Mainers value fairness, restraint and the protection of the vulnerable. These values do not cease to apply when the suffering takes place far from home.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Afghanistan on December 19, 2025, at a shallow depth of 10 km, increasing its danger.

SRINAGAR: A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan early Friday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

UNICEF temporary learning spaces provide education, essential services and a much-needed sense of normalcy for children ...

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Tuesday of delays in the arrival of humanitarian aid to Gaza, as winter storms continue to exacerbate the ...

Musleh, a nurse and humanitarian worker who evacuated from Gaza to Cairo last year, works at the charity organization Human ...

Dubai Humanitarian, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD/WFP), has wrapped up ...

The European Union has mounted an “air bridge” effort, with at least eight aid flights planned to Sudan. But getting supplies to the areas with the most dire need is an enormous challenge.

InSight Crime investigator Victoria Dittmar spoke at the Global Humanitarian Policy Forum on December 11 to discuss organized ...

More than 30,000 trucks worth of aid have been delivered to Gaza as of last week, in what CENTCOM calls a milestone for its ...

The United Nations, in turning 80, has been berated, dismissed and libelled.  In September, US President Donald Trump took a hearty swipe at the body’s ...

The current situation in eastern DRC remains tense as escalating conflict and violence have led to a grave humanitarian ...