je.st

Home › humanitarian

Tag: humanitarian

UN Seeks Hefty 20 Billion Dollars for Humanitarian Needs in 2016

2015-12-18 21:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: The worlds refugee crisis triggered mostly by conflicts and persecutions will continue to be one of the biggest problems facing the United Nations next year. With almost a million people having crossed the Mediterranean as refugees and migrants so far, 2015 is likely to exceed all previous records for global forced displacement, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned in a new report released Friday. But 2016 could be even worse if the Syrian conflict continues...

Tags: in dollars billion seeks

Médecins sans Frontires at Sea: providing humanitarian aid in the Mediterranean

2015-11-19 01:00:00| Ship Technology

In the wake of the refugee crisis and subsequent loss of life in the Mediterranean, Médecins sans Frontires has embarked on its first ever rescue mission at sea. Now the Dutch branch of the organisation has launched an appeal to the shipping communi

Tags: the providing sea sans

MIGRANTS: FedEx pledges $1 mln in aid to support humanitarian crisis

2015-10-08 10:26:54| Air Courier - Topix.net

FedEx Corp. has committed $1 mln in cash and transportation support to deliver emergency supplies and critical medical aid to the thousands of migrants and refugees escaping conflicts, and provide on-going assistance to both the people and the local communities affected by the crisis. "Humanitarian relief has been in our DNA for decades, and FedEx understands how such a crisis can dramatically alters lives and communities," said David Ross, regional president of FedEx Express Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa.

Tags: support aid crisis humanitarian

UK allocates humanitarian aid to assist Syrian refugees

2015-09-07 01:00:00| Ship Technology

The UK Government has allocated an additional 100m in humanitarian aid to provide resettlement to thousands of Syrian refugees who fled from their home country due to conflict or civil war.

Tags: assist aid humanitarian refugees