Humanitarian aid/Disaster relief

Asked to ‘do the impossible’: UN refugee chief warns aid cuts threaten vital lifelines

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Barham Salih says the UN refugee agency has slashed its workforce from 20,000 in 2024 to just under 12,000.

Stranded abroad, Gaza’s displaced mourn the dead and long for home

Displaced children from the Gaza Strip, stand in line as they attend a Palestinian school in the Egyptian city of El-Arish, near the border with the Gaza Strip, on October 1, 2026. On Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, Palestinian teacher Hadeel Zourob welcomes dozens of pupils from Gaza to the only Palestinian school in the region – a school she set up for these children displaced by the war. Hadeel Zourob arrived in April 2024, six months after the war began. Together with other teachers, she began teaching a small group of children in a rented building. (Photo by Amr AHMED / AFP)

UN agency warns funding crisis could leave 8.3 million people without aid

The agency faces a US$5.789 billion (S$7.4 billion) funding gap, after money available to the agency fell 24% between 2024 and 2025.

Survivors ‘still traumatised’ after Indonesia quake

Evacuees resting outside an evacuation centre at Rokirole village, East Nusa Tenggara province, on Sept 17.

Singapore Red Cross commits another $2m for Nepal flood aid; public campaign has raised over $6.2m

The floods that swept through parts of Tibet and Nepal on the morning of Aug 26 have taken more than 1,450 lives.

Rich nations should foot climate bill, says Nepal minister

Nepal has contributed negligibly to the breakdown of the global climate system, said Nepal’s foreign minister Shisir Khanal.

Israel squeezing UN Palestinian refugee agency ahead of polls, says its chief

UNRWA’s acting Commissioner-General Christian Saunders said Israel was being “extremely difficult” about letting in vital supplies like engine oil to Gaza for relief operations.

A Tunisian activist’s journey from Gaza flotilla hero to jailed hunger striker

Supporters of detained pro-Palestinian activists protest to demand their release in Tunis, Tunisia, September 19, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Local NGOs do not need Govt’s endorsement to register in Gaza, Singapore authorities say

The Singapore Government encourages Singaporeans to continue supporting humanitarian efforts for Gaza through “credible channels”.

Muslim organisation in Singapore raises $200,000 for Nepal flood relief efforts

More than 1,300 people have been killed on the Nepal side of the border, and over 5,000 remain missing.

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