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UAE expresses profound concern about the famine in Sudan and welcomes UNSC
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The United Arab Emirates is alarmed by the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan, with severe food insecurity affecting over 25 million Sudanese citizens.
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UAE contributes to FAO of United Nations humanitarian efforts in Sudan
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
FAO has received USD5 million in funding from the UAE, which will be directed towards the project titled 'Mitigating Famine in Sudan - Support to Conflict-Affected Vulnerable Smallholder Farming and Pastoralist Households'.
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Israeli agency refutes UN claim Israel causing famine in Gaza
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Israeli agency COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories: Judea and Samaria and towards the Gaza Strip) issued a statement criticizing the UN's World Food Program (WFP) for falsely claiming that Israel's military moves in Gaza could cause the closure of border cross
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Netanyahu tells European Foreign Ministers no famine in Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Prime Minister thanked the British Foreign Secretary and the German Foreign Minister for their unequivocal support and for their countries' unprecedented standing up in defense of the State of Israel against Iran's attack.
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Hamas slashes food prices, contradicting reports of Gaza famine
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Contradicting claims of famine in Gaza, Hamas lowered the prices of food, while residents said the problem was a lack of money to purchase the basics.
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3 million children in Afghanistan will suffer malnutrition this year, warn
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Moreover, the shortfall of funds from international organizations has significantly hindered relief efforts in Afghanistan. This has left millions of people at risk of famine and deprived them of essential humanitarian aid, further worsening the humanitarian situation in the country.
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Gaza faces imminent famine as over 1 mn grapple with starvation, UN report
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The dire situation, exacerbated by acute hunger affecting 70 per cent of the population, paints a grim picture of imminent catastrophe.
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South Africa asks ICJ to order additional emergency measures against Israe
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been asked by South Africa to impose further emergency measures on Israel because of its Gaza war, reported Al Jazeera.
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PM Sheikh Hasina accuses BNP of causing famine in Bangladesh
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to be the reason behind famine in the country, according to Dhaka Tribune.
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Brazilian President Lula da Silva calls for "outrage" against global inequ
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Brazil’s left-wing president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, while delivering the first country address at the United Nations General Assembly 2023 called for "outrage" against global inequality amid war, climate change, debt, energy and food crises, poverty and famine, Al Jazeera reported.
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MP CM Chouhan visits Mahakaleshwar temple to thank Baba Mahakal for good r
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
After worshipping the Lord Mahakal, CM Chouhan told reporters, “I have come to pay obeisance to Mahakal Maharaj. When we came here last Monday (September 4), there was a famine situation in the state, due to lack of water the crops had started drying up and at many places there were cracks i
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Over 15 million people suffer from food insecurity in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Expressing distress over the crisis, the report stated that the drought in the past three years in Afghanistan and the economic crisis over the past two years have increased the needs of the people of the country.
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