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India has emerged as net security provider in Indo-Pacific: Defence Minis
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
India has emerged as a regional power and net security provider in the Indo-Pacific as its capacity to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to its citizens as well as regional partners has grown in recent years.
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IAF conducts 'Samanvay 2022' to assess efficacy of institutional disaster
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
To assess the efficacy of institutional disaster management structures and contingency measures, the Indian Air Force is conducting the Annual Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Exercise 'Samanvay 2022' from November 28 to 30, 2022, at the Air Force Station Agra, sai
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Germany pledges 90 million euros in aid for Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Germany on Friday announced a new aid package of 90 million euros to crisis-hit Afghanistan. This urgent assistance comes as the International Community of Red Crescent (ICRC) said that more than 24 million Afghans need immediate humanitarian aid, Tolo News reported.
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India took steps to address food security in Yemen by prioritizing wheat e
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Highlighting India's humanitarian assistance to Yemen, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj on Tuesday (local time) said that New Delhi took steps to address food security in Yemen by prioritizing wheat exports.
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Republicans pursuing audit of Ukraine aid from US Congress
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This comes as the Biden administration has provided more than USD 20 billion in military assistance to Kyiv, as well as about USD 10 billion in humanitarian assistance and about USD 13 billion in economic assistance, The Hill reported.
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Pakistan needs USD 16 Bn to build back as losses due to flash floods cross
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Losses due to devastating floods in Pakistan have surpassed USD 30 Billion in the country as the monsoon rains have washed away roads, crops, infrastructure and bridges, killing over 1,000 people and affecting more than 33 million
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More than 1.5 million children at risk as devastating floods hit Nigeria
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 23 (ANI): More than 2.5 million people in Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance - 60 per cent of which are children - and are at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition due to the most severe flooding in the past decade, UNICEF warne
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Indian, US militaries conduct "Tiger Triumph" humanitarian assistance exer
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 20 (ANI): The Indian and US militaries concluded a three-day joint humanitarian assistance exercise on Thursday at India's Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.
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Around 1,700 people killed, over 12,800 injured in Pakistan's rain, flood
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 3 (ANI): At least 1,695 people were killed while 12,865 were injured so far (October 2) since mid-June due to the devastating floods and rains in Pakistan, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Sunday.
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US provided USD 56.5 million in aid to Pakistan for flood relief, humanita
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at the State Department on Monday and said that America had provided USD 56.5 million in aid to Pakistan for flood relief and humanitarian assistance this year
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US providing USD 327 million in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): The US is providing USD 327 million in humanitarian aid for the people of Afghanistan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday.
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Quad members sign guidelines to fight natural calamities
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): As part of a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific, Quad foreign ministers on Thursday signed guidelines on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) in the region which will augment the synergy to undertake humanitarian operations, es
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