humanitarian aid

After years helping others, aid workers are Syria’s latest refugees

Syrians who worked for international NGOs are fleeing to Iraq, fearing conscription into the army, or reprisals from the regime or Turkey-backed rebels

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Nigeria: Jihadists execute ACF aid worker as army closes Mercy Corps offices

Suspected ISWAP fighters executed one of six aid workers abducted in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, humanitarian group Action Against Hunger said

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Nigerian Army claims NGO aids Boko Haram and ISWAP, shuts Maiduguri and Damaturu offices

The Nigerian Army shut down the offices of a humanitarian aid group Action Against Hunger (ACF), accusing it of "aiding and abetting terrorists"

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Syrian tribes call for Coalition help after Rukban aid convoy met with ‘aggression’

Tribal representatives in Syria's Rukban camp asked the US-led Coalition to take control after the UN and SARC were forced to cut short an aid mission

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UN ‘ready to facilitate’ evacuations from Rukban camp in southern Syria

The UN will help evacuate civilians from the "abysmal" Rukban camp in the desert in southern Syria near the border with Jordan

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Nigeria: Boko Haram killed at least 60 people in Rann, Amnesty says

Boko Haram militants killed at least 60 people in a January 28 attack on Rann in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, Amnesty International said

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UN to set up temporary base after FPRC withdraws from Bakouma, Central African Republic

The UN mission in Central African Republic is to establish a temporary operation base in Bakouma after rebels withdrew two weeks after taking control of the town

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MSF says 14 killed and aid in Nigeria affected after Boko Haram attack on Rann

14 people were killed and thousands fled after Boko Haram on Monday attacked Rann, a remote town in northeast Nigeria, Medecins Sans Frontieres said

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Nigeria: More than 30,000 people flee Baga violence

Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in Baga, northeast Nigeria, after an increase in Boko Haram violence, the UN said

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Central African Republic: More than 12,000 displaced to ‘roads and forests’ after Bakouma violence

The majority of the population of Bakouma – more than 12,000 people – have been displaced by FPRC violence in southeastern Central African Republic, the UN said

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