Humanitarian organisations

Almost 700,000 displaced, 84 children killed after Israeli strikes on Lebanon, UN agencies say

A displaced family sits inside their tent at a sports stadium in Beirut that was converted into a shelter.

Medical stocks ‘critically low’ in Gaza despite reopening of key crossing

FILE PHOTO: A Palestinian boy, Nidal Abu Rabee, receives treatment at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo/File Photo

Youth compassion spotlighted as Singapore Silent Heroes Awards 2026 open for nominations

(From left) Moderator Luo Chen Jun, partnerships manager at Common Purpose and a Silent Heroes alumnus; Ms Ang Bee Lian, senior adviser at the Ministry of Social and Family Development; Mr MP Sellvem, founding chairman of Singapore Silent Heroes; Dr Trina Tan, senior lecturer at Republic Polytechnic; and Mr David Chua, chief executive officer of the National Youth Council, during a panel discussion at the Singapore Silent Heroes “Impact for Humanity” symposium at Republic Polytechnic on March 5.

Disinformation the new enemy in disaster zones, says Red Cross

False narratives online are hampering humanitarian efforts in war-torn nations like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Red Cross has warned.

Sylvia Chang on her humanitarian work with disadvantaged children: ‘Through them, I learnt so much’

Sylvia Chang with a child during a field trip to Lebanon in 2019.

Turkey arrests European activists probing prison conditions

International aid convoy to arrive in Cuba in March: Organisers

A man pushes his cart past an empty gas station in Havana on Feb 19.

Doctors Without Borders will keep operating in Gaza ‘as long as we can’: Mission head

In early February, Israel announced it was terminating all the activities in Gaza by the medical charity Doctors Without Borders.

UN hopes AI tech can aid the starving as funding collapses

Drought in Kenya is creating food insecurity and water scarcity, highlighting an urgent need for more aid.

UN says Israeli actions raising ‘ethnic cleansing’ fears in West Bank and Gaza

Palestinian children sit atop the rubble of a mosque destroyed during the two-year Israeli offensives, in Gaza City on Feb 11.

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