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UNSC meeting on humanitarian situation in Ukraine scheduled for Thursday:
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Security Council will hold a meeting on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine on May 12, sources in the Security Council told Sputnik.
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US announces USD 800 million in new humanitarian aid for Syria
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has pledged to provide more than USD 800 million in new humanitarian aid to the Syrian people, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced in Brussels on Tuesday at an international donors conference for Syria
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Nearly 20 million facing acute hunger in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): Nearly 20 million people in Afghanistan - almost half the population - are facing acute hunger, humanitarians warned in an UN-backed report, published on Monday.
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EU pledges nearly USD 1.6bn in humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union has pledged to increase humanitarian assistance to Syrians up to 1.5 billion euros ($1.58 billion) for 2022 and to allocate an equal amount following year, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday.
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Afghanistan receives USD 32 million in humanitarian aid
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Amid a devastating economic crisis, Afghanistan received USD 32 million in humanitarian assistance on Sunday, the country's central bank informed while appreciating the humanitarian assistance of the international community.
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US envoy to UN postpones May 9 visit to Turkey: US Mission
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield has postponed her planned visit to Turkey, the US mission to the UN informs.
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Russian Defense Ministry says operation to evacuate civilians from Azovsta
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The humanitarian operation to evacuate civilians from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol concluded on Saturday due to unprecedented measures by Russia with 51 people, including 11 children, having been rescued, the head of the Russian National Defense C
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UN calls for urgent seed, fertilizer aid for conflict-affected northern Et
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethipoia], May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) on Saturday called for the provision of seeds and fertilizers to farmers in conflict-affected northern Ethiopia ahead of the main rainy season.
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India provides 7,725 kg of humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 6 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, India on Thursday handed over 7,725 kg of humanitarian aid comprising essential medicines and medical equipment to Ukraine.
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Jaishankar discusses Ukraine crisis, Make-in-India with visiting Italian F
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with the visiting Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday and discussed several issues including the participation of Italian companies in Make-in-India campaign and concern on the ongoing humanit
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Over 24 million Afghans need humanitarian aid
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 6 (ANI): More than 24.4 million people are in need of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan--an increase from 18.4 million in 2021, said a report by the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).
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UN chief calls for end to 'cycle of death, destruction' in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 6 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an end to the "cycle of death and destruction" in Ukraine.
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