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UNHCR calls on nations to expedite family reunification procedures for Afg
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16 (ANI): Amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday, urged countries to step up reunification for Afghans whose families remain in the country or who are displaced across the region.
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UNHCR warns Afghanistan crisis worsening as temperatures drop
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 13 (ANI): The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday that the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening, and funding for emergency aid is urgently needed to help 20 million people there.
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Afghanistan records drop in COVID testing, vaccinations as crisis worsens
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): Amid the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that there has been a drop in COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in the troubled country and that around 1.6 million doses of vaccine could expire in near
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Amid looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, critical gains on educati
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], September 10 (ANI): Sounding a warning on what is at stake for education in Afghanistan, UNESCO has said advances since 2001 must be upheld in the face of a looming humanitarian crisis.
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Secretary Blinken urges countries to hold Taliban accountable on counterte
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US] September 9 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken urged countries to unite in holding the Taliban accountable on issues of counterterrorism and mitigating a potential humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan needs urgent response: HRW
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 5 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said foreign donors should take immediate action to ensure that necessary aid reaches Afghans facing hunger and collapsing health services after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
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Taliban advance fuels humanitarian crisis, 400,000 people displaced
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 14 (ANI): Amid Taliban advances in Afghanistan post US drawdown, 400,000 people have been displaced unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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UNHCR warns of imminent humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] July 14 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is warning of a looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as the escalating conflict brings increased human suffering and civilian displacement.
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