Yemen, MSF: Chaos and fighting in Aden as over 50 wounded admitted in just a few hours

Staff

The city of Aden, Yemen, has been hit by heavy fightings between various armed groups. This was stated in a note by MSF, reporting that, in the space of a few hours, their teams have admitted 51 wounded people to their hospital

Play bocce to support the needy ones

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November 29 is #GivingTuesday: Nove Onlus and Italian Bocce Federation organize the only event in Italy in support of the project "Lend a hand to an Italian"

Towards a EU strategy to promote civic space ?

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The state of the art, the concerns, the challenges and the proposals regarding the restrictions that civil society organizations are facing to their civic freedoms in many countries across the world,addressed by Civil Society Europe and its members.

The sacrificial lamb of the EU budget deal: the humanitarian aid

Martino Pillitteri

It took 18 hours of negotiations but at the end a deal that focuses on strengthening the economy and responding to the refugee crisis was reached. But there was a victim: humanitarian aid

Doctors ready to re-enter east Aleppo if given safe passage

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Several doctors who worked in East Aleppo before the siege, declared to be ready to re-enter that part of the city if given safe passage. At the moment there are only 35 doctors left in East Aleppo. Only 7 of them can perform surgical operations

Refugee summit, ONE Campaign: This is a great first step...but just a first step

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The ONE Campaign reacted to the Leaders' Summit on the Global Refugee Crisis on Tuesday and underlined that even if every commitment made this week is delivered, there will still be 2.7 million refugee children out of school.

EU steps up aid for Boko Haram affected regions as humanitarian crisis worsens

Kimberley Evans

The European Commission is providing additional humanitarian assistance to help address the worsening situation in the Lake Chad region.

Oxfam offered help to more people than ever before

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Oxfam GB provided emergency aid to almost nine million people in 2015/16, the highest number in its history, according to its annual report. The majority of these people were fleeing conflict and disaster

This new initiative is helping disaster-affected communities

Kimberley Evans

People's lives across the planet are increasingly disrupted by disaster. From manmade to natural disasters, the planet is seeing more conflict and global warming. This is why the European Commission have launched a new initiative: EU Aid Volunteers.

EU giving €1.4 billion to support refugees in Turkey

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The European Commission has adopted a Special Measure worth over €1.4 billion in support of refugees who have fled the war in Syria and their host communities. The money will go towards education, health, municipal and social infrastructure, and socio-economic support. In addition, a further €79 million of previously allocated funds for humanitarian aid projects has been contracted to a number of partners, including UN agencies, international organizations as well as international NGOs.