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Humanitarian needs in Myanmar grow as fighting continues
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], March 19 (ANI): As the fighting continues in Myanmar, the humanitarian needs increased as the country became unstable after the February 1, 2021 coup by Tatmadaw (Myanmar's armed forces).
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Funds are running dry in Afghanistan but economic crisis continues, says U
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 7 (ANI): Underlining the need for more humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, the food-assistance branch of the United Nations, has once again raised concern about the growing multifold crisis in the country.
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Displacement, humanitarian needs surging inside Afghanistan: UN agency
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Grand-Saconnex [Switzerland], February 9 (ANI): Conflict last year had forced more than 700,000 Afghans to leave their homes and added to the 5.5 million people already displaced over past years, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday.
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People of Myanmar face 'unprecedented' crisis in 2022: UN report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 1 (ANI): The turmoil in Myanmar is projected to have driven almost half the population into poverty heading into 2022, wiping out the impressive gains made since 2005, according to a UN Humanitarian Needs Overview published on Friday by United Nations Office for the Co
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UN staff bring cash to Afghanistan as sanctions cause banking problems, sa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 27 (ANI): Amid the growing humanitarian needs in Afghanistan, a senior Russian diplomat has said that UN personnel are forced to bring in cash to the country because the banking system is not working due to US sanctions.
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UNICEF appeals for USD 2bn to avert collapse of vital social services in A
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 8 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has launched its largest-ever single-country appeal to urgently respond to the humanitarian needs of over 24 million people in Afghanistan, half of whom are children.
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UN responds to increased humanitarian needs in Yemen following shift in fr
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations and partners are responding to increased humanitarian needs in Yemen following a shift in front lines in Hodeidah governorate over the past 10 days, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday.
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Taliban's commitment not to allow Afghan soil for terrorism should be impl
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 23 (ANI): Taliban's commitment not to allow the use of Afghan soil for terrorism in any manner should be implemented, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday (local time) while urging the international community to come together in response to hum
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UN chief to hold humanitarian conference for Afghanistan today
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 13 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to convene a high-level humanitarian conference for Afghanistan on Monday in response to the growing humanitarian needs in the country.
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ASEAN's Myanmar envoy urges for ceasefire to supply humanitarian needs
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Singapore, September 5 (ANI): ASEAN's special envoy to Myanmar Erywan Yusof has urged for a 4-month cease-fire by all sides in the country's conflict in an attempt to enable the smooth delivery of the first batch of humanitarian assistance, a media report said on Sunday.
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UN Chief to hold humanitarian conference for Afghanistan on September 13
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 5 (ANI): In response to the growing humanitarian needs in the war-ravaged country, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will convene a high-level humanitarian conference for Afghanistan on September 13.
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USD 24mn urgently needed for acute humanitarian needs in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched an urgent appeal for USD 24 million to boost its response to increasing humanitarian needs in Afghanistan, including internally displaced in the past two months.
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