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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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UN chief raises concern over closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 3 (ANI): Calling the closure of schools for girls in Afghanistan "unjustifiable", the UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres has raised his concern and said that there is a violation of women's rights.
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UN expresses concern over food security as Pak floods threaten Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 3 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday expressed concern over the worsening flood situation in Pakistan as it will threaten the food supply to crisis-ridden Afghanistan.
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Catastrophic floods affect 30 out of 34 provinces of Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 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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US to halt humanitarian parole for Afghans seeking entry in America
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): The United States will discontinue the use of a humanitarian process known as parole to admit at-risk Afghans and will instead focus on resettling certain Afghan evacuees who qualify for immigration programs that provide permanent legal status, as per r
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With more than half of Afghans dependent on humanitarian aid, IOM calls fo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 1 (ANI): Over one year after the Taliban takeover, an estimated 24.4 million people - 59 per cent of the population in Afghanistan - are dependent on international aid and emergency relief in their day-to-day lives, the International Organization for Migration
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Russian invasion has left 17.7 million Ukrainians in need of humanitarian
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Poland on Thursday said that Russia's "indiscriminate shelling" of cities and "strikes against civilians" have left 17.7 million inhabitants of Ukraine, which is 40 per cent of the country's population, in need of protection and humanitarian aid.
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More than three million children at risk as devastating floods hit Pakista
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): More than three million children are in need of humanitarian assistance and at increased risk of waterborne diseases, and malnutrition due to the most severe flooding in Pakistan's recent history, according to UNICEF.
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Pakistan floods: Over 33mn people affected, 6.4mn in dire need of aid, say
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): More than 6.4 million people in Pakistan are in dire need of humanitarian aid as the devastating floods continue to wreak havoc in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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US announces USD 30mn in humanitarian aid for flood response in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday announced an additional USD 30 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance to support people and communities affected by severe flooding in Pakistan.
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UN launches USD 160mn response plan as floods wreak havoc in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The "2022 Pakistan Floods Response Plan (FRP)" was jointly launched on Tuesday by the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations, simultaneously in Islamabad and Geneva, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said
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Naya Bharat Mahotsav - "Sankalp Se Siddhi Tak"
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]/London [UK], August 30 (ANI/PNN): Celebrating the 75 Years of India's Independence, World Humanitarian Foundation and Trident Events & Media are all set to host and Celebrate the biggest ever felicitation event in London, under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
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