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UN to provide $93 million in aid for Myanmar earthquake victims

April 07, 2025

The United Nations will provide humanitarian assistance to Myanmar in the wake of the recent earthquake, with a total of US$93 million pledged by international donors and an additional US$5 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), according to Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).

Humanitarian operation in Myanmar hindered by damaged roads and infrastructure, says UN agency

March 30, 2025

Humanitarian operations in Myanmar have been hindered by damaged roads and infrastructure, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Saturday.

Thailand and Malaysia agree to cooperate over Trump’s policies

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2025

Thailand and Malaysia will join hands to cope with the fallout of any policies issued by US President Donald Trump, Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2024

Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old.

Nearly a third of Myanmar's population is in need of humanitarian aid: UNOCHA

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2023

Nearly a third of Myanmar's population (18.6 million) needs humanitarian assistance, and it is one million more than last year, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).

Myanmar seeks $994m for social relief and change for 5.3 million by 2024

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2023

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has released that by 2024, Myanmar needs US$994 million to support social relief and social change for 5.3 million people.

US blocks UN Security Council demand for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 09, 2023

The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by almost all other Security Council members and dozens of other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza.

Thailand donated funds for humanitarian assistance following earthquake in Morocco

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

On September 11 Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs donated THB2 million to Morocco through Abderrahim Rahhaly, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Thailand at the Parliament, Bangkok.

Another 79 Thais reach Jeddah after evacuation from Sudan by Saudi Arabia

THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2023

Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Thailand said on Thursday that Saudi Arabian agencies have evacuated about 2,351 people of 67 nationalities affected by the battle in Sudan.

Weaving a global web of compassion | The Nation

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 08, 2023

Women’s Day Special: Linda Cruse, a humanitarian who has lived for two decades out of her suitcase, travelling the world.

US’ Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration discusses humanitarian cooperation with Foreign Affairs Ministry

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2022

Thailand’s Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Sarun Charoensuwan on December 9 met with Julieta Valls Noyes, United States’ Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration. The meeting was a part of her visit to Thailand from December 7-10.

Number of internally displaced persons in Myanmar reaches over 1.2 m after Feb 1

SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA Myanmar) announced that there have been more than 1.2 million internally displaced persons ( IDPs ) in Myanmar since February 1, 2021, including more than 900,000 people who fled their homes.

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