As the storm waters began to recede, people who had very little before the storm found that they now have even less.
Tag: Humanitarian Aid
Cyclone Idai May Be ‘One of the Worst’ Disasters in the Southern Hemisphere
A United Nations official said workers had described “water and water for miles and miles,” resembling an inland ocean where homes and towns had stood.
The Interpreter: Facebook Intervenes in a Civil War, to Mixed Results
The company banned four rebel groups in Myanmar, underscoring its global struggle to curb violence without disrupting fragile conflicts and democracies.
Trump Administration Steps Up Air War in Somalia
Even as the Trump administration pulls back from counterinsurgency operations elsewhere, airstrikes targeting Islamist militants in Somalia have soared.
Footage Contradicts U.S. Claim That Maduro Burned Aid Convoy
A reconstruction of the moment when a truck bearing humanitarian supplies was set on fire shows the likely cause was a Molotov cocktail thrown by a protester.
Guaidó Vows Prompt Return to Venezuela as Absence Saps Opposition’s Momentum
Juan Guaidó, who risks arrest if he goes back to Venezuela, has set a deadline of Monday morning for his return. With each day he stays away, the chance of the opposition fracturing grows.
U.S. Issues New Penalties Against Venezuelan Officials, Vowing ‘Maduro Must Go’
A State Department envoy said military intervention in Venezuela would be a distant line of action behind other efforts to apply diplomatic and economic pressure.
Russia Blocks Venezuela Measure at U.N., Calling It a U.S. Ploy for Regime Change
In a Cold War-style dispute at the United Nations, Russia sided with President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and against an American resolution calling for aid distribution and new elections.
U.N. Seeks $4 Billion to Save Millions from Famine in Yemen
Aid workers reached a major grain stockpile near war-torn Hudaydah on Tuesday, amid a United Nations warning that four-fifths of Yemen’s people need relief aid.
Pence, in Colombia to Meet Guaidó, Announces New Venezuela Sanctions
While relatively modest, the actions represented a ratcheting up of the American effort to oust President Nicolás Maduro, and Vice President Mike Pence warned of more punitive steps to come.