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South Sudan: Cash shortage triggers food suspensions for 100,000 displaced
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 14 (ANI): The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that beginning next month, funding shortages will force it to suspend life-saving food assistance for more than 100,000 displaced people in parts of South Sudan until the start of 2022.
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UNHCR terms Afghanistan situation as 'humanitarian emergency of internal d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Sunday termed the Afghanistan situation a "humanitarian emergency of internal displacement" as more than half a million Afghan civilians have been displaced from the war-ravaged country.
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USD 24mn urgently needed for acute humanitarian needs in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched an urgent appeal for USD 24 million to boost its response to increasing humanitarian needs in Afghanistan, including internally displaced in the past two months.
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Bihar: Floods leave people displaced in Hajipur, damage crops in Saran
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hajipur/Saran (Bihar) [India], August 22 (ANI): People in flood-affected areas of Bihar's Hajipur and Saran are facing a lot of problems as their houses and agricultural fields have been inundated by the floodwaters.
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One dead, hundreds displaced by flooding in northern Ghana
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], August 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Heavy flooding in northern Ghana's Upper West region claimed one life and displaced hundreds, officials confirmed Saturday.
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UN migration agency 'concerned' over developments in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations migration agency on Tuesday expressed "great concern" over the developments in Afghanistan and "grave consequences" for displaced people and civilians needing humanitarian assistance.
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Taliban advance fuels humanitarian crisis, 400,000 people displaced
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 14 (ANI): Amid Taliban advances in Afghanistan post US drawdown, 400,000 people have been displaced unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan's displaced people head into large cities for safety
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
United Nations [US], August 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghans displaced by fighting stream into Kabul and other large cities, some renting, many staying with family and friends, others camping in the open, a UN spokesman said on Friday.
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Displaced Afghans 'lost everything' as Taliban escalates offences
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 13 (ANI): As Taliban is capturing Afghanistan's territories, hundreds of war-affected people have been displaced due to the recent fights between the Afghan forces and the terrorist group in the northern region of the war-torn country.
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Over 30,000 families displaced amid Taliban onslaught in Kandahar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): Over 30,000 people in the South of Afghanistan have been displaced due to violence in the region, particularly in the Kandahar province, which has witnessed heavy fighting in recent months as Taliban terrorists mount a blistering offensive, government of
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Afghans displaced from Northern Kunduz seeks refuge in Kabul, faces misery
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 10 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghans, who have been displaced from the Northern Kunduz province, are going through horrific situations after seeking refuge in the capital city.
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Taliban offensive: 244,000 people internally displaced since May, says OCH
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): Afghanistan is witnessing a huge rise in internally displaced people (IDPs) due to the Taliban offensive, post the withdrawal of foreign troops.
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