North Korea Pleads for Food Aid as Trump Sanctions Noose Tightens

As much as Trump likes to rail against the failed policies of his predecessor, he seems to be mimicking them, using North Korea’s food shortages as leverage to force the country to denuclearize, a move that DPRK believes would bring about only a swifter death.

Alexander Rubinstein
By Alexander Rubinstein
North Korea | Food

PYONGYANG, NORTH KOREA -- A leaked diplomatic memo reveals that the North Korean government is lobbying its allies for assistance in dealing with an “urgent” food shortage crisis needed to stave off hunger this month. But with U.S. and international sanctions in play, delivery of humanitarian aid is risky business. A diplomatic memo obtained by

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India Sends Food Aid To It’s Neglected, Starving Citizens In Saudi Arabia

India’s Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said on Twitter that 10,000 Indian workers are facing “extreme hardship” in Saudi Arabia.

teleSUR
By teleSUR
Relatives of Kasthuri Munirathinam, an Indian woman who lost an arm during an escape attempt from her Saudi employer. display a photo of her and copies of her employment documents, in Chennai, India, Oct. 24, 2015.

The Indian government has sent 15 metric tons of food aid to its own citizens living as foreign workers in Saudi Arabia, following layoffs triggered by plummeting oil prices in the petroleum-based economy. India is now reportedly weighing its options for rescuing the thousands of starving workers from abysmal conditions in Saudi Arabia. “I

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EU Announces $12.3 Million In Aid For Syrian Civilians In Turkey, Syria

The latest aid is part of a 70 million-euro package extended by Brussels to Turkey. The ten million euros are specifically for humanitarian emergency work while the rest is for longer-term projects including education.

Al Akhbar
By Al Akhbar
Turkey Syria

Reports: The European Union on Tuesday announced 10 million euros ($12.3 million) in new humanitarian aid for Syrian civilians in Turkey and Syria. "Today, we are stepping up our assistance to the people of Syria and to the Turkish communities hosting Syrian refugees," EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement. "Europe

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UNHCR: Aid Cuts, Cold Weather To Have “Devastating Impact” On Syrian Refugees

Aid workers fear a major humanitarian crisis for millions of Syrian refugees in the Middle East, especially in Lebanon, after funding gaps forced the United Nations to cut food assistance for 1.7 million people.

Al Akhbar
By Al Akhbar

Reports: Aid workers fear a major humanitarian crisis for millions of Syrian refugees in the Middle East, especially in Lebanon, after funding gaps forced the United Nations to cut food assistance for 1.7 million people. Meanwhile, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that the number of internally displaced

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After Years Of Famine, Somali Farmers Now Supplying Grain For Hunger Relief Programs

Conflicts and droughts have crippled Somali farmers’ ability to feed their country, but with help from several governmental and non-governmental aid groups, things are improving for the Horn of Africa nation.

Les Neuhaus
By Les Neuhaus
Somalia Civil War Aid

After decades of food relief agencies providing food to Somalis, Somali farmers will now provide food to feed their countrymen by contributing high-quality grain to the U.N.’s World Food Program (WFP), according to the U.N. Farmers from south-central Somalia have sold 200 metric tons of high-quality maize to WFP. Their grain contributions will be

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UN Official ‘Disturbed And Shaken’ After Visit To Palestinian Camp In Syria

Palestinian refugees in the Yarmouk camp south of Damascus are desperate for medical supplies and nutritional provisions.

Les Neuhaus
By Les Neuhaus
Mideast Syria

The head of the U.N.’s agency for Palestinian refugees visited the besieged Palestinian refugee camp in Yarmouk, a suburb just south of the Syrian capital, on Sunday, alerting diplomats and aid workers to the deteriorating situation for people remaining in the area. “I am deeply disturbed and shaken by what I observed today,” Filippo Grandi,

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