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The United States and Turkey have announced plans to provide "non-lethal" aid such as communications equipment and medical supplies to Syrian rebels, and will urge other key allies to do the same, The New York Times reports.
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International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell announced on Monday that the UK will give aid and assistance to 5,000 people - many of them migrants - in Misrata.
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American Idol has announced that a portion of the profits from all Idol sales of downloadable music available on iTunes would be donated to Japan and the earthquake relief fund established by the American Red Cross.
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As the Japanese government issued tepid reports on radiation exposure and overall death figures from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan, a tide of bodies on Japanese shores underscored concerns of higher casualties.
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People in the state of Rio de Janeiro have seen their share of heartache and witnessed their labours washed down with the mudslides. They have been left with nothing but the clothes they have on.
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A fact-finding mission working under the auspices of the United Nations Human Rights Council released its advance unedited report into Israel's raid on the Gaza Aid Flotilla, which resulted in the deaths of nine men on May 31, 2010.
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Israel is facing continued worldwide condemnation for its high seas commando assault on a ship carrying humanitarian aid.
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On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti, with devastating results in the capital city, Port-au-Prince and surrounding towns and villages. Millions of impoverished Haitians were left without homes.
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The devastating earthquake that killed an estimated 250,000, and displaced at least 1 million people in Haiti prompted an outpouring of generosity from people and businesses around the world.
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Some ten days after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit the country the government in Haiti declared the operation to search for and rescue further survivors of the disaster on January 12 to be over.
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A new resolution is being drawn up at the United Nations to focus on humanitarian aid for Syria, in the hope both China and Russia will give support.
The United Nations humanitarian chief, Baroness Valerie Amos, has called for unhindered access for humanitarian aid in Syria.
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is trying to negotiate a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria to bring in aid.
The US backs calls by the Red Cross for a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria to allow aid into the worst affected areas.
UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos is in Syria to try to get aid into damaged cities, as the Red Cross remains blocked from the Baba Amr area of Homs.
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