, was invoked for the first time in the history of the organization in the wake of 9/11 . NATO countries took over anti - terrorism operations in Afghanistan , and later spread to Iraq as well . More recently , in 2011 , NATO was swept into controversy when it began an 8 month bombing campaign in Libya during its uprising .
They then fired shells at the crowd that had gathered in the town centre to receive the aid , killing two people and wounding five civilians , the Southern Front , an opposition coalition that controls the town , said in a statement . “ Communities in Darayya are in need of everything , and it ’s tragic that even the basics we were bringing today are being delayed unnecessarily . We must be able to provide aidtransaction.transaction.giftgrantprovideaidimpartially and safely , ” said Marianne Gasser , head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Syria ( ICRC ) . “ There must be minimum conditions for independent humanitarian action in Syria . Today those conditions were not met .
During the first six months of 2016 , Israel razed 91 houses built with “ support of the European Union , ” up from 70 in all of 2015 , he said . The EU has invested € 21 million in the last two years for development and humanitarian aid for Palestinian in the past two years , he added . Faaborg - Andersen said the EU would continue to provide aidtransaction.transaction.giftgrantprovideaidto the Palestinians in Area C , despite the tension it generates with Jerusalem .
The Syrian ceasefire is breaking down in Aleppo , as the deal brokered by Russia and the United States shows signs of strain . The breakdown threatens a planned United Nations effort to provide aidtransaction.transaction.giftgrantprovideaidto Syria ’s largest city , Aleppo , where upwards of 250,000 people are trapped by the hostilities . The below video shows the eerie but anxious calm that fell over Aleppo as the ceasefire began . The Syrian ceasefire began Monday amid high hopes from the international community .
" Unless a permanent lifeline to Aleppo is opened it will be only a matter of time until we are again surrounded by regime troops , hunger takes hold and hospitals ’ supplies run completely dry . Death has seemed increasingly inescapable . " So not only does attacking medical facilities and personnel hamper the ability of that one facility and those personnel to provide aidtransaction.transaction.giftgrantprovideaidto the regime ’s enemies , it also deters people in other areas of Syria from providing aid . As documented in the UN independent inquiry commission report : Medical workers , including doctors , dentists , nurses , paramedics , ambulance drivers and laboratory technicians , have been attacked for attending to the wounded .
Democratic Republic of Congo ( 383,100 ) Chad ( 369,500 ) The UK has said its policy is to provide aidtransaction.transaction.giftgrantprovideaidmoney to neighbouring countries so that they can support refugees closer to home . But Amnesty criticised the approach in its report , saying rich countries should not " pay to keep people ' over there ' " . Refugees and migrants continue to risk their lives attempting to reach Europe .
While Abbas two years ago ordered that these salaries not be paid by the Palestinian Authority ’s Ministry of Prisoners’ Affairs but instead by the Palestinian Liberation Organization , Carmon described this as a " deliberately misleading move " to assuage concerns from donor countries worried about their money being funneled to terrorists . " The source of the money remains the PA , which receives them from donor countries , and the overseeing body remains none other than the PA , " Carmon told lawmakers . He said that countries who provide aidtransaction.transaction.giftgrantprovideaidto Palestine , including the United States , are " complicit " in inciting terrorism because the Palestinian Authority uses foreign donations to subsidize terrorists and their families . " By providing this support , the PA is encouraging terrorism in violation of its Oslo commitment . Furthermore , the PA has been using money granted by donor countries for this purpose , and by doing so , has made them complicit in encouraging terrorism as well , " Carmon said .
A State Department official , who was not authorized to speak on the record , said no specific goal has been set for the number of Syrian refugees who will be admitted . Syrian refugees are expected to be admitted at a “ robust level , ” the official said , though not as many as in recent months . The primary goal , however , is to provide aidtransaction.transaction.giftgrantprovideaidand protection to refugees in the countries and areas where they have fled , “ so refugees can return home when the conflict ends , ” the official added . Since the conflict began five years ago , the United States has donated $ 5.6 billion in humanitarian aid to the region , both in direct aid to refugees and to the countries where they have sought safe haven , as well as inside the borders of Syria . The administration has launched a new effort to reach a political solution to the Syrian conflict by brokering a still - fragile cease - fire with Russia that took effect Monday .