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Catastrophic floods affect 30 out of 34 provinces of Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 2 (ANI): Flash floods in Afghanistan have affected more than 100,000 people this year, devastating 30 of the country's 34 provinces, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs' (OCHA) report.
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Needs in Afghanistan far outstrip humanitarian response: UN report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 (ANI): The Afghan people continue to stand in dire need of international assistance despite an ongoing humanitarian response of unprecedented scale and nature, said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Thursday.
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Ukraine keeps 76 ships from 18 countries blocked in seven ports: Russian D
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Kiev is blocking 76 foreign ships from 18 countries in seven Ukrainian ports, head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, who also leads Russia's humanitarian response coordination headquarters, said.
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Biden in Poland to see US troops, Ukraine refugees
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], March 25 (ANI): American President Joe Biden met with U.S. troops based in Poland serving alongside Polish troops on Friday, thanking them and also took a look at the growing humanitarian response to the millions of Ukrainians who are fleeing to Poland to escape Russia's
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UN to host pledging conference with UK, Germany, Qatar in Afghanistan f
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 17 (ANI): The United Nations along with the United Kingdom, Germany and Qatar will host an international pledging conference in Afghanistan on March 31, in support of the humanitarian response, local media reported.
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Ukraine crisis: Russian forces announce ceasefire in Kiev, Mariupol, Khark
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian armed forces announced a ceasefire from 10:00 am (07:00 GMT) for the residents of Ukraine capital Kiev, Mariupol, Kharkiv, Sumy to leave the cities, local media reported citing interdepartmental coordination headquarters for humanitarian re
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US, allies imposing additional economic costs on Russia, Belarus: Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 3 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) said the United States, in coordination with its allies and partners, is imposing additional economic costs on Russia and Belarus in response to military operations against Ukraine.
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UN seeks USD 109 million to support people in eastern Ukraine next year
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Osnat Lubrani on Tuesday launched the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan seeking $190 million to support next year 1.8 million people affected by the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the Office for the Coor
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Somalia, UN ramp up humanitarian response amid worsening drought
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], November 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Somalia and the United Nations have said they are scaling up humanitarian operations to support early action to help mitigate the impact of the worsening drought in the country.
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UNFPA establishes two new offices in Afghanistan to deal with humanitarian
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 15 (ANI): The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has established two offices in Afghanistan to scale up humanitarian response to its nationals, the agency said on Monday.
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UN Under-Secretary seeks 385 million USD to fund Myanmar humanitarian resp
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has urged the international community to fund the humanitarian response for Myanmar by providing 385 million dollars amid the deteriorating situation in the
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Myanmar faces humanitarian crisis with about 3 million people requiring as
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], September 28 (ANI): Myanmar is facing a humanitarian crisis with about 3 million people requiring assistance, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement on Monday.
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