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Official: Sanctions negatively affected humanitarian operations in Iran

Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society Pirhossein Koulivand said that the illegal sanctions against Iran have negatively affected the humanitarian operations in the country.

Aid groups warn US against blacklisting Yemen’s Ansarullah

Aid agencies have warned that the possible US designation of Yemen's Ansarullah movement as a "terrorist group" could further deteriorate the already dire humanitarian situation and hinder assistance efforts in the war-torn country.

Ansarullah: US pursuing own plots in Yemen under humanitarian guise

The spokesman for Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement said the United States is pursuing its own interests and plots in the Arab country under the guise of humanitarian issues, and is by no means serious about ending the Saudi-led military aggression and siege against the Yemeni nation.

UN: Record 29 million in Sahel need humanitarian assistance

The United Nations and NGOs said that a record 29 million people need humanitarian assistance in the Sahel, noting "unparalleled" insecurity and hunger across six countries in the war-torn African region.

Relief programs hit by ongoing crisis in Myanmar, UN humanitarian office says

The political unrest in Myanmar has impacted the ability of humanitarians to respond to the needs of vulnerable communities, including internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the country’s conflict-affected areas, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.

US intentionally raising humanitarian trade costs with Iran: CBI

Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said the United States keeps hampering Iran’s efforts to access vaccines needed to tackle the coronavirus pandemic in the country, and Washington is dishonest in its claims that banks would not face punishments if they process payments related to humanitarian trade with Iran.

Iran: Syria’s humanitarian issues taken hostage by West for political purposes

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Iran sends humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan

Iran shipped a second consignment of humanitarian supplies to Kyrgyzstan to help the Central Asian country deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

China: US sanctions exacerbating humanitarian crises in Iran, Venezuela

China’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Vienna Wang Qun accused Washington of exacerbating humanitarian crises in countries such as Iran and Venezuela with new “long-arm extra-territorial sanctions,” which were also distorting global oil supply and further destabilizing West Asia.

Swiss gov’t: Iran has gotten nothing from US ‘humanitarian’ channel

The humanitarian banking channel set up by the US administration to get medicine and other supplies into Iran has not in fact processed any potentially life-saving transactions, the Swiss government confirmed to The Daily Beast.

Mousavi: Iranian expats’ humanitarian aid conveys solidarity message in times of trouble

By Farzam Vanaki

South Korea to resume humanitarian exports to Iran

South Korea is pushing for resumption of humanitarian trade transactions with Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak, with the shipments likely to begin next month, a South Korean Foreign Ministry Official said on Friday.

Iran: US sanctions impede progress of Swiss humanitarian channel

Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said that the effectiveness of the Swiss humanitarian channel cannot be judged while the US sanctions against the Islamic Republic continue to threaten Iranians’ lives.

A humanitarian crisis looms in Africa unless we act fast to stop the desert locust

*By Qu Dongyu & Mark Lowcock

Swiss humanitarian channel to Iran launched with medical shipments

A humanitarian channel to bring food and medicine to Iran has started trial operations, the Swiss government said on Thursday, helping supply Swiss goods to the struggling population without tripping over US sanctions.