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Humanitarian Aid to Syria Is Imperiled After Vetoes in U.N. Security Council
Dueling resolutions failed on Russian- and U.S.-led vetoes, cutting off a cross-border lifeline from Turkey to more than four million…
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Recovery Efforts Go Into Full Swing in Turkey’s Earthquake Zone
As the death toll in Turkey and Syria neared 25,000, daunting challenges loomed to care for hundreds of thousands of…
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What We Know About the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
As the death toll rises in the one of the deadliest quakes in decades, a global humanitarian aid effort faces…
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U.N. Aid Chief Heads to Earthquake Zone as Death Toll Passes 20,000
Martin Griffiths, the United Nations humanitarian chief, said he was on his way to visit parts of Turkey and Syria…
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As Aid Trickles Into Syria, Residents Say Too Little, Too Late
“Some people under ruins are sharing their wills with the team,” said one rescue worker. “They share names of their…
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First Significant Aid Delivery Arrives in Northwestern Syria After Earthquake
Six humanitarian aid trucks carrying shelter material and non-food items entered the opposition-held region of northwestern Syria on Thursday, a…
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The only border crossing for U.N. aid from Turkey to Syria is hobbled.
The only crossing between Syria and Turkey that is approved by the United Nations for transporting international aid into Syria…
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Ukraine Corruption Scandal Stokes Longstanding Aid Concerns in U.S.
A top State Department official said the ouster of several Ukrainian officials this week after corruption charges “sends a very…
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A Chance to Make Progress on Climate Change Now
South Africa generates 80 percent of its electricity by burning coal, more than any other industrialized nation. Some 200,000 people…
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Aid Groups in Afghanistan Suspend Work After the Taliban Ban Female Staff
The government’s decree, barring women from work in local and international relief organizations, threatens critical assistance for millions of people.