ESA Red Cross alliance advances crisis response
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 06, 2025
The European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has signed a Memorandum of Intent to leverage space technology for global humanitarian aid. ... more
Aid group says 4,000 displaced by battle for key Myanmar port site
Yangon (AFP) Mar 5, 2025
Fierce fighting between Myanmar's military junta and ethnic minority rebels closing in on the planned site of a strategic China-backed port has displaced 4,000 people, a local aid worker said on Wednesday. ... more
Israel halts humanitarian aid; 116 killed in Gaza since ceasefire
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 2, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel would not allow any further humanitarian aid into Gaza. Palestinian officials said Israeli fighters had killed some 116 people since the tenuous first phase of a ceasefire took effect in January. ... more