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World Food Program, UN express concern over food insecurity, economic cris
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 11 (ANI): World Food Program (WFP) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Afghanistan condemned the ongoing economic crisis in Afghanistan as people in the country are on the brink of starvation and facing pove
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25 mn Afghans living in poverty: UN body for humanitarian affairs
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 10 (ANI): As Afghanistan continues to witness a debilitating rights situation, the UN body for humanitarian affairs expressed concerns over the grave condition pointing out that 25 million people in the country are living in poverty, media reports said.
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Disaster-hit people in immediate need of humanitarian assistance in Afghan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 9 (ANI): As catastrophic floods and earthquakes in several provinces of Afghanistan have affected thousands of people, leaving them in immediate need of humanitarian aid, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thur
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Catastrophic floods affect 30 out of 34 provinces of Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI): Flash floods in Afghanistan have affected more than 100,000 people this year, devastating 30 of the country's 34 provinces, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs' (OCHA) report.
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UN launches USD 160mn response plan as floods wreak havoc in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The "2022 Pakistan Floods Response Plan (FRP)" was jointly launched on Tuesday by the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations, simultaneously in Islamabad and Geneva, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said
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Needs in Afghanistan far outstrip humanitarian response: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): The Afghan people continue to stand in dire need of international assistance despite an ongoing humanitarian response of unprecedented scale and nature, said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Thursday.
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UN humanitarian agency appeals for urgent funds to avert food crisis in Ho
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian agency on Monday appealed for urgent funding to help avert a humanitarian disaster that is looming in the Horn of Africa amid a severe drought.
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Humanitarian partners may stop aid to Somalia due to lack of funding
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], July 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Humanitarian partners will be forced to stop essential aid programs to Somalia due to a lack of funding, the United Nations relief agency warned on Sunday.
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UN body says at least 7 mln livestock died across drought-affected HOA cou
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 7 million livestock have died across drought-affected Horn of Africa (HOA) countries, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has disclosed.
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Tragic quake in south-east Afghanistan kills 155 children: UN Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 28 (ANI): At least 155 children have died after a tragic earthquake hit south-east Afghanistan last week, stated a report released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on June 26.
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UN body seeks USD 993 million to prevent famine, tackle drought in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], June 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian agency said on Friday that it's seeking 993.3 million US dollars to provide life-saving and life-sustaining assistance to prevent famine and respond to the drought in Somalia by December.
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UN condemns attack on hospital in Cameroon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has strongly condemned an attack on a hospital in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region of Southwest.
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