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Hunger surges in Afghanistan as drought persists
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] June 18 (ANI): The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has called for increased global support to stem spiralling hunger in Afghanistan as one of the world's worst humanitarian crises threatens millions.
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A toxic triple combination of conflict, weather extremes and economic impa
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI/PNN): The world is seeing unprecedented levels of humanitarian crises. Conflict, weather extremes and the economic impact of COVID-19 are toxic triple combinations that threaten to undo decades of progress in health and social development for the world's poores
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Urgent action needed to protect vulnerable women, children and adolescents
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 27 (ANI/PNN): Women, children and adolescents, and the health and aid workers who provide their care and support, are facing growing challenges and life-threatening risks in these times of escalating conflict and humanitarian crises worldwide, according to a commentar
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Russia's bombardment of Ukraine's cities created fastest-growing humanitar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], March 30 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday (local time) said that Russia's bombardment of Ukraine's cities and critical infrastructure has created one of the fastest-growing humanitarian crises.
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Americans strongly oppose aid to Afghanistan, fear money landing in Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): A majority of American voters oppose providing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, as they fear the money will end up in the pockets of the Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism), according to a Morning Consult/Politico poll out on Wednesday.
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Hundreds of thousands of Afghans may flee to Europe this winter due to loo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 17 (ANI): Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has said that hundreds of thousands of Afghans will try to flee to Europe this winter if large-scale economic and humanitarian crises cannot be prevented, reported Sputnik.
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India, Iran, Uzbekistan hold trilateral meeting on Chabahar Port
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The second trilateral Working Group meeting between India, Iran and Uzbekistan on the joint use of Chabahar port was held virtually on Tuesday, wherein participants underlined the important role played by the port during humanitarian crises as well as in
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Afghanistan's economy crashed since Taliban takeover, plunging country int
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 28 (ANI): Afghanistan's economy has crashed since the Taliban's take over of Kabul in mid-August, plunging the country into one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, said a media report.
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One million children suffering from malnutrition in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 15 (ANI): As Afghanistan is currently experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, one million children are suffering from malnutrition in the country, local media reported on Monday.
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UN asks nations to reprogramme development money for humanitarian aid in A
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], October 30 (ANI): A UN official has called on the international community to reprogramme their allocated money for development aid in Afghanistan as people in the country is facing one of the biggest humanitarian crises on the earth.
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Afghanistan experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises: UN
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): Afghanistan is currently experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with the health system and social services at a breaking point, said United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) representative in Afghanistan Salam Al-Janabi.
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World should not remain indifferent to humanitarian crises in Afghanistan,
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 11 (ANI): Afghanistan's Chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday said that the world should not remain indifferent to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country and must send a clear message to Taliban to end the
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