(Reuters) -The head of a U.S.-backed private humanitarian organization tasked with distributing aid in Gaza through an Israeli-initiated plan resigned on Sunday, saying he could not abandon principles ...

The head of a humanitarian group leading the new plan for getting aid into Gaza resigned abruptly on Sunday, accusing his organization of a strategy that does not adhere to “humanitarian principles.” ...

The GHF's closure marks the end of another failed attempt to replace an aid system that is proven to work, writes Oxfam America's Peace and Security Director Scott Paul. Yesterday the executive ...

GENEVA - UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres today called for strict adherence to humanitarian principles in the ongoing conflict in Gaza, including respect for the universal right of ...

In 2006, Dr. Amanda McCorkindale graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelor’s Degree in history and a minor in sociology. Now, she’s a senior lecturer in humanitarian ...

The world is watching Gaza and Sudan face escalating humanitarian crises, where millions of people are at risk of hunger, displacement, and societal instability. Beyond the immediate violence and ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 19 December 2008 UNHCR has urged rebel ...

The 2016–2017 Battle of Mosul would have been unrecognizable to Henri Dunant, the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Unlike the defined front lines in the Battle of Solferino, ...

Humanitarian intervention is intervention forced upon a sovereign state. It is either arbitrarily undertaken by one state or collectively by a group of states (at times under the platform of an ...

Of the first 249 U.S. casualties in Korea, 192 were listed as “missing”—presumably captured. Last week Douglas MacArthur invoked the Geneva Conventions to protect them. He promised to treat all North ...