in the city of hatay, this 13 year old boy was also rescued. you can see him holding a rescuer s hand as he was placed on a stretcher, head braced, before he was moved into an ambulance. thousands of teams across the region, including coal miners and experts using thermal cameras and sniffer dogs, have been scouring the remains of collapsed buildings to find remaining survivors. but hopes of finding people alive are dwindling. the emphasis is very much switching from rescue efforts to caring for survivors. the un s aid chief martin griffiths has been touring the damage in north west syria. he acknowledged that humanitarian efforts were failing. what we ve seen happening in the zones of the earthquake is that the rescue phase that is, dragging live people out from the rubble and finding those who have died in the rubble that s coming to a close, and now the humanitarian phase the urgency of providing shelter,
GENEVA (AFP) – The United Nations (UN) appealed for record funds for aid next year, as the Ukraine war and other conflicts, climate emergencies and the still-simmering pandemic push more people into crisis, and some towards famine. The UN’s annual Global Humanitarian Overview estimated that 339 million people worldwide will need some form of emergency […]
A wartime agreement unblocking grain shipments from Ukraine helped temper rising global food prices and will be extended, according to the United Nations.
In less than two weeks, the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council will make a decision that affects the lives of more than 4.1 million people in northwestern Syria.