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INC Karnataka shares Sonia Gandhi's op-ed piece on India's response to hum
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, INC Karnataka wrote, "India must rise above silence and stand where it always did; on the side of justice and human rights. Insightful article by Smt Sonia Gandhi Ji on India's response to the grave humanitarian crisis in Palestine."
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UNICEF warns of endless cycle of crisis facing children in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a statement released, UNICEF emphasised that access to quality education, healthcare, clean water, and child protection was becoming nothing less than a lifeline to the children of Afghanistan.
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UNHCR shuts Afghan aid centers over women staff restrictions
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
UNHCR has closed several aid centers in Afghanistan due to restrictions on women employees, saying it cannot operate effectively without them. Women's rights activists warn the decision will hurt the economy, while the Taliban criticises aid agencies for linking assistance to conditions.
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Pakistan: Flood threat recedes in south Punjab as rescue, relief operation
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The flood situation in Pakistan's South Punjab is gradually improving, with water levels significantly dropping in many areas as authorities declared Jalalpur Pirwala and Alipur tehsils of Multan district safe after a massive flood wave passed through Head Panjnad, easing fears of further de
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Pakistan's Punjab faces major floods crisis, 97 people killed
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The floods are creating a severe humanitarian crisis, inundating low-lying areas, displacing large populations, and destroying hundreds of acres of standing crops.
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Pakistan: Thousands displaced in Punjab as rivers swell; authorities face
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Southern Punjab in Pakistan is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis as unprecedented flood levels in the Sutlej, Ravi, and Chenab rivers have submerged hundreds of villages, displacing thousands of families. Despite early warnings from the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), g
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Toronto Conference highlights Pakistan's atrocities in Balochistan on UN D
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Canadian Baloch Congress held a human rights conference in Toronto highlighting enforced disappearances in Pakistan's Balochistan, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Speakers condemned abductions of activists and civilians, called for global awareness, and demanded accountability from Pakist
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Afghanistan faces severe health crisis, 22 million need aid: WHO
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Afghanistan faces a worsening humanitarian crisis, with more than 22 million of the country's 46 million people in urgent need of assistance. The country's health system, already fragile, is now on the verge of collapse.
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64 Palestinians martyred in Gaza within 24 hours
Updated : 7 months ago IST
A total of 64 Palestinians were killed and 278 others injured as a result of Israeli military operations across various areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours.
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"Gaza Famine is world's famine", caused by "systematic obstruction" by Isr
Updated : 7 months ago IST
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has issued a stark condemnation of the ongoing famine in Gaza, describing it as a preventable crisis fuelled by "systematic obstruction" by Israel and a collective global failure that will
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Pakistan steps up crackdown on undocumented Afghan migrants
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistani police in Peshawar have detained numerous undocumented Afghan migrants during intensified operations, seizing weapons and narcotics. The crackdown follows suspended visa renewals and targets those without legal status. Rights groups and the UNHCR warn the measures are worsening Afg
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UN chief Guterres "gravely alarmed" by Israeli decision to "take control o
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israel's decision to "take control of Gaza City," calling it a "dangerous escalation" worsening the humanitarian crisis. He urged a permanent ceasefire, humanitarian access, release of hostages, and Israel to end settlements and occupation for
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