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24 April, 2026
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Amnesty calls for funds for Sudan as war nears 3rd anniversary

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11 April, 2026
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EU urges Israel to end crackdown on NGOs operating in Gaza

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07 January, 2026
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Israel blocks NGOs, restricts aid into Gaza ahead of winter

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No aid supplies left and staff starving in Gaza: NRC

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22 July, 2025
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Gaza fuel crisis puts entire population at risk, aid groups warn

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03 July, 2025
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Syria needs extensive support for returning refugees, NGOs say

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15 May, 2025
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Israel fails to meet US aid demands to ease Gaza catastrophe

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12 November, 2024
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Israel forces using 'unwarranted lethal force' in West Bank: NGO

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19 July, 2024
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Libya flood crisis 'national disaster', aid group says

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Taliban set to lift ban on Afghan women in NGOs 'soon'

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24 May, 2023
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Aid chief urges Taliban to reverse ban on women staff

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09 January, 2023
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Ukraine: Hundreds of thousands more expected to flee

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12 December, 2022
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Civilian casualties halved since Yemen truce began: NGO

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11 May, 2022
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Diplomats slam Israel over Sheikh Jarrah expulsions

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18 January, 2022
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Thousands of Afghans fleeing to Iran: aid chief

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11 Palestinian children killed were being treated for trauma

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18 May, 2021
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Iraq camp closures 'risk homelessness' for over 100,000 refugees

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10 November, 2020
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Oxfam, NRC call for greater aid access to Syria

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15 July, 2020
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Rights groups call for Jordan to admit Syrian refugees

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27 June, 2018