Tag: aid

UN clearing piled-up aid at pier off Gaza

The United Nations is transferring thousands of tons of humanitarian supplies from a US-constructed pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip after the temporary port was suspended due to poor weather, an aid official said on Sunday. Workers started on Friday transporting the piled-up aid, mostly food, to warehouses, the World Food Programme (WFP) […]

UN begins moving tonnes of aid from US-built pier in Gaza

Humanitarian workers have started moving tonnes of aid that had been piled up at a US-built pier off the Gaza coast to warehouses in the besieged territory, the United Nations said. The move is an important step as the US considers whether to resume pier operations after yet another pause due to heavy seas. It […]

Local foundation to host clinics to help students apply for federal financial aid

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) clinics to guide high school students with completing the applications will be provided by the Education Equalizer Foundation. The foundation received a $10,000 Grant from the U.S. Department of Education as part of the Education Credit Management Corporation’s (ECMC) Student Support Strategy program, officials say. Part of the […]

This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza has worked — or not

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military-built pier has been pulled again from the Gaza shore due to rough seas, and its future role in the distribution of aid to Palestinians is uncertain. Humanitarian aid groups stopped distributing supplies that arrived by sea on June 9 due to security concerns and have not started again. U.S. […]

Future of Gaza aid pier built by US military in doubt

The pier built by the US military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed to protect it from bad weather, and the US is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out into the population again, several US officials said on Friday. While the military has helped deliver desperately needed food through the […]

Future of Gaza aid pier built by US military in doubt

The pier built by the US military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed to protect it from bad weather, and the US is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out into the population again, several US officials said on Friday. While the military has helped deliver desperately needed food through the […]