Syria Aid
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Turkey, Syria in dire need of support 1 month after deadly earthquakes: aid groupsAn appeal for $1 billion to assist survivors is only 10 per cent funded, hampering efforts to tackle the humanitarian crisis, a United Nations official said Monday.WorldMar 6, 2023
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British man who helped found Syria’s White Helmets discovered dead in TurkeyLe Mesurier was the founder and CEO of May Day Rescue, which founded and trained the White Helmets.WorldNov 11, 2019
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Canadian aid to Syria stolen by Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group, documents showSuspected Hayat Tahrir al-Sham gunmen walked off with thousands of dollars worth of Canadian-financed electronics devices, according to declassified documents.CanadaNov 7, 2019
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42,000 stranded Syrians have been denied aid for over 2 months — let it in, urges UN humanitarian chiefThe UN wants an aid convoy, with more than 100 trucks accompanied by some 250 UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent personnel, to leave for the isolated Rukban camp on the Syria-Jordan border by Feb. 5.WorldJan 30, 2019
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Flooding displaces thousands of refugees in northern SyriaThe flooding, along with overnight temperatures below zero celsius, have created a "perfect storm," according to one aid group.WorldDec 28, 2018
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UN accused of allowing Syria to manipulate aid reliefMore than 70 organizations are accusing the U.N. of allowing the Syrian government to manipulate relief efforts and deprive thousands in need of help.WorldSep 8, 2016
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Syrian government to allow UN to deliver urgently needed aid to some areasSyria's authorization of some aid convoys to besieged Syrian towns is "at best a drop in the ocean" and the U.N. must urgently prepare to make airdrops to areas most in need of humanitarian help, France's U.N. ambassador said Friday.WorldJun 3, 2016
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