Humanitarian aid

Pope Leo XIV again called on the international community to assist the people of Gaza, saying that human rights must be respected “for everyone.”

Somalia’s prolonged instability further complicates relief efforts as it continues to face an insurgency by al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-affiliated group.

The “externalization” of migration in the Latin American region — particularly under the Trump administration’s hardline policies — is accelerating human rights violations while eroding human dignity, according to a …

The fuel shortage makes distribution of aid more challenging, and garbage pickup throughout the region is “almost nonexistent.”

Power outages have been common for years, Archbishop García added, so even when people had food, cooking it was not easy.

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski said the aid mission was a tangible sign that the pope has not forgotten the suffering of the Ukrainian people.

Aid organizations whose licenses have been revoked include Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam, CARE and World Vision International.

“It goes to show the power of faith” that some 66 years after the Cuban Revolution still there helping the people “is the Catholic Church and people of faith.”

“We don’t have bombs every day, but the vast majority of the infrastructure is destroyed. … People are living in tents without anything.”

The floods have receded, and volunteer teams, along with locals, have begun cleaning their homes, which are filled with mud and dirty water.