Tag: Relief and Aid Organisations
Emergency services receive recruitment grant
A new Federal Government grant will boost the number of emergency service volunteers in the ACT.[MORE]
Govt rejects storm aid rorting widespread
The Queensland Department of Communities says it does not believe there is widespread rorting of assistance payments for storm victims.[MORE]
UN underestimating Zimbabwe cholera epidemic: aid group
A medical aid group in Zimbabwe says the scale of the country's cholera epidemic is being under-estimated.[MORE]
Israel again seals off Gaza
Israel has again sealed off the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire, one day after humanitarian supplies were allowed in.[MORE]
Gaza border crossing opened for aid
Israel has temporarily re-opened a border crossing with the Gaza Strip to allow in essential supplies of food.[MORE]
History repeats: Ethiopia in dire need of food aid
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Almost a quarter of a century after Ethiopia's last major famine, the country is again in deep trouble.[MORE]
WHO warns of Zimbabwe cholera outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning that a massive cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is likely to spread.[MORE]
DR Congo rebels pull back, UN troops exchange fire with militia
Congolese rebels withdrew this morning from two key battlefronts but threatened to return if government forces occupied the zones, as UN troops and a pro-army militia exchanged fire.[MORE]
Record-breaking UN aid appeal launched
The United Nations is launching its biggest appeal for humanitarian aid in history, with the aim of raising $US7 billion next year. [MORE]
UN resumes Gaza food distribution
The United Nations has resumed the distribution of food aid in the Gaza Strip, but warns supplies could run out again shortly. [MORE]
Russia-Georgia combatants broke laws: Amnesty
A report by Amnesty International says the Russia-Georgia conflict over South Ossetia has left up to 40,000 people displaced, with little hope of returning home soon.[MORE]
Qld Govt announces disaster relief for storm victims
The Qld and Federal Govts have activated disaster assistance for victims of the storm that ripped through SE Queensland.[MORE]
Gaza out of food supplies, says UN agency
The United Nations aid agency in Gaza says it has run out of food in its distribution centres.[MORE]
Israel blocks Gaza aid convoy after rocket attack
Israel has blocked humanitarian supplies from entering the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after Palestinian rocket attacks.[MORE]
Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza
Basic supplies are to be sent into Gaza following UN warnings that food deliveries to 750,000 people would be suspended unless Israel eases its total closure of the impoverished territory.[MORE]
UN food aid reaches rebel-held town
UN delivers some of its first food supplies to rebel-held town of Rutshuru in east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[MORE]
Bangladeshis await aid after 2007 cyclone
More than a 250,000 families in southern Bangladesh have received no assistance in rebuilding their homes a year after a cyclone killed 3,500 people, an aid group said.[MORE]
UN cuts rations as Zimbabwe food crisis grows
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The UN warns that food aid to 4 million people in Zimbabwe will run out by January unless it receives new funding.[MORE]
US aid worker shot dead in Pakistan
Gunmen have shot dead a US aid official as he left his home in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar.[MORE]
China rebuilds six months after quake, amid frustrations
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Rebuilding is in full swing in China's Sichuan province, six months after the worst earthquake in a generation.[MORE]
Zimbabwe Govt 'misspent $7m in HIV funding'
An international aid organisation has accused the Zimbabwean Government of misspending more than $7 million it donated to fight HIV-AIDS and other diseases. [MORE]
UN aid convoy enters DR Congo rebel zone
A UN aid convoy has arrived in the rebel-held town of Rutshuru in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[MORE]
Relief sent to DR Congo
Relief is on the way for a quarter of a million people displaced by fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, but the security situation in the region remains tense.[MORE]
Aid workers allowed to return to strife-torn DR Congo
Staff from international aid agencies have been allowed to return to the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, after unrest forced their evacuation.[MORE]
Australia pledges $1m aid for DR Congo
The Federal Government will give $1m to the UN for humanitarian aid in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [MORE]
