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Number falls well short of target to respond to one of world’s biggest humanitarian disastersThe United Nations has raised about $1.2bn (£996m) from crisis-strained donors towards its $4.3bn aid plan for Yemen, one of the world’s biggest humanitarian d…
World Food Programme calls for urgent $125m injection after being forced into axing supplies into Bangladesh refugee camps by 17%The UN has been forced to cut food rations for Rohingya refugees by 17% and has warned of “unconscionable” further cuts in…
First relief housing units arrive in Hatay province, Amazon sends food and blankets and Allianz donates €6mThe Ikea Foundation has sent 5,000 flatpack shelters to southern Turkey and northern Syria to house people left homeless by the earthquake last w…
UN announces regime leader’s acceptance of border crossing points for humanitarian aid to reach rebel-held provinceSyrian rebel leader pleads for outside help a week on from earthquakesThe Syrian leader, Bashar al-Assad, has agreed to open two border c…
Former al-Nusra Front chief keen to show scale of crisis in Idlib province and play down past links to al-QaidaA Syrian rebel leader with a $10m (£8.3m) US government bounty on his head has appealed for urgent international aid to help the north-west p…
Turkish rescue efforts wind down amid grief and anger while UN calls for aid access to north-west SyriaA diminishing number of survivors have been pulled from the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria as the death toll climbed to over 35,00…
Determination to get donations to stricken areas is galvanising people haunted by fears for family and friendsTurkey and Syria earthquake – latest news updatesDozens of volunteers are packing boxes piled high on a north London industrial estate, fillin…
Rescue teams say death tolls will continue to rise if UN does not speed up ‘overly cautious’ delivery of aid into rebel-held regionTurkey and Syria earthquake – latest news updatesPressure is mounting on the UN to provide urgent support to north-wester…
Dispute with Damascus over who controls aid hampers efforts to get supplies into rebel-held northTurkey and Syria earthquake – latest news updatesSyria was accused of playing politics with aid after the Syrian ambassador to the UN, Bassam Sabbagh, said…
More than 70 rescue specialists and sniffer dogs to help with efforts after thousands killed in earthquake-hit regionTurkey and Syria earthquake – latest news updatesUK politics live – latest news updatesUK aid will be sent to Turkey and Syria despite…