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India advocates for collective solutions, quick humanitarian access to add
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"We welcome the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. As the Chair of the G-20 this year, India's efforts are also aimed to address the current challenges to food and energy security and ensure that humanitarian needs of vulnerable communities are served without delay," Kamboj said wh
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Crisis in Afghanistan on rise due to successive droughts, surge in humanit
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Successive droughts and a surge in humanitarian needs in Afghanistan in different sectors have resulted in an increase in the current crisis in the war-stricken country, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a new report, according to TOLOnews.
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UN launches record USD 51.5 billion humanitarian appeal for 2023
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The estimated cost of the humanitarian response going into 2023 is USD 51.5 billion, a 25 per cent increase compared to the beginning of 2022. "Humanitarian needs are shockingly high, as this year's extreme events are spilling into 2023," said UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffith
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UN mission warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Since June, the HNP has been responding to the Government's request for UN-backed multi-sector support for Sri Lanka's debt and food and medicine shortages. "Governments and donor agencies have helped the humanitarian community reach over 1 million of the country's most vulnerable people wit
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Afghanistan's economy contracted by about 20 per cent in 2021: World Bank
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The World Bank report released last week points to a sharp decline in public spending, lower household incomes, and reduced consumption caused aggregate demand to fall. It also highlights disruptions in the payment system and supply constraints further hampered private sector activities, ini
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Afghanistan's economy faces critical challenges as it adjusts to new reali
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): The Afghan economy is adjusting to a "new normal" following the events of August 2021, which brought about a significant economic contraction and widespread deprivation, according to the World Bank's new Afghanistan Development Update.
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Humanitarian needs of Afghans rising: Red Cross Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 18 (ANI): There is no end to the crisis in Afghanistan as more as more people are compelled to live on the streets and struggle to find food, the International Committee of the Red Cross stated, highlighting increasing need for humanitarian aid in the country.
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IOM requests funding for humanitarian needs of 3 million people in Horn of
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) disclosed on Monday it needs 93.4 million US dollars funding to meet the humanitarian needs of three million people in four Horn of Africa countries.
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Escalating needs, rising hunger: Refugees caught in the eye of perfect sto
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 21 (ANI): Further food ration cuts are imminent for refugees as humanitarian needs multiply around the world while funding struggles to keep pace, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on World Refugee Day.
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Sri Lanka: UN appeals for USD 47 million for life-saving aid to 1.7 millio
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 10 (ANI): The United Nations team in Sri Lanka and non-governmental organisations has launched a joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan calling for USD 47.2 million to provide life-saving assistance to 1.7 million people worst-hit by the economic crisis
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African leaders gather to address growing humanitarian needs
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): African leaders met on Friday in Malabo, capital of Equatorial Guinea, to address the continent's current humanitarian challenges.
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US special envoy commends India's 'enormous' capability in supporting Afgh
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 26 (ANI): US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West on Thursday commended India for bringing "enormous" capability in helping the people of Afghanistan with humanitarian assistance.
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