, despite aid review
South Korea said Thursday that its stance on North Korea remains unchanged after announcing that the country will continue providing humanitarian aid to the North.
The comments came from South Korean Foreign Ministry...
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Palestinian reaction to Trump's tweeted warning
Palestinian officials voiced outrage on Wednesday following President Donald Trump's threat to cut funding to the Palestinian Authority, calling his tweets "blackmail."
In a Twitter post on Tuesday, Trump expressed...
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EU delegation leaves Yemen after 3-day visit
An European Union delegation to Yemen left the country on Wednesday after a three-day visit and a renewed EU commitment to humanitarian aid to help those caught up in the ongoing civil war.
In a press conference at Sanaa...
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Agencies race to deliver aid to parts of Yemen facing extreme hunger
The United Nations (UN) and independent donors are rushing food to a desperate corner of northern Yemen where starving villagers were found to be living off leaves.
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UN special envoy visits Colombia for talks on Venezuelan migrant crisis
The UN special envoy tasked with handling migration from Venezuela to other countries in the region met with Colombia's Foreign Minister, Carlos Holmes on Monday.
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Merkel appeals for global cooperation in NY message
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that Germany will keep pushing for global solutions to challenges in 2019 and also has to take greater responsibility in the world.
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ICRC head on Syrian camp where IS relatives live
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Friday that he held two days of talks with Syrian officials while on a visit to the Syrian capital Damascus.