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NGOs urge Thailand to provide aid to refugees from crisis-hit Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 24 (ANI): Several humanitarian organizations on Friday urged the Thai government to adopt a set of measures to address the needs of refugees fleeing from neighbouring Myanmar, which is rocked by hostilities between the country's military and rebel troops.
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1,076 farmers died by suicide in Maharashtra in past five months: State go
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 24 (ANI): A total of 1,076 farmers died by suicide in Maharashtra in the past five months, State Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar informed Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in a written reply on Friday.
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Humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is grave, issues with providing aid
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 23 (ANI): The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is still quite serious, there are problems with the provision of financial assistance according to the Commissioner for Human Rights at the Russian foreign ministry Grigory Lukyantsev, local media reported.
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First time in 20 years that no US troops spending holiday in Afghanistan:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): This is the first time in 20 years that no US troops are spending the holidays in Afghanistan, and we are not sending a third generation of American soldiers to fight and die there, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Canada announces USD 56 mn humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in 2022
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], December 22 (ANI): Canada on Tuesday (local time) announced USD 56 million humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in 2022.
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I-T sleuths find Akhilesh Yadav aide Jainendra has Benami properties
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): Income Tax Department has detected Benami properties worth Rs 3.5 crore from an aide of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, sources told ANI on Wednesday.
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Vulnerable Afghans urge transparency in distribution of aid
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 21 (ANI): Despite the flow of assistance to Afghanistan over the last months, dozens of poor Afghan families on Monday claimed they have not received aid so far and urged transparency in the distribution of aid assistance.
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Nepali communist leaders under China's pressure over grant assistance of U
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], December 21 (ANI): Nepali communist leaders are under China's pressure to create trouble over ratification of a million dollars worth grant assistance by US foreign aid agency.
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Japan to allocate 109 million US dollars in aid to Afghanistan, neighbouri
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 21 (ANI): Japan will allocate about 109 million US dollars from the country's supplementary budget to assist Afghanistan and its neighbouring countries to address the humanitarian crisis in the region, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Decade-old conflict, foreign interference affected sovereignty, integrity
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 21 (ANI): Underlining that the humanitarian crisis in Syria has not seen significant improvement in the recent months, India has called for a nationwide comprehensive ceasefire, saying doing so will help to expand crossline humanitarian aid operations in the country.
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US working with UN bodies to allocate humanitarian aid to Afghanistan: Sta
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 21 (ANI): The United States said it is working with UN bodies to find ways to allocate humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and infuse its economy with liquidity to alleviate the crisis in the country.
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UN official condemns attack on humanitarian worker in South Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations top relief envoy in South Sudan Monday condemned the targeted attack on a UN World Food Programme (WFP) convoy, and the murder of an UN-contracted aid worker and injury of another.
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