Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has updated his Australian counterpart on Russia's invasion and asked for more aid to ensure a decisive victory.
Dominic Giannini and Tess Ikonomou
The entire Palestinian population in northern Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence, the United Nations warns.
Staff Writers
The Pentagon says it is sending an additional $425 million ($A648 million) in military assistance to Ukraine.
Israel has passed legislation that severely restricts the UN agency responsible for distributing aid in Gaza.
Penny Wong has rejected Coalition pressure to reopen the Australian embassy in Ukraine saying it was ‘still too unsafe’ despite more than 70 countries providing a presence in Kyiv.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Cabinet minister Jason Clare says it’s clear Israel is not doing enough to protect innocent lives in Gaza and is calling for the suffering and war to stop.
Kimberley Caines
Australia has been accused of being more interested in using its foreign aid program to firm up relationships for security reasons rather than trying to solve poverty.
Rights groups say Afghanistan has seen a sharp reduction in foreign aid, coupled with serious abuses against women and girls.
A deal on the Rafah crossing has been brokered to allow some critically injured people out of Gaza, a source has told Reuters.
With a third of Myanmar's population in need of assistance, the chief of the United Nations humanitarian relief agency wants greater access to the country.
Australia’s foreign aid will be refocused on climate change and have a gender objective in a bid to entice Indo-Pacific neighbours to pick the nation as its partner of choice amid competition from China.
A group of aid organisations have asked the Australian government to invest in a $110 million famine relief package to fight hunger.
Annette Lin
The United States and the United Nations fear an air strike on Aleppo airport could cause lengthy delays to the flow of humanitarian aid to quake-hit Syria.
Daphne Psaledakis and Michelle Nichols
HMAS Canberra has been deployed to Vanuatu to offer support after two tropical cyclones hammered the country in recent days.
Officials from some 40 countries are gathering in Geneva as Islamabad seeks support in what is expected to be a test case for who pays for climate disasters.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says reports Iranian authorities have continued to be overly forceful dealing with nation-wide protests are "disturbing".
Alex Mitchell
The UK and Denmark are supporting the World Bank to provide Ukraine an extra $A828 million for reconstruction and recovery efforts.
Scott Morrison has come under fire for remaining tight-lipped on the Solomon Islands security deal with China — by refusing to take questions on the subject.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says conciliation is the "last message" he would send to China after it signed a security deal with the Solomon Islands
Farid Farid
Australians have donated more than a million dollars to help the work of the Red Cross in Afghanistan to assist people living under Taliban rule.
Gina Rushton
A humanitarian trust fund will be set up by Islamic countries for Afghanistan to help millions facing hunger and a harsh winter
Asif Shahzad
Famine remains a "terrifying prospect" for 45 million people worldwide, as extreme weather caused by climate change shrinks food supplies, the UN says.
Stephanie Nebehay
Nanaia Mahuta is on her first diplomatic trip abroad as New Zealand's top diplomat, as Kiwis wait on her promise to deliver an indigenous foreign policy.
Ben McKay
The UN is hosting a high-level donors conference to drum up emergency funds for Afghanistan after last month's Taliban takeover.
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