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3 million across Myanmar in need of humanitarian aid, warns UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 15 (ANI) Growing conflict, insecurity, COVID-19, and a failing economy, has rendered some three million Burmese in in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance across Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Monday.
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Long-term displacement remains unresolved in Myanmar: Top UN official
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): Highlighting the deteriorating situation in Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator has said there are now more than 3 million people in the country who need life-saving humanitarian aid because of growing conflict and insecurity, COVID-19 and a failing
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Myanmar: 3 million in need of humanitarian aid, 'world is watching' UN rel
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): Growing conflict, insecurity, COVID-19, and a failing economy, has rendered some three million Burmese in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance across Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Monday.
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UN Under-Secretary seeks 385 million USD to fund Myanmar humanitarian resp
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has urged the international community to fund the humanitarian response for Myanmar by providing 385 million dollars amid the deteriorating situation in the
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Syria: Prevent 'entire generation from being lost', urges UN humanitarian
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): Some 13.4 million Syrians throughout the beleaguered country are in need of assistance, the UN humanitarian office said on Saturday, calling for "greater access and expanded funding", to better help them.
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UN humanitarian funds allocate $10M for fuel crisis response in Lebanon
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], September 2 (ANI): The United Nations said its humanitarian funds have allocated USD 10 million to respond to the fuel crisis in Lebanon and help avert the deterioration of the country's humanitarian situation.
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Cyclone Tauktae: NDRF team from Bhubaneshwar leaves for Gujarat
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 15 (ANI): In wake of Cyclone Tauktae, a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team from the 3rd battalion Munduli, Bhubaneshwar left for Gujarat on Saturday from Bhubaneswar airport here for the emergency relief work.
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UN relief chief eyes USD 35 billion for 2021 humanitarian initiatives amid
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on Tuesday said that the 2021 humanitarian budget needs USD 35 billion to cover aid for 160 million people in need worldwide.
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Cyclone Nisarga: Maharashtra CM announces Rs 100 crore emergency relief fo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Raigad (Maharashtra) [India], June 5 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced an emergency relief of Rs 100 crore for Raigad due to the damage caused by cyclone Nisarga.
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Mamata Banerjee contributes Rs. 5 lakh each to PMNRF, West Bengal State Em
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that she is contributing Rs. 5 lakhs to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) and another Rs. 5 lakhs to the West Bengal State Emergency Relief Fund in an attempt to support our countr
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Punjab CM seeks amendment for utilisation of 14th Finance Commission grant
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): To combat the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to amend the conditions for the utilisation of the 14th Finance Commission grants for emergency relief in urban
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Mohun Bagan pledges Rs 20 Lakh to combat COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 28 (ANI): I-League club Mohun Bagan has pledged to donate a sum of Rs 20 Lakhs to the West Bengal State Emergency Relief Fund to aid the battle against COVID-19 outbreak.
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