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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 agencies launch drought response package to avert famine in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], June 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations agencies Thursday launched the minimum response package (MRP), a critical life-saving project that will address the urgent needs of more than 100,000 people displaced by the escalating drought in Somalia.
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UN provides USD 20 mn for drought emergency in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations relief envoy in Somalia has launched a new allocation of USD 20 million from the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) to provide immediate assistance to communities at risk of famine in priority locations.
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German development minister says world may face worst famine since WW2
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Berlin [Germany], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus pandemic, drought and the crisis unfolding in Ukraine are pushing food prices to record highs and threatening the world with the worst famine since World War 2, German Minister for Economic Development and Cooperation Svenja Schulze said
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Food crisis in China revives memories of Mao-era famine
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], April 27 (ANI): Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, China is going back to the days of Mao Zedong's extreme communism and bringing back the memories of the famine in Mao's era.
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UN ramps up humanitarian assistance to avoid famine in Somalia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations relief agency said it is scaling up humanitarian interventions to help 4.9 million of the most vulnerable people in Somalia.
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9 million people are at risk of famine in Afghanistan: UN Chief
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], April 1 (ANI): Highlighting the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday (local time) said that nine million people are at risk of famine in the troubled country.
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Momentum to prevent famine in Afghanistan must continue, says humanitarian
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 6 (ANI): As the world's attention shifts to the conflict and displacement crisis in Ukraine, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has called on the world to not neglect Afghanistan.
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Catastrophic and famine-like conditions hang over Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 21 (ANI): The UN humanitarians have warned that "Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders whose needs continue to worsen with the onset of winter.
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'Afghanistan's farmers, herders desperate for seed, food and cash'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 20 (ANI): "Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders, whose needs continue to rise with the onset of winter, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
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Droughts in East Africa require immediate actions to avert famine
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Severe droughts across the Horn of Africa leading to high level of food insecurity among population require immediate actions to mitigate further deterioration, joint statement by the Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and Food and
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Human Rights Watch calls on UN, World Bank to address Afghanistan's crumbl
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 11 (ANI): Human Rights Watch called on UN and World Bank to address Afghanistan's collapsed economy and broken banking system to prevent widespread famine.
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