Straitstimes.com header logo

Choose edition

Search

singapore

asia

world

opinion

life

business

sport

Visual

Podcasts

SPH Rewards

STClassifieds

Paid press releases

Advertise with us

FAQs

Contact us

 

Humanitarian organisations

Red Cross head says ‘history repeating’ in Sudan after reported killings

A general view of people sitting at a camp for displaced families who fled from al-Fashir to Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Jamal
A general view of people sitting at a camp for displaced families who fled from al-Fashir to Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Jamal

S’pore charity RLAF to focus on long-term recovery and rebuilding in Gaza

Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim and the Rahmatan Lil Alamin Foundation team visiting the Egyptian Red Crescent in Cairo on Nov 1.
Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Faishal Ibrahim and the Rahmatan Lil Alamin Foundation team visiting the Egyptian Red Crescent in Cairo on Nov 1.

UN aid chief foresees ‘massive job’ ahead on tour of ruined Gaza

An excavator works at a site where the bodies of Israeli hostages are believed to be buried.
An excavator works at a site where the bodies of Israeli hostages are believed to be buried.

Aid groups prepare to provide quick relief to Gaza under ceasefire

The UN has said about 170,000 metric tonnes of food, medicine and other aid supplies are staged and ready to be transported into the enclave.
The UN has said about 170,000 metric tonnes of food, medicine and other aid supplies are staged and ready to be transported into the enclave.

UN to slash a quarter of peacekeepers globally over lack of funds

Washington is the UN's largest peacekeeping contributor, accounting for more than 26 per cent of funding.
Washington is the UN's largest peacekeeping contributor, accounting for more than 26 per cent of funding.

Turkey says 137 Gaza flotilla activists to arrive in Istanbul

FILE PHOTO: People gather on a boat from a flotilla that had been carrying aid to Gaza until it was intercepted by Israel, docked in the port of Larnaca, Cyprus October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: People gather on a boat from a flotilla that had been carrying aid to Gaza until it was intercepted by Israel, docked in the port of Larnaca, Cyprus October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/File Photo

Situation for mothers and babies in Gaza has ‘never been worse’, says Unicef

A Palestinian mother flees with her children following an Israeli airstrike during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City.
A Palestinian mother flees with her children following an Israeli airstrike during an Israeli military operation in Gaza City.

Myanmar’s war-torn Rakhine facing a hunger catastrophe, aid groups say

More than 100,000 children in Rakhine are suffering from acute malnutrition, with less than 2 per cent able to access treatment, according to data provided by aid workers.
More than 100,000 children in Rakhine are suffering from acute malnutrition, with less than 2 per cent able to access treatment, according to data provided by aid workers.

Red Cross convenes global meeting on international law abuses

Since the International Committee of the Red Cross launched its Global International Humanitarian Law initiative in 2024, 89 countries have formally signed on.
Since the International Committee of the Red Cross launched its Global International Humanitarian Law initiative in 2024, 89 countries have formally signed on.

Severely ill Gazan children arrive in Britain for treatment

A doctor checks Jana Ayad, a malnourished Palestinian girl, at a field hospital in southern Gaza.
A doctor checks Jana Ayad, a malnourished Palestinian girl, at a field hospital in southern Gaza.

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Privacy Policy

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

Download the app

Get unlimited access to exclusive stories and incisive insights from the ST newsroom
Subscribe Placeholder
MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.