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South Sudan risks "return to full-scale war" amid entrenched impunity and
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
A UN body has warned that South Sudan is close to returning to full-scale war amid rising violence, political instability, and sexual abuse. With mass displacement and severe malnutrition affecting millions, the commission urged urgent international action to prevent further atrocities and i
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Severe weather kills 14 in Gaza as flooded tents worsen humanitarian crisi
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Severe weather over the past 72 hours has claimed at least 14 lives in Gaza, including three children, as heavy rain and cold conditions battered an already devastated enclave, CNN reported, citing the Gaza-based Health Ministry statement.
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HRCP slams Pakistan's border management policies as humanitarian disaster
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The fact-finding study, titled "When Policy Divides," paints a grim picture of how Pakistan's post-2023 passport-visa regime and the fencing of the Durand Line have destroyed livelihoods, fractured families, and deepened resentment among border communities.
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Pak: Balochistan faces alarming child malnutrition crisis amid government
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Balochistan is facing a dangerously escalating child malnutrition crisis that, if left unchecked, could develop into a full-scale humanitarian disaster. A large number of children in Balochistan are suffering from severe food shortages, poverty, inadequate healthcare facilities, and a lack o
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Pakistan: Winter worsens humanitarian crisis in Kurram
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The humanitarian crisis in Kurram, Pakistan, has deepened as severe winter conditions worsen medicine shortages and blockades. Over 50 children have died due to untreated illnesses, with pneumonia emerging as a leading cause. While the provincial government has airlifted supplies, local lead
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Sudan facing one of the worst humanitarian disasters in recent memory: UN
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The United Nations has warned that Sudan is suffering from one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent history after nearly a year of war, Al Jazeera reported.
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World Food Programme warns of budget shortfall in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The World Food Programme (WFP) has stated that one billion dollars are required to avert a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.
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Afghanistan remains one of world's worst humanitarian disasters: Human Rig
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Afghanistan remained one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters and the crisis has worsened after a ban on women working for NGOs, Human Rights Watch said in a report, according to ToloNews.
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Afghanistan remains one of world's worst humanitarian disasters: Human Rig
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The organization in a statement said two-thirds of Afghanistan's population is food insecure, including 875,000 children facing acute malnutrition and women and girls remain at most risk.
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In wake of earthquakes, Erdogan forced to change focus of election campaig
Updated : 3 years ago IST
These elections may turn out to be the most symbolic, dramatic and important in Turkey's modern history, as they will mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey, will decide the course the country will take in the coming decades.
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India voices concern over global food security due to Ukraine war
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
India's Deputy Permanent Representative Ambassador Ravindra made these remarks at the UN General Assembly on the topic of "Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance".
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Nearly 1,300 people die due to devastating floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 4 (ANI): Pakistan's catastrophic floods resulted in the death of nearly 1,300 people in the country even as relief operations continue.
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