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Pakistan: Punjab floods trigger health crisis as disease outbreaks spread
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Health issues are escalating due to the outbreak of flood-related diseases, with doctors and aid workers reporting a surge in patients suffering from diarrhoea, skin infections, and dengue fever.
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Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll crosses 1400, rescue operations underwa
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed over 1,400 and injured more than 3,000, mainly in Kunar province. India has sent humanitarian aid, including tents and food, while rescue teams struggle to reach remote areas cut off by damaged roads and networks.
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"Shameful indictment of international inaction": UN says 383 aid workers k
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called the killing of 383 aid workers last year a "shameful indictment of international inaction," with nearly half in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported. Marking World Humanitarian Day, he urged protection for civilians and aid workers as violence against humanitar
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Odisha: Dharmendra Pradhan disburses financial aid to Kendu leaf workers i
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday disbursed financial aid to empower Kendu (Tendu) leaf workers in Odisha's Sambalpur.
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12 aid workers die in Israeli attack, IDF claims no foul play
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A video clip shared by local Palestinian media in Gaza showed bodies stacked in a morgue that were reported to be the aid convoy's security personnel who were targeted west of Khan Younis on Thursday.
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2024 becomes deadliest on record for humanitarian personnel: UN Relief Chi
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The year 2024 has become the deadliest on record for humanitarian personnel, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today, citing data from the Aid Worker Security Database.
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Tripura CM announces Rs 4,000 financial aid for flood-affected constructio
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Expressing his solidarity with the construction workers who have suffered greatly due to the severe floods, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday announced a one-time financial assistance of Rs 4,000 to give them some relief from the deplorable situation.
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Israel releases photos of doctor in Islamic Jihad uniform following aid gr
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Israel Defense Forces released photos of Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket specialist Fadi al-Wadiya wearing the terror group's uniform after Doctors Without Borders confirmed he was a staffer but denied he was a terrorist. Wadiya was killed in an airstrike in northern Gaza on Tuesday whi
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Israeli military dismisses two officers over drone strikes on aid workers
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Israeli military said that it has dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in an attack in Gaza that killed seven aid workers, Al Jazeera reported. The Israeli military said that the officers had mishandled critical information and violated the army's rules
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Biden tells Netanyahu: "Concrete, measurable steps needed" to address civi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"The two leaders discussed the situation in Gaza. President Biden emphasized that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable," a readout of President Biden's call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel stated.
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Biden, Netanyahu to speak on phone following Gaza aid workers' deaths
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to speak today in their first phone call since an Israeli airstrike killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza, CNN reported.
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Israel apologises for deaths of aid workers, strikes on Hamas continue
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Seven workers from the World Central Kitchen were killed on Monday night when their convoy delivering food was struck in Deir al-Balah. The incident led the US-based organization to suspend its operations in Gaza.
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