Aid under attack: the worst year on record for violence against aid workers
2020 was the worst year on record for the second year in the row for violence against aid workers, according
‘We need more food’: Newcastle join Rochdale as second council to challenge government on aid parcels
A second Northern council has voiced concerns over the quality of food parcels received by the government after Newcastle joined Rochdale in criticising the nutrition levels of the deliveries.
‘Dry noodles, one apple…’: Rochdale Council in row over government food parcels
A row has broken out between the government and Rochdale Borough Council after the Greater Manchester authority criticised the quality of government food parcels.
‘Keeping a 2m distance is impossible’: Manchester charity Syria Relief send coronavirus aid to Idlib
Manchester charity Syria Relief is providing aid to protect displaced civilians in the country’s war-ravaged Idlib province from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Human Appeal interview: Syria, six years on… ’50 families an hour have been displaced since the start’
Now entering its seventh year, the Syrian crisis has caused ceaseless horror, loss and devastation.
Two Sikhs, Three Peaks… Manchester Grammar School cousins take on Welsh mountains for refugee charity
Two Mancunian cousins will take on the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge in aid of refugees this October.
‘Rapid life-saving medical aid’: Manchester Uni-based charity lead global disaster response
A medical emergency response charity based at The University of Manchester has become the UK’s deployment lead to global humanitarian crises, receiving an £8million grant from the Government.
‘It doesn’t matter how much you can afford’: Manchester mayor’s plea for refugee aid
Mancunians have been urged to donate anything that they can afford to help ease the ‘truly shocking’ Syrian refugee crisis, by the city’s Lord Mayor.
Ebola death toll would be lower if not for West’s ‘dumb’ aid effort, says Man Uni prof
Mukesh Kapila CBE claims the short-term and reactionary nature of the response to the Ebola epidemic caused the collapse of healthcare systems in the worst affected countries of West Africa, including Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
Manchester food bank feeds ‘twice as many’ as expected ahead of Christmas
Food bank bosses in Manchester have revealed the number of families relying on food parcels to survive this Christmas is at an all time high.
Christian charity Medair calls on Manchester to lend hand to disaster-struck zones
From the peaks of the Himalayas to the swamps of South Sudan, Medair’s work in providing disaster relief to the world’s most vulnerable has made a lot of people sit up and take notice.