by Fran BLANDY Agence France-Presse UDIER, South Sudan (AFP) – By the time he was brought into the remote clinic in northeastern South Sudan, two-year-old Nyachoat was already convulsing from the malaria attacking his brain. After being given medication he lies fast asleep, naked and feverish, attached to a drip, his anxious mother sitting on the bed next to him. Nyachoat could be saved, but others are not so lucky. In South Sudan mind-bending horrors abound […]
Tag: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Canada announces additional humanitarian assistance to conflict areas in Mindanao
MANILA, June 14 – The Government of Canada announced it is providing Cad$ 1.25 million (approx. PhP 43 million) in humanitarian assistance to support those living in conflict areas in Mindanao. This funding will be provided to Action Against Hunger (ACF) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and will contribute to improved food security, health, living conditions, livelihoods and emergency-preparedness in Zamboanga and Maguindanao. The funding forms part of the Canadian government’s […]





