By OMAR AKOUR Associated Press AMMAN (AP) — The United Nations regional humanitarian coordinator for the Syrian crisis said Thursday that the country's death toll from last week's deadly earthquake is likely to rise further as teams scramble to remove rubble in...
China, Iran call on Afghanistan to end restrictions on women
BEIJING (AP) — China and Iran have urged mutual neighbor Afghanistan to end restrictions on women's work and education. The call came in a joint statement Thursday issued at the close of a visit to Beijing by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during which the two sides...
Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes
Turkey - Syria EarthquakeBy SARAH EL DEEB, ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — The earthquakes that killed more than 39,000 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria produced more grieving and suffering along with extraordinary...
Rescuers find more alive in Turkey on 8th day after quake
Turkey - Syria EarthquakeANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Rescuers on Tuesday were working to reach people under the rubble in three provinces hit hard by the devastating quakes that hit Turkey and Syria last week. The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 quakes that...
As more rescued, quake survivors in Turkey ask what’s next
Turkey - Syria EarthquakeADIYAMAN, Turkey (AP) — Thousands who survived the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria a week ago are pondering what comes next. While many have been evacuated from the devastated region, others are staying by wrecked homes and as the...
Earthquake in Turkey is only the latest tragedy for refugees
News about grants, giftsBy MEHMET GUZEL, FAY ABUELGASIM and TANYA TITOVA Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — When war broke out in Ukraine, Aydin Sisman's relatives there fled to the ancient city of Antakya, in a southeastern corner of Turkey that borders Syria....
Fundraisers for Syria, Turkey earthquake try to deliver aid
News about grants, giftsNEW YORK (AP) — Humanitarian groups working in southern Turkey and northwest Syria warn that Monday's earthquake will have a “long tail” — a wide range of needs that will require donations for months, or even years, after the rescue and...
Happy Jack: A Community for “the Misunderstood”
Written by Bradi Nathan for Philanthropy JournalJack is my son. His life was cut short on July 3, 2020 by fentanyl disguised as Percocet. One party. One night. One pill. One millisecond decision. Jack never woke up. I am left with a choice. Do I choose to fight the...
The Whole World is Watching
Sergii Chebotarenko is an award-winning Ukrainian filmmaker. He has been kind enough to take the time to share his experiences with us so that we may share them with you. His video and letter provide testimony to the human experience happening right now in Ukraine....
Reboot 2022
There is a revolution happening in global philanthropy. A revolution, not an evolution. New ideas are pushing out old ideas. Philanthropy Journal (known as PJ) is rebooting to be part of that revolution. While the decades of experience gleaned from telling stories...