Humanitarian Assistance
Humanitarian Assistance
Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity. It may therefore be distinguished from development aid, which seeks to address the underlying socioeconomic factors which may have led to a crisis or emergency. According to a London-based research establishment, whose findings were released in April 2009, the most lethal year in the history of humanitarianism was... read more
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Northrop wins $1.7B NATO surveillance contract
From Orlando Business Journal Dated 21 May 2012 Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. has won a $1.7 billion contract for NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance system, expected to be the major data source for NATO’s system for Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance. The contract includes five unmanned Global Hawk drones...
Northrop wins $1.7B NATO surveillance contract
From Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area Dated 21 May 2012 Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman Corp. has won a $1.7 billion contract for NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance system, expected to be the major data source for NATO’s system for Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance. The contract includes five unmanned Global Hawk drones...
Flash flood kills 19 in Afghanistan; many missing
From San Antonio Express-News Dated 20 May 2012 Flash flood kills 19 in Afghanistan; many missing Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ...
AFP hosting largest Pacific humanitarian mission in Samar
From The Philippine Star Dated 19 May 2012 The largest humanitarian and civic assistance mission in the Pacific by the United States Pacific Fleet will be held in the Philippines, a senior military official said yesterday.
Report: Chinese military able to operate far afield
From Washington Times Dated 18 May 2012 China's military is developing capabilities to conduct "new historic missions" far beyond the communist country's borders, according to an annual Pentagon report to Congress. Described as "military operations other than war," the missions include counter-piracy and counterterrorism operations, humanitarian assistance...
EU Aid Benefits Pampanga Residents
From Manila Bulletin Dated 16 May 2012 MASANTOL, Pampanga — Thousands of families from coastal towns in Pampanga, who were victims of recent typhoons and other natural calamities, have benefited from a six-month health and social services assistance programs of the European Union (EU). The Pampanga information office...
South Sudan: Operation to Airlift Citizens Stranded in Sudan Begins - UN Official
From AllAfrica.com Dated 16 May 2012 [UN News] An operation to fly back...
South Sudan: UN Launches Appeal for Humanitarian Assistance
From AllAfrica.com Dated 16 May 2012 [Sudan Tribune] Juba - The United Nations on...
Operation to airlift South Sudanese citizens stranded in Sudan begins - UN official
From UN News Centre Dated 15 May 2012 An operation to fly back to their country an estimated 12,000 citizens of South Sudan stranded at a riverside town in neighbouring Sudan has begun, a senior United Nations official said today, adding that the returnees are being provided with...
Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Syria
From Scoop - New Zealand News Dated 14 May 2012 The United States is pursuing every avenue to get humanitarian relief to those affected by the violence in Syria and is engaged in focused diplomatic efforts to secure full and unfettered access for humanitarian organizations to reach those in need.
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