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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Nearly 60 million emergency meals and more than 30 million gallons of water - that is what FEMA has delivered to people in Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria hit in September. But now the agency is about to shut down the direct de
By Selah Hennessy London 29 September 2009 An international aid group says East Africa is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in 10 years. The Britain-based agency, Oxfam, says climate change is leading to extreme drought, killing cattle and threat
UN Issues Urgent Appeal for Emergency Aid to Haiti Jim Teeple The United Nations on Tuesday issued an urgent appeal for emergency aid to Haiti to help Haitians who are affected by political turmoil .
By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 18 January 2006 After three days of bad weather, the United Nations has resumed emergency aid flights into areas of Pakistan devastated by October's massive earthquake. But
The United Nations is appealing for more than $58.5 million to provide emergency assistance to tens of thousands of people affected by the crisis in Georgia over the next six months. Aid agencies report their biggest problem remains one of access. L
Emergency Aid Being Sent to Stranded Chadians Emergency aid is being sent this week to about one thousand people mostly children stranded in a remote area of Chad. The International Organization for Migration says the Chadians fled violence in neighb
MSF Providing Medical Aid in Northern Mali As the conflict continues in northern Mali, medical aid teams are helping civilians whove been displaced. Doctors Without Borders says its providing primary health care in some regions, while dispatching mob
Aid Agency Warns of West Africa Food Crisis A humanitarian agency warns that millions of people in West Africa are facing a food crisis. Oxfam is calling on donors to take immediate action. Oxfams regional humanitarian coordinator, Nahuel Arenas, say
The United Nation's chief humanitarian official says efforts to fill the gaps left by the 13 international aid groups kicked out of Sudan are insufficient and that the upcoming rainy season could further complicate an already serious humanitarian si
The United States is giving $3 million in emergency food aid to the World Food Program to try to prevent widespread famine in southern Madagascar. The United Nations agency predicts 720,000 people in three regions could be severely affected in the ne
Many Congolese Still Need Emergency Aid Humanitarian agencies are still trying to reach thousands of people in the eastern DRC who were displaced by the recent military offensive by M23 rebels. Many of the displaced fear they may have to flee violenc
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 December 2007 The United Nations is launching a $3.8 billion appeal to provide urgent support to 25 million people in humanitarian emergencies in 24 countries. Nine of the 10 countries in the 2008 Humanitarian appeal are in
By Noel King Khartoum 03 October 2006 The African Union mission in Sudan has reported a flare-up in violence in southern Darfur. The AU says the former rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) has begun attacking civilians in Gereida, following clashes
With many people in Zimbabwe at the point of starvation, a government ban on field work by relief organizations is putting them at further risk. As Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA, even if the restrictions are lifted now, humanitarian groups say it
By David Gollust State Department 09 May 2006 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States is sending $10 million in emergency medical aid to the Pale
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 February 2008 During the past decade, more than 350 million people from around the world have been forced to flee their homes as a result of natural disaster and conflict. When disaster strikes, aid agencies rush food, medic
A US Army soldier gives a hand as women leave an aid distribution site carrying sacks of rice on their heads in Port-au-Prince, 01 Feb 2010 U.S. government agencies have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on rescue and relief efforts in Haiti, whi
By Cathy Majtenyi Central Somalia 17 October 2009 Somali children in the drought area Like the rest of eastern Africa, central Somalia is in the grips of a debilitating drought. As a result, more than half of the population is in need of emergency f
A first aid helicopter embarked on a trial flight in Beijing yesterday. The aircraft will mainly be used for short-distance first-aid cases, and will be utilized during search and rescue missions. It will provide assistance for those who are lost in
ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- China on Saturday delivered portion of the first batch of emergency food assistance to Ethiopia. Wei Hongtian, Charge d'Affairs at the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia, handed over the assistance certificate to Wondirad Ma