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Pakistan: 33 million people affected by the worst flooding in a decade
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 26 (ANI): At least 33 million people have been severely affected in Pakistan which is witnessing the worst flooding in a decade due to heavy rainfall caused by climate change.
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UN humanitarian agency appeals for urgent funds to avert food crisis in Ho
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian agency on Monday appealed for urgent funding to help avert a humanitarian disaster that is looming in the Horn of Africa amid a severe drought.
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Ukraine reveals how many Russian soldiers killed in war. The figure is sho
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 23 (ANI): The ongoing war in Ukraine has led to a humanitarian disaster with over 5 million people fleeing the country apart from civilian deaths and military casualties for both Ukraine and Russia. Devastating pictures of destruction and death have come out of Ukrai
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US lawmakers urge Biden to release frozen Afghan funds to prevent imminent
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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Does Pakistan want to rally OIC countries to extend assistance to Taliban?
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 18 (ANI): Pakistan is set to host a special meeting of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on December 19, which will focus on ways to help Afghanistan navigate its way out of an emerging humanitarian and economic crisis.
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Afghanistan must have access to funds to avoid humanitarian disaster, says
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 24 (ANI): The international community must urgently ease existing financial restrictions on Afghanistan that are blocking the provision of healthcare, food and other essential services, and expedite delivery of scaled-up humanitarian assistance to avert a mounting crisi
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Imran Khan urges global community to fulfil 'moral obligation', save Afgha
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 9 (ANI): Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated his plea to the international community to intervene and save Afghans from hunger pointing out that it is their "moral obligation" to avert the humanitarian disaster confronting people in Afghanistan,
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EU to provide extra USD 118mn in humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 15 (ANI): European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said the bloc will increase its humanitarian aid for Afghanistan by extra 100 million euros to avert the humanitarian disaster in the country.
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US calls for immediate ceasefire in Syria
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Condemning continuous airstrikes by Russia and the Syrian government in Idlib province, the United States on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire to end the "humanitarian disaster".
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