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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle start two-day humanitarian visit to Jordan – see best photos

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle start two-day humanitarian visit to Jordan – see best photos

Published by Daniella Wilson

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have kicked off their unexpected two-day humanitarian trip to Aman, Jordan on Wednesday. The pair were all smiles as they stepped out at a World Health Organisation roundtable with individuals from leading bodies like the United Nations and many of its agencies, diplomatic representatives, and donors. © Getty The couple, who stepped down as working royals in 2020, travelled to Jordan at the invitation of the WHO’s director-general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. © Getty For her overseas visit, Meghan wore a stylish white ensemble comprised of white trousers, a structured jacket and a classic T-shirt in the same hue. Meanwhile, her husband wore beige trousers, a white shirt and a black jacket. © Getty Joining Harry and Meghan on the table were senior figures from UN agencies including UNWRA, UNHCR, World Food Programme, Unicef and diplomatic attendees from countries like the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Canada, and the EU. © Getty Philip Hall, British Ambassador to Jordan, thanked the Sussexes for travelling to the Middle East: “So I would simply say thank …

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s joint visit to Jordan for humanitarian

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s joint visit to Jordan for humanitarian

Published by Daniella Wilson

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex may have stepped down as senior royals, but they are determined to maintain their award-winning philanthropic efforts on the world stage, and their announcement is testimony to that. Prince Harry and his wife will carry out a joint two-day visit to Jordan, alongside the current World Health Organisation Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to highlight humanitarian health responses during conflict. They have a packed schedule on Wednesday and Thursday, including a visit to World Central Kitchen, an organisation which coordinates and deploys food and humanitarian assistance into Gaza. The couple will also spend time at the Questscope at the Za’atari Refugee Camp, a safe harbour for displaced Syrians. Their schedule also allows time for them to visit initiatives they have supported financially, funding medical evacuations for children affected by the conflict in Gaza. Prince Harry joining forces with Dr Tedros © Getty ImagesDr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization will join forces with Harry and Meghan in Jordan This trip comes after Prince Harry’s appearance alongside …

Mexican ships arrive in Cuba with humanitarian cargo amid US oil blockade | Humanitarian Crises News

Mexican ships arrive in Cuba with humanitarian cargo amid US oil blockade | Humanitarian Crises News

Published by Sam Flores

Two Mexican ships bearing humanitarian aid have docked in the harbour of Cuba’s capital Havana, as the United States continues its efforts to cut the island off from outside fuel supplies. On Thursday, pedestrians on Havana’s seawall watched as the ships, one of which was the Papaloapan, unloaded white pallets on shore. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addressed the delivery in her morning news conference, promising that more help was on the way. “We are sending different forms of help, different forms of support,” Sheinbaum said. “Today, the ships arrive. When they return, we are going to send more support of a different type.” She also described her country’s role as “opening the doors for dialogue to develop” between Cuba and the US, but she insisted that maintaining Cuba’s sovereignty would be paramount among her priorities. A pressure campaign Since January, the administration of US President Donald Trump has sought to cut off the oil supplies that power Cuba’s energy grid and other critical infrastructure. The campaign is …

He couldn’t save a toddler, so he started a vast humanitarian project to save other Gazan children

He couldn’t save a toddler, so he started a vast humanitarian project to save other Gazan children

Published by Sam Flores

DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Dr. David Hasan has a recurring dream. He is in a hospital in Gaza at the tail-end of 2023, treating a dying toddler. The boy has come in with a wave of other injured Palestinians pulled from the rubble of a bombed-out building. Hasan has no means to help the boy and must triage those more likely to live in the bare-bones surgical suite. So he cradles the boy close to his chest and says a prayer. The boy dies. He frantically searches for the parents, but they have also likely died. He doesn’t know the boy’s name, so he calls him Jacob. The dream is a flashback — the boy real. And Jacob’s death, more than two years ago during Hasan’s first trip to Gaza, still haunts the Duke University neurosurgeon, who is now building one of the most ambitious Palestinian-Israeli humanitarian undertakings in Gaza, begun as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold. In the six months since it became a registered nonprofit, The Gaza Children Village, …

Israeli settler violence displaces Palestinians across occupied West Bank | Humanitarian Crises

Israeli settler violence displaces Palestinians across occupied West Bank | Humanitarian Crises

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NewsFeed Israeli settler attacks across the occupied West Bank are forcing Palestinian communities out of the section known as Area C. Human rights groups say daily violence targets rural, Bedouin areas, with little protection, shrinking space for Palestinians as families flee. Published On 29 Jan 202629 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Source link

ICE accused of overseeing “unfolding humanitarian crisis” at Texas detention center

ICE accused of overseeing “unfolding humanitarian crisis” at Texas detention center

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Following the death of a detainee, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Texas is facing renewed criticism for reported human rights abuses. The American Civil Liberties Union interviewed 45 detainees at Camp East Montana at Fort Bliss in El Paso, issuing a report in December that detailed than 80 human rights abuses, including “physical and sexual abuse, medical neglect, and intimidation to self-deport.” One detainee identified as “Samuel” said an ICE officer broke his front tooth and “grabbed my testicles and firmly crushed them,” as another “forced his fingers deep into my ears.” Another, identified as “Eduardo,” said he was beaten unconscious by guards, then left in an “isolated punishment cell” for five days where he did not have access to his high blood pressure medication. “These accounts reveal an unfolding humanitarian crisis at the military base — one which may spread across the country as the Trump administration expands detention dangerously, recklessly and with unprecedented speed,” the statement said. Start your day with essential news from Salon.Sign up for our free morning newsletter, …

How winter is making Gaza’s humanitarian crisis worse | Gaza

How winter is making Gaza’s humanitarian crisis worse | Gaza

Published by Sam Flores

Winter hits Gaza hard, while activists and aid workers push to keep the world’s attention from slipping away. Winter in Gaza is not just a season; it is a crisis. More than one million Palestinians are displaced and in need of emergency shelter. Many live in makeshift tents, as heavy rain and cold temperatures destroy what little shelter remains. With aid and construction materials often blocked or delayed at the border, families face rising risks of hypothermia and disease in an already catastrophic situation. Presenter: Stefanie Dekker Guests:Dr Nada Abu Alrub – Humanitarian doctorTess Ingram – UNICEF spokesperson Published On 20 Jan 202620 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Source link

Israel halts the work of humanitarian NGOs in occupied Palestinian territories

Israel halts the work of humanitarian NGOs in occupied Palestinian territories

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A wounded Palestinian boy receives care from a Doctors Without Borders staff member at a clinic in the Al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, December 31, 2025. OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP Handicap International, Doctors Without Borders, Doctors of the World, Mercy Corps, CARE, Action Against Hunger, and more: 37 international NGOs lost their accreditation on Thursday, January 1, and now face a total ban on humanitarian operations by Israel in both Gaza and the occupied West Bank, starting on March 1. The new regulations are explicitly aimed at controlling their personnel and their freedom of expression. United Nations agencies and humanitarian actors have condemned this policy, raising concerns about the human consequences, especially in Gaza, where more than two million people live in catastrophic conditions. “Israel’s suspension of numerous aid agencies from Gaza is outrageous,” responded Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on Wednesday. “In Gaza in particular, as winter compounds to families’ suffering, as high acute food insecurity persists and as the need for life-saving aid is as critical as ever, …