UN Aid Official in Yemen Urges Lifting of Blockade
TEHRAN – The continuing blockade of ports in Yemen must be lifted, a senior United Nations humanitarian official urged, calling for greater access to more than eight million people on the verge of famine. Speaking from Sana’a, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Jamie McGoldrick said that “the lives of millions of people, including 8.4 […]
Iranian Aid Handed Out to Myanmar Muslims
TEHRAN – The first consignment of the humanitarian aid Iran has dispatched for the Muslim people of Myanmar was distributed among the displaced refugees in Bangladesh. Weighing 40 tons, it was distributed among Rohingya Muslims in three refugee camps southwest of Bangladesh after being airlifted to Shah Amanat airport in the port city of Chittagong. […]
Iran to Send Aid to Myanmar Muslims via Bangladesh
TEHRAN – An Iranian delegation will travel to Bangladesh on Thursday with a consignment of humanitarian aid for the Myanmarese Muslims, hundreds of thousands of whom have crossed into Bangladesh since late August to escape a military crackdown. The Iranian diplomatic delegation, to be led by Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim […]