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One Month on From Japan Quake, Volunteers Provide Safe Space for Kids
Date: February 2, 2024
One month on from Japan quake, volunteers provide safe space for kids SUZU, Japan (Reuters) – One month on from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck the west coast of Japan, volunteers from non-profit organisation Katariba play cards and other games with children in a Suzu city school classroom. Sometimes they just read side by...
Indonesia Hosts Regional Defence Chiefs Amid Multiple Global Crises
Date: November 15, 2023
Indonesia hosts regional defence chiefs amid multiple global crises By Stanley Widianto and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -Defence ministers in ASEAN called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a durable solution to the crisis in Myanmar during the opening of a regional meeting in Jakarta on Wednesday. Defence ministers from the Asian bloc are...
BBC World Service to Launch Emergency Radio Service for Gaza
Date: November 1, 2023
BBC World Service to launch emergency radio service for Gaza LONDON (Reuters) – The BBC will start an emergency radio service for the people of Gaza in response to the ongoing conflict in the region, the British broadcaster’s World Service arm said on Wednesday. The programme will aim to provide those in Gaza with the...
Red Cross Cuts 2024 Budget as Donations Fall
Date: September 11, 2023
Red Cross cuts 2024 budget as donations fall GENEVA (Reuters) -The International Committee of the Red Cross will cut its budget next year by about 13%, its director-general said on Monday, as major donors including the United States have reduced funding. Surging humanitarian needs amid a deepening set of crises around the world including wars...
Spain Rescues Boat With 86 Migrants, Hundreds Likely Still Missing
Date: July 10, 2023
Spain rescues boat with 86 migrants, hundreds likely still missing MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish maritime rescue that dispatched a plane and a ship to search for a fishing vessel from Senegal with about 200 migrants on board and missing for nearly two weeks, on Monday discovered what appears to be a different migrant boat. The reconnaissance...
Icrc to Cut Some 1,500 Jobs as Humanitarian Budgets Seen Sliding
Date: April 5, 2023
GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross said it would cut some 1,5000 jobs and roll back operations in some locations as budgets for humanitarian aid are expected to decrease. The Geneva-based organisation said its governing board last week approved 430 million CHF ($475.30 million) in cost reductions over 2023 and early...