Tag: humanitarian crisis
Myanmar quake death toll nears 3,000 as rescuers race against time
Emergency response teams, including international aid groups, are racing against time to provide life-saving assistance
Humanitarian crisis deepens in quake-hit Myanmar as church, rights groups urge...
In its appeal, the Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar called for an "urgent ceasefire to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid."
Myanmar earthquake leaves trail of death, destruction, and urgent appeals
Pro-democracy armed groups declared a unilateral two-week ceasefire, effective Sunday, to support earthquake relief efforts
Flood-ravaged Southeast Asia struggles to recover from Typhoon Yagi’s devastation
The clean-up efforts have been hindered by ongoing rain, with mud and debris still deeply covering roads in some areas.
Not enough body bags in Gaza, says UNRWA
Aid groups in Gaza are sounding the alarm that an Israeli ground offensive could precipitate a worsening humanitarian crisis
Myanmar’s Cardinal Bo urges faithful to find hope amidst conflict, global...
“Hope in times of crisis … can be found in small acts of conversation and communication," said the cardinal
Pope Francis calls for ‘principle of subsidiarity’ in responding to crises
Let’s not try to reconstruct the past, let’s look forward to new things, pope says
Pope calls for prayer for nations under humanitarian crisis
Syria and its surrounding region have been suffering due to serious socio-political and economic crises exacerbated by the pandemic, pope says