UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday announced the largest allocation ever of 250 million U.S. dollars from the United Nations global emergency fund to
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China\’s aid to quake-hit areas mirrors major country responsibility
Devastating earthquakes recently took place in southern Türkiye and northern Syria, causing heavy casualties in both countries.Chinese President Xi Jinping sent messages of condolence to Turkish Presi
US blocks relief work in quake-stricken Syria, exacerbating crisis
(Cartoon by Ma Hongliang)A series of devastating earthquakes struck south Türkiye near the border with Syria on Feb. 6, 2023, resulting in mass casualties. Some 26 million people in both countries nee
China-donated aid distributed among 500 families in Afghanistan\’s Herat province
HERAT, Afghanistan, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) — Afghan authorities began distribution of China-donated humanitarian aid to 500 needy families in the western Herat province on Thursday, provincial director for
Kyrgyzstan sends more rescuers, aid to Türkiye
BISHKEK, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) — Kyrgyzstan flew another 80 rescuers to Türkiye to aid earthquake victims, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on Monday.Humanitarian aid comprised of 78 y
Facts about Türkiye, Syria quake: Death toll tops 35,000, int\’l aid continues
Members from the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, distribute food to local people in Malatya, Trkiye, Feb. 13, 2023. The death toll from the earthquakes in Trkiye has climbed to 31,
Syrian president urges quick aid delivery across quake-hit Syria
DAMASCUS, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday urged immediate delivery of relief aid to all areas in Syria struck by earthquakes on Feb. 6, the state news agency SANA report
Chinese community in Syria donates quake-relief aid to Syria
DAMASCUS, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) — The Chinese community in Syria on Sunday donated relief supplies to the Syrian people via the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) after the country was rocked by a massive ea
Kuwait offers humanitarian aid to quake-hit Türkiye
Staff members load supplies provided by Kuwait as humanitarian aid into a plane at Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, Feb. 9, 2023. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)Kuwait on Thursday
UN continues emergency relief operations in quake-hit areas in Türkiye, Syria
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) — The world body is continuing to mobilize emergency teams and relief operations in response to the massive earthquake that struck parts of Türkiye and Syria, said a