In his Ramadan message, King Salman while giving thanks for the blessings bestowed upon the kingdom said the war in Gaza would cast a shadow during the holy month. He said "our hearts are heavy with sorrow for the ongoing suffering of our Palestinian brothers facing relentless aggression."

President Joe Biden will tell Congress that he has ordered the US military to set up a port in Gaza to get more humanitarian aid by sea, senior US officials said. The announcement will not involve any US boots on the ground in the Palestinian enclave, as military personnel will...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Acting WHO Representative in Sudan Peter Graaff has said that the humanitarian and health crisis in the African country is alarming. The conflict that started 10 months ago has spread to new areas, resulting in widespread displacement of civilians, some of whom have been forced to move...

ABU DHABI, UAE – As per the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan announced that the UAE has allocated US$5 million to support the efforts of the United Nations Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza. Sheikh...

Hamas said that it was delaying the release of a second group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners until Israel complies with a truce agreement. The Palestinian group's armed wing said the issues of aid deliveries to the northern Gaza Strip and the selection criteria for prisoner releases...

Tel Aviv, Israel - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) suspended its military operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, near the border with Egypt, for four hours for humanitarian aid, said Avichay Adraee, the IDF spokesperson for the Arab media. "We will allow a tactical pause in fighting in...

AMMAN, JORDAN  – Foreign ministers from key Arab nations – including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar, and representatives from the Palestinian Authority – met here to discuss strategies for ending the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The meeting, held on Saturday, was aimed at coordinating efforts to halt...

The first aid trucks arrived in the war-torn Gaza Strip from Egypt, AFP journalists said, bringing desperately needed humanitarian relief to the Hamas-controlled Palestinian enclave under Israeli siege. Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas after the group carried out the deadliest attack in the country's history on October 7.

ISMAILIA, EGYPT - Convoys of humanitarian aid stacked up near Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip on Sunday, unable to enter the Palestinian enclave being bombarded by Israel, witnesses told AFP. The Rafah crossing -- the only passage in and out of the Gaza Strip not controlled by Israel -- has...

New York, US--The UAE has announced the launch of a new digital response platform that will support disaster-affected countries to quickly and efficiently communicate their humanitarian needs to the international community.The UAE made the announcement during a United Nations Security Council open debate titled “Maintenance of international peace and security:...

ALGIERS, ALGERIA - Algeria will allow aircraft carrying humanitarian aid to quake-hit Morocco to pass through its airspace, the president's office announced on Saturday, suspending a two-year ban on flights to its regional rival. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous area southwest of the Moroccan tourist hotspot of Marrakesh late Friday,...

NEW YORK, US - Two senior UN humanitarian officials have called for more funding and fewer bureaucratic impediments to support civilians affected by the crisis in Sudan, including roughly 14 million children. Ted Chaiban, Deputy Executive Director for Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations at the UN children’s agency (UNICEF), and...

DUBAI, UAE -  Yemen's government and Iran-backed Houthi rebels are locked in talks in Jordan to set the ground for a possible prisoner exchange, a Red Cross official told AFP on Sunday. Yemen's conflict began in 2014 when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene the...

Saudi Arabia announced that it would jointly lead a conference on the humanitarian response to the war in Sudan next week. The pledging conference will be held on June 19, the official Saudi Press Agency said, citing the foreign ministry, adding it would be jointly led with Qatar, Egypt, Germany,...

The sacking of the general made no difference to the fighting on the ground in both Khartoum and Darfur even as the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said that more than one million people have been displaced by the power struggle between Sudan's de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his...

The United Nations called for security guarantees at "the highest level" to ensure aid deliveries in Sudan, after trucks carrying food to the Darfur region were looted. The UN's top humanitarian official Martin Griffiths insisted on the need "we have the commitments publicly, clearly given by militaries, to protect humanitarian...

AMMAN, JORDAN  - Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi on Wednesday briefed his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the outcome of a consultative meeting held here on Syria.In addition to Jordan, the meeting on Tuesday also brought together the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt and...

KHARTOUM, SUDAN -  A first Red Cross plane laden with humanitarian aid on Sunday landed in Sudan, where deadly clashes between rival generals' forces have entered their third week. "The eight tonnes of humanitarian cargo includes surgical material to support Sudanese hospitals and volunteers from the Sudan Red Crescent Society," the...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - The Red Cross announced Tuesday that it would cut 1,500 jobs over the next 12 months in a drive to slash costs due to a funding crunch. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said an expected drop in humanitarian assistance budgets over the next two years...

ROME, ITALY  -  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has welcomed a US$23.7 million contribution from the Norwegian government to scale up its response to humanitarian crises and emergencies. The contribution represents the largest single un-earmarked funding of its kind to date. The funds will be...

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) president Filippo Grandi concluded a five-day visit to earthquake-devastated areas of Syria and Turkey. He visited survivors, affected people and humanitarian staff working at the ground. The earthquake has claimed 54,000 lives in the two countries and caused massive destruction...

United Nations, US—Reiterating their pledge to continue providing aid to Afghanistan, Qatar and Kuwait have said they will continue to work with international relief organizations in order to ensure food security for the country. Sheikha Alia Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani, UN Permanent Representative of Qatar, said at a UN General...

Continuing with the kingdom's role to support "everything that will contribute to de-escalation," Saudi Arabia has announced $400 million in aid for Ukraine. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke to President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone, conveying the kingdom's eagerness to support mediation.

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Heatwaves will become so extreme in certain regions of the world within decades that human life there will be unsustainable, the United Nations and the Red Cross said Monday. Heatwaves are predicted to "exceed human physiological and social limits" in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and...

A day before the UN-mediated truce is to expire, Houthi rebels have warned that the ceasefire in Yemen is at "a dead end". The temporary ceasefire that took effect in April has allowed for some humanitarian measures as the warring sides have by and large adhered to the truce.

Bachelet, who steps down at the end of the month, marked the six months since the February 24 Russian invasion by insisting on accountability for serious rights violations in the conflict, some of which may amount to war crimes, she said. Her office has so far documented 5,587 civilians killed...

The OECD warned Wednesday that the world economy will pay a "hefty price" for Russia's invasion of Ukraine as it slashed its 2022 growth forecast and projected higher inflation. The Paris-based organization, which represents 38 mostly developed countries, is the latest institution to predict lower GDP growth due to the...

The Federation of Saudi Chambers, represented by the Saudi-French Business Council, will host a key French delegation representing the entertainment sector, on Monday. It is likely to discuss prospects of the Saudi-French cooperation in the entertainment sector and relevant fields and address means to enhance investments. This also includes commercial...

The World Economic Forum has pleaded for a new partnership between various stakeholders in order to make a difference to people living in fragile zones of the world. In a paper released by the WEF, it calls for a new collaboration between humanitarian and development organizations, businesses, investors and entrepreneurs...

The company will sell its business in the increasingly isolated country.

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is facing a financial implosion for the last 10 years, which could cause an interruption or end of services to five million refugees.

The report said that the climate state is rapidly aggravating poverty and instability, and is likely to amplify the economic burden on governments struggling to manage COVID-19

Dubai Logistics City Customs Centre completed 48,000 transactions and cleared goods valued at AED 1.6 billion in the first quarter of this year, said Sami Eisa, Senior Manager of the Centre. The Centre facilitates processes and operations of companies and traders, and in particular in the shipments of the International...

The Arab Parliament (AP) welcomed the decision by the Council of the European Union to include the Houthi terrorist militia in its consolidated black list of groups.

The ministers of UAE and Russia discussed cooperation between the two countries and ways to enhance the bilateral strategic partnership in various fields. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met today with Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, in...

Russia's offer of "humanitarian corridors" for civilians to flee the Ukrainian cities it has besieged is a well-tried approach Moscow adopted during Syria's devastating civil war.

Israel was poised Tuesday to extend financial guarantees for its airlines to fly into Russia, raising criticism in Kyiv as most Western airlines boycott Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

The United Arab Emirates said it flew 30 tonnes of aid and medical supplies to Poland for transportation to war-torn Ukraine Monday, to help relieve the "deteriorating humanitarian situation" after Russia's invasion.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had called for resources to meet the increasing humanitarian needs in Ukraine.

The United Arab Emirates has offered $5 million in assistance to Ukraine to tide over problems suffered by civilians in the ongoing conflict.

According to the UN, if the war continued, there will be around 18 million Ukrainians that will be affected in humanitarian terms.

Tunisia has devoted a budget of 30 MD ($10.4m) to the social and solidarity economy for the next three years.

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) approved the establishment of the Afghanistan Humanitarian Trust Fund (AHTF), which will channel humanitarian and development assistance to Afghanistan. The AHTF will be administered by the IsDB, which welcomed the OIC invitation to its member states, Islamic financial institutions, donors, and other international partners to...

Kuwait Red Crescent Society and International Committee of the Red Cross will support and implement a relief medical program for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The two organizations signed a cooperation agreement regarding the same on Wednesday. Chairman of KRCS's Board of Directors Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer stressed the importance of...

The 18th annual Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition - DIHAD 2022, will take place from 14th to 16th March, 2022.

The crowded hospital in Darkush in Syria's rebel-held northwest treats around 30,000 patients every month, for free -- but now foreign aid cuts are threatening its future. Already dwindling funds have caused dire shortages of medicine and equipment in this and other clinics in the Idlib region, the last Syrian...

The OIC has said its members as well as non-members need to organize and implement an immediate humanitarian assistance plan for Afghanistan.

Saudi Arabia sent two aircraft carrying humanitarian aid to Afghanistan Thursday, state media reported, its first such initiative since the Taliban took control of the crisis-stricken country in August. The kingdom's state-run King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) sent more than 65 tons of aid, including 1,647 food...

Yemen is plagued by conflict that started with Houthi insurgence Some 80 percent of Yemenis are dependent on aid To cope with a worsening humanitarian crisis in the country, Yemen would receive $150 million in aid from the World Bank to shore up the war-scarred country’s basic healthcare, nutrition, and...

More than 178,000 people benefit from aid UAE says its leadership had directed to launch the initiative to help Lebanese people overcome dire economic conditions Around 35,600 families in Northern Lebanon received aid from a delegation of the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, which was working with the UAE...