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by Juliette Michel © Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Blockchain, the technology behind the cryptocurrency bitcoin, is taking root in a sector far from finance: the world of humanitarian aid. By offering refugees a virtual identity, reassuring donors that their money is being well spent, or rushing funds where they are needed most, aid charities are experimenting with the technology in the hopes that it can improve their work. “We are at the very […]
by Dario Thuburn Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Scandal-hit British charity Oxfam was reeling Tuesday after fresh claims of sexual assault and cover-up in South Sudan, as Haiti’s president condemned the behavior of some of its staff in his country as “undignified and dishonest”. The latest revelations by Helen Evans, former global head of safeguarding, heaped pressure on chief executive Mark Goldring just hours after his deputy resigned over a scandal […]
Money to fund WFP program for schoolchildren, “vulnerable laborers, farmers” (Eagle News) — The Australian government has given more than P42 million in assistance to people affected by the Marawi crisis. With the P42.7 million (AUD1.1 million), the World Food Program will be able to provide six months of school meals for 50,000 pupils, a joint statement from the WFP and the Australian embassy said. Australian Ambassador Amanda Gorely said in the statement that the “emergency […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse President Donald Trump’s freeze on aid to Pakistan could be worth almost two billion dollars, a senior US administration official said on Friday — substantially more than first thought. The move — designed to force Pakistan’s military and intelligence apparatus to cut support for the Taliban and other Islamist groups — will include both US military assistance and Afghanistan coalition funding to Islamabad. It is “approximately two billion worth […]
JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) — The Palestinians will not be “blackmailed” by US President Donald Trump, a senior official said Wednesday, after he threatened to cut aid to them worth more than $300 million a year. “We will not be blackmailed,” senior Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi said in a statement. “President Trump has sabotaged our search for peace, freedom and justice. Now he dares to blame the Palestinians for the consequences of his own irresponsible actions!” […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump admitted the Middle East peace process was stalled Tuesday and suggested he may cut US aid to Palestinians, currently worth more than $300 million a year. “We pay the Palestinians HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect,” Trump tweeted. “With the Palestinians no longer willing to talk peace, why should we make any of these massive future payments to them?” © […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) — Two-months on after Mexico’s bustling capital was rattled by a deadly earthquake that took hundreds of lives, survivors marched on the streets of Mexico City on Sunday (November 19) to demand aid as they struggle to get back on their feet. On Sept. 19, central Mexico was struck by an earthquake that measured 7.1 on the U.S. Geological Survey scale, levelling dozens of buildings and killing at least 369 people, […]
by Siavosh Ghazi Agence France-Presse SAR-E POL-E ZAHAB, Iran (AFP) — Thousands of Iranians on Tuesday spent a third night in the cold as authorities scrambled to help those made homeless by a major earthquake that killed more than 400 people. As the country marked a day of mourning, President Hassan Rouhani promised swift help following the 7.3-magnitude quake that struck a mountainous region spanning the Iran-Iraq border late Sunday. Volunteers also rushed to help after […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Yemen is facing a mass famine that will affect millions of lives unless the Saudi-led coalition ends its blockade and allows aid deliveries into the country, the UN aid chief warned Wednesday. Mark Lowcock, the UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, said that unless the borders are re-opened to aid shipments, “it will be the largest famine the world has seen for many decades, with millions of victims.” The UN official spoke […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Senate on Tuesday approved a $36.5-billion disaster relief package for hurricane-affected communities like Puerto Rico and for areas devastated by wildfires, sending the bill to President Donald Trump for his signature. The measure outlining “supplemental” disaster spending passed 82 to 17, nearly two weeks after the emergency package cleared the House of Representatives. The aid includes $18.7 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund, $16 […]
by Jay Deshmukh and Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali Agence France-Presse KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — Even as global donors reduce their aid offerings to war-torn Sudan, the European Union has vowed to provide the African country with humanitarian assistance for “as long as it takes.” On Monday, the EU offered a new 106-million-euro ($124 million) aid package to Sudan at a time when the United Nations has managed to raise only 39 percent of its overall 2017 aid appeal […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday stood by his earlier pronouncement the Philippines will no longer accept grants from the European Union. In a speech at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Taguig, Duterte said this was because the aid comes with strings attached. He said for instance, when they offered an amount, “i-specify nila na para ito sa Bureau of Fire kasi magbigay sila ng truck. Pero, gusto nila bilihin mo […]
