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MoS Muraleedharan interacts with embassy officials on maiden visit to Djib
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Djibouti City [Djibouti], September 22 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs V Muraleedharan, who is on a maiden visit to Djibouti visited the chancery and interacted with the officials of the embassy on Thursday.
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Greater Horn of Africa drought forecast to continue for fifth year: WMO
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 27 (ANI): Millions of people in the Greater Horn of Africa have already "suffered the longest drought in 40 years," and parts of the region are bracing for a fifth consecutive failed rainy season, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has reported.
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UN humanitarian agency appeals for urgent funds to avert food crisis in Ho
Updated : 3 years, 7 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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UN body says at least 7 mln livestock died across drought-affected HOA cou
Updated : 3 years, 8 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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IOM requests funding for humanitarian needs of 3 million people in Horn of
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) disclosed on Monday it needs 93.4 million US dollars funding to meet the humanitarian needs of three million people in four Horn of Africa countries.
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UNICEF decries surge in child marriage in Horn of Africa amid drought cris
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], June 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Child marriage is on the increase in the Horn of Africa region as the severe drought in 40 years pushes families to the edge, the United Nations Children's Fund or UNICEF warned Wednesday.
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Millions affected by drought in Horn of Africa, UNHCR appeals for aid
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Mali], June 28 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday appealed for USD 42.6 million in aid to help millions affected by the drought in the Horn of Africa (HOA).
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UN: 18.4 million people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 18.4 million people are already experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity and rising malnutrition across the three Horn of Africa (HOA) countries of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (
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Millions face threat of starvation amid 'unprecedented drought' in Horn of
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Millions of people face the threat of starvation amid unprecedented drought in the three Horn of Africa countries of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, humanitarian partners have warned.
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World Bank provides 385 million USD to Horn of Africa countries to boost c
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Bank said it has provided 385 million US dollars in International Development Association (IDA) financing to Horn of Africa countries to tap groundwater potential and boost climate resilience.
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UN provides USD 20 mn for drought emergency in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 9 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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China's deal with Solomon Islands raises fears it may set up naval base
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 26 (ANI): China's security agreement with the Solomon Islands is becoming a cause of concern for the US which is worried about Bejing's long-standing policy of opening foreign naval bases with one example being Djibouti on the Horn of Africa where the Chinese entered i
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