Multinational effort to expand Gaza aid routes ramps up

Human Rights 2024-03-19

Multinational effort to expand Gaza aid routes ramps up

Maritime corridor is part of a comprehensive strategy to ensure humanitarian aid is being delivered by every means possible: land, sea and air.

Gaza aid delivery effort via maritime corridor moves forward

Human Rights 2024-03-11

Gaza aid delivery effort via maritime corridor moves forward

As an initial pilot operation to deliver aid via Cyprus gets under way, the United States moves forward with plans to build temporary port in Gaza.

Houthis' attacks delay critical humanitarian aid to vulnerable people around the world

Human Rights 2024-02-26

Houthis' attacks delay critical humanitarian aid to vulnerable people around the world

The Iran-backed group's escalation in the Red Sea adversely affects those in need of assistance around the world, including in Sudan, Ethiopia and Yemen, where 80% of population needs aid.

Houthis' expulsion of humanitarian staff undercuts efforts to help Yemeni people

Human Rights 2024-02-10

Houthis' expulsion of humanitarian staff undercuts efforts to help Yemeni people

The Iran-backed group's decision to expel certain UN staff stifles and disrupts humanitarian relief work at a time when Yemen is already reeling.

Israel mulls US, European proposal to deliver aid to Gaza through port

Human Rights 2024-01-30

Israel mulls US, European proposal to deliver aid to Gaza through port

The US and European countries are pressing for more routes to deliver aid to Gaza. Israel said it will permit shipments of flour through Ashdod port.

Houthis' hostages: civilian pawns caught up in group's dangerous game

Human Rights 2024-01-19

Houthis' hostages: civilian pawns caught up in group's dangerous game

More than two dozen mariners taken hostage during the Houthis' hijacking of the Galaxy Leader remain in the group's custody in Yemen.

Egypt, Cyprus facilitate critical aid to Gaza by land and sea

Human Rights 2024-01-18

Egypt, Cyprus facilitate critical aid to Gaza by land and sea

Both countries have been instrumental in facilitating the transfer of much-needed humanitarian aid to civilians and Hamas hostages in Gaza.

On regional tour, Blinken seeks more Gaza aid, de-escalation of conflict

Human Rights 2024-01-09

On regional tour, Blinken seeks more Gaza aid, de-escalation of conflict

On a wide ranging regional tour, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been trying to find ways to ease the suffering in Gaza and reduce the possibilities that the Hamas conflict could spread.

US to press for immediate, increased aid for Gaza

Human Rights 2024-01-05

US to press for immediate, increased aid for Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a visit to the Middle East to discuss new measures to increase aid to Gaza, and the first UK maritime shipment of lifesaving aid arrived in Egypt.

Iran's support for Houthis continues to have dire consequences for Yemenis

Human Rights 2023-12-31

Iran's support for Houthis continues to have dire consequences for Yemenis

Iran's IRGC has fueled a long, bitter proxy war in Yemen for years, bringing the country to economic and political collapse. The Houthis' new aggression in the Red Sea is adding to Yemenis' woes.