Humanitarian aid/Disaster relief

US CDC activates US$107 million in emergency funding for Ebola response

Medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfect and wash their hands at an Ebola treatment centre during a ceremony to present recovery certificates to patients at the Rwambara General Reference Hospital in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, June 16, 2026. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

US paying nearly $32,073 a month to store unusable contraceptives stuck in Belgium

A pack of birth control pills is displayed in this illustration picture taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 11, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/Illustration

No consensus for EU sanctions against Israel's Ben-Gvir, top diplomat says

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir takes part in the annual Jerusalem Day march in the Old City of Jerusalem, May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Global aid funding cuts drive sharp drop in HIV prevention, says UNAIDS

Funding for life-saving medication against HIV like Gilead Sciences’ Yeztugo injection has been sinking.

French prosecutors open probe over treatment of French nationals on Gaza flotilla

French activists from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, detained by Israeli forces after their vessels were intercepted in international waters in the Mediterranean, arrive at Charles de Gaulle Airport, in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, France May 22, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

Middle East conflict pushing millions into hunger, UN World Food Programme says

Households in Afghanistan, Somalia and Sri Lanka are among the most seriously affected and face mounting pressure due to higher fuel costs, food price spikes, income losses and disrupted trade.

UN doubles appeal for Lebanon aid to $821 million amid Israel war

The site of an Israeli strike that hit the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on June 5.

UN warns of ‘unprecedented’ gaps in global food aid amid funding cuts

A Somali child is screened for malnutrition at a hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.

France has asked prosecutor to investigate treatment of its nationals on activist flotilla

A French activist detained and deported by Israel following the interception of their Gaza-bound flotilla wearing a sweat shirt with written "Exist, resist, return".

China adds relief funds for flood and quake-hit areas

Nine were killed in the municipality of Chongqing after torrential rainfall resulted in flash floods and landslides.

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