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2022 confirmed as one of warmest years on record: UN agency
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The average global temperature in 2022 was about 1.15 [1.02 to 1.27] °C above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) levels. 2022 is the 8th consecutive year (2015-2022) that annual global temperatures have reached at least 1°C above pre-industrial levels, according to all datasets compile
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Agencies call for global action to prevent famine in Horn of Africa
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Global solidarity is urgently needed to help vulnerable communities in the Horn of Africa survive a rapidly unfolding humanitarian catastrophe, driven by the longest and most severe drought in recent history that is expected to continue well into 2023.
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With more than half of Afghans dependent on humanitarian aid, IOM calls fo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 1 (ANI): Over one year after the Taliban takeover, an estimated 24.4 million people - 59 per cent of the population in Afghanistan - are dependent on international aid and emergency relief in their day-to-day lives, the International Organization for Migration
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Women advocacy group urges for assistance to aid Afghan population
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 12 (ANI): A women advocacy group based in Afghanistan has urged the UN agencies to immediately provide humanitarian aid to the Afghan population who are affected and displaced as a result of recent armed conflicts in the country.
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UN deputy relief chief warns of worsening of Yemen's humanitarian catastro
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], July 11 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN deputy relief chief on Monday called for quick and decisive international action as Yemen's humanitarian catastrophe is expected to worsen.
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Afghanistan earthquake response overlooks people with disabilities: Rights
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (ANI): People with disabilities remain overlooked following an earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people in eastern Afghanistan on June 22, according to the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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US lawmakers urge Biden to release frozen Afghan funds to prevent imminent
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, three US lawmakers urged US President Joe Biden to release the country's assets to prevent imminent economic and humanitarian disasters facing the Afghan people.
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Russia criticizes US for Afghanistan crisis
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 28 (ANI): Russia has criticized the United States for the current crisis that is gripping Afghanistan, and said Washington placed the country in a big humanitarian catastrophe.
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Amid unfolding Afghan humanitarian crisis, Taliban worry more about 'Islam
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 24 (ANI): Even as a humanitarian catastrophe unfolds in Afghanistan, the Taliban seem to be more worried about whether or not 'Islamic' values are being followed in the country.
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China urges IMF, WB to resume cooperation with Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 18 (ANI): Pakistan and China are making efforts at multiple levels for the Taliban government to have a soft landing. In continuation with it, China urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) to resume cooperation with Afghanistan.
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UN chief underlines importance of engaging Taliban, aiding Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
United Nations [US] September 11 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said engaging the Taliban and providing humanitarian aid to the Afghan people are crucial for avoiding both a humanitarian catastrophe and an economic meltdown.
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Humanitarian catastrophe looms in Afghanistan, warns UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], September 1 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday (local time) warned of a looming humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan as the last US troops left the country.
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