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Hunger surges in Afghanistan as drought persists
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] June 18 (ANI): The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has called for increased global support to stem spiralling hunger in Afghanistan as one of the world's worst humanitarian crises threatens millions.
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Violence displaces over 17,000 in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado: UN
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Humanitarian Air Service is flying in aid supplies for some of the 17,000 people fleeing attacks in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado in the past week, a UN spokesman said on Thursday.
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India expresses concern over humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, calls for res
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): During the ongoing 50th session of the Human Rights Council, India expressed concerns over the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Myanmar and emphasized its interest in seeing a return to democracy in Myanmar at the earliest.
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UN condemns attack on hospital in Cameroon
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has strongly condemned an attack on a hospital in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region of Southwest.
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UN: 18.4 million people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 18.4 million people are already experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity and rising malnutrition across the three Horn of Africa (HOA) countries of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (
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'Nearly half Sri Lankan kids need aid': UNICEF appeals for USD 25 million
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 11 (ANI): The debilitating crisis in Sri Lanka has left nearly half of the children in the country in need of some form of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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IOM seeks 66 million USD to scale up humanitarian aid in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations migration agency, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Friday appealed for 66 million U.S. dollars to reach more than 1.25 million people in Somalia with humanitarian assistance by February 2023.
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Millions face threat of starvation amid 'unprecedented drought' in Horn of
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Millions of people face the threat of starvation amid unprecedented drought in the three Horn of Africa countries of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, humanitarian partners have warned.
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India announces donation of 5,000 tonnes of rice to Madagascar as humanita
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], June 10 (ANI): India's Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros, Abhay Kumar, called on the Prime Minister of Madagascar Christian Ntsay and announced the donation of 5,000 tonnes of rice to the island nation as humanitarian aid.
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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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EU announces additional 205 million euros aid for Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 10 (ANI): Amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Commission has announced another 205 million euros (USD 220 million) in aid for the war-ravaged country to abate the soaring humanitarian crisis, CNN reported.
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Humanitarian aid en route to Afghanistan smuggled, hoarded by Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Indian humanitarian aid en route to Afghanistan was reportedly being smuggled and hoarded by Pakistan, as the wheat consignments take a "return journey" after reaching Afghanistan, as per media reports.
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