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According to UNRWA spokeswoman, Louise Wateridge, only 11 out of 109 aid trucks made it to their destination in Gaza. She also reported that Israeli authorities "continue to restrict a huge amount of the humanitarian response" to Gaza. The UNRWA has yet to hear of the number of casualties and the types of injuries the truck drivers endured.
The humanitarian imperative, based on the principle of humanity, together with other core principles, impartiality, and independence, stress that humanitarian response must be based on need alone. They are derived, from the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Red Cross movement. [ 4 ]
In 2023 with Decision 1313/2023 the UCPM was strengthened and the ERCC, replacing the MIC, was formally established. [9] On 15 May 2013, the ERCC was inaugurated by the commission's president, Jose Manuel Barroso and European Commissioner, for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva, and started its 24/7 operations. [10]
When a humanitarian crisis occurs, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) strives to efficiently mobilize and coordinate aid. [1] The leader of the UN OCHA, the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC), appoints a Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) (also known as the Resident Coordinator (RC) within the country of crisis to establish and lead the Humanitarian Country ...
USAID delivers billions of dollars in humanitarian aid, funding that advocates say provides a critical lifeline to more than 100 countries at only a small fraction of the overall federal budget ...
In response to a question about the implications for women and girls amid the upheaval at USAID, Anna Kelly, the White House deputy press secretary, said in a statement to NBC News that there is ...
Humanitarian response to the 2010 Chile earthquake; International response to Hurricane Katrina; I. Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake; K.
A 2010 independent assessment of the cluster system found that the use of the cluster system has improved the humanitarian response to gender-based violence, inclusion of people with disabilities, child protection, nutrition, water and sanitation in some countries. [4]