The deported mother of a U.S. citizen child who was recovering from a rare brain tumor recently found out she was denied a humanitarian request to return to the United States to continue her daughter’s specialized medical treatment. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. It was … Read more
The United Nations is warning of what it calls an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis” involving roughly 20,000 maritime workers in the Persian Gulf as a result of the U.S. war with Iran. Arsenio Dominguez, the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss. Source link
UNITED NATIONS — The Trump administration on Thursday announced $1.8 billion in additional funding for U.N. humanitarian aid, saying the money will be earmarked for life-saving aid to victims of natural disasters, famine and “people who are truly in critical need.” The money will be allocated over the coming year and adds to the $2 … Read more
Janti Soeripto, the president and CEO of Save the Children who recently returned from a trip to the Sudan, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis is in Sudan,” and the situation is “probably also the one that gets the least attention relative to the need.” Source link
The aid organization Mercy Corps is warning that the Iran war will have devastating consequences for nations already on the brink of a humanitarian crisis. Kate Phillips-Barrasso, vice president for global policy and advocacy at Mercy Corps, joins “The Takeout” to discuss. Source link
Bob Kitchen, the vice president of emergencies and humanitarian action for the International Rescue Committee, joins CBS News 24/7 Mornings to discuss how the Iran war is impacting the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Source link
A humanitarian crisis is looming in Lebanon where more than 750,000 people have been displaced in the 12 days since the U.S. and Israel began their war with Iran and its proxies in the Middle East, figures released by the Lebanese government show. The pace of displacement was “unprecedented,” along with the “panic, also, that … Read more
Bob Kitchen, the vice president of emergencies at the International Rescue Committee, joins CBS News with more details on the humanitarian crisis facing those in Lebanon as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran widens. Source link