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It has been so difficult and proved so challenging to get aid across the border. now, we have heard from the u.n. confirming that a second aid mission has been able to cross that one single border crossing between turkey and northwest syria sponsored by the united nations or approved by the united nations. that is of course providing crucial aid. but the message that were hearing from aid groups is that there still is so much more to be done in syria. thousands of people are now homeless, many o...

That has been difficult to say the least. the syrian government claims they are allowing that aid to be transported to rebel-held territories, but the message were hearing from aid groups is that that simply isnt the case, they havent been offered a time line or specific route to follow. and the crkcross border aid, on two missions so far have crossed because the roads are too damaged and making things l logistically quite difficult. >> suffering upon suffering, especially in syria. a lot of iss...

Government announcing new funding and 140,000 volunteers and rescue workers working around the clock with part of turkeys effort to tackle this and address the humanitarian crisis, but of course, there is also concern around the situation in syria, because while we have seen aid being funneled into turkey, commitments and pledges from across the globe, this is certainly been more robust than the aid response in northwest syria, which has of course faced some issues with regards to the situation,...

After governor greg abbott sen three buses of 140 migrants, including babies and young children, to the home of vic president kamala harris in washington, d.c., on christmas eve, when the temperatures wer 18 degrees those migrants spent 36 hour on the road and some had littl more than a t-shirt or blanket in their possession. according to the volunteer group that ultimately receiv them, the migrant solitary mutual aid society upon hearing of the migrants arrival, the group coordinated with a loc...

Basic education. trey yingst in jerusalem. hi, trey. >> good afternoon. international ngos are halting work in afghanistan after the taliban announced a ban on women working for aid groups. organizations like care, save the children and the international rescue committee announced they could no longer operate without female staff. the new rulers of afghanistan threatened to pull the license of any organization that failed to adhere to the new law. the taliban says the females were not adhering t...

Future of humanitarian efforts in doubt following Taliban move

Affected. >> reporter: yet another blow to womens rights in afghanistan. this time targeting aid workers. ngos across the country have been ordered to stop their female employees from coming to work with immediate effect. its a decision taken, according to the taliban, in response to violations of the groups so-called islamic values. but the move has sparked widespread international condemnation. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken tweeting that he is deeply concerned and warning that the dec...

A cholera outbreak sweeping through Haiti is claiming a growing number of children amid a surge in malnutrition, UNICEF announced last week.

Those displaced by fighting in the country now number more than 3 million, a research group says.

Tehran who said this crackdown made them more determined to continue. theres no turning back he said. in london, yemens warring sides failed to reach an agreement to extend the truce, sunday. the military coalitions agreed on a nationwide truce in april, the first since 2016. the proposal called for the negotiation of a cease-fire at the resumption of an inclusive political process and the payment of civil servant salaries and pensions. aid groups are calling the failure to extend the truce de...