The inter-agency aid operation will bring food, sanitation and hygiene supplies, nutrition and health assistance to Rukban. Some 10,000 children will be vaccinated against Measles, Polio and other deadly diseases.
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UN aid deliveries resume to Syrians at the Berm as Jordan gives approval
Approval of an exceptional delivery of humanitarian aid was granted to provide food and winterization relief items to 50,000 people who face increasingly dire circumstances.
Up to 15,000 civilians remain trapped in Syria's Ar-Raqqa city
The humanitarian situation inside the city remains dire, with a majority of the remaining population reportedly facing deteriorating humanitarian, health, living and security conditions.
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Between 20,000 and 50,000 continue to live under dire humanitarian conditions in Raqqa City
Water and electricity have been reportedly cut off for more than a month, forcing people to collect unsafe water. Unexploded ordnance and landmines continue to be a serious safety concern.
Ar-Raqqa: Massive displacement continues due to fighting, heavy airstrikes
Since 1 April, the number of displaced people tops 190,000, nearly 20,000 fled last month alone. Humanitarian situation has been significantly deteriorating inside the city, protection for trapped civilians remains of high concern.
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Providing life-saving assistance at the north-east Jordan-Syria border
An estimated 45,000 to 50,000 people are stranded at two remote locations – Hadalat and Rukban – at the berm. Aid deliveries are expected to resume this week in a volatile security environment.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights violence in Nigeria and crisis in CAR
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights IDPs in Iraq and suicide attacks in Kabul
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Typhoon Hagupit in Philippines and Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Nigerian refugees in Niger and Al Shabaab attacks in Kenya
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights drought in Pakistan and ongoing conflict in South Sudan
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Afghanistan: 3.8 million vulnerable people prioritised for humanitarian aid in 2015
A strategic response is required, namely for people suffering from various diseases and epidemics, and those injured from the conflict and remnants of war.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights ongoing conflict in CAR and Ukraine
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights persistent violence in CAR, Yemen and Nigeria
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Ebola crisis, clashes in DRC and Mali
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights heightened violence in the CAR, Libya and Yemen
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Ebola crisis and 1.5 million IDPs in Nigeria
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights displacement in Iraq, Libya and Sudan
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights floods in Pakistan and Ebola in West Africa
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Lack of funding hampers flood response in northern Afghanistan
Based on the current rate of construction, even assuming the necessary funding is obtained, 2,500 families, whose houses were destroyed in the April floods, won't have appropriate shelter during the winter.