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Angelina Jolie meets children, visits cafe in Ukraine's Lviv
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lviv [Ukraine], May 1 (ANI): Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, who is on a visit to the country as a special envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), was seen meeting children and visiting a cafe in Lviv.
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As Afghanistan's economy collapses, starvation grips children
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 30 (ANI): According to the global organization, Save the Children, many people in Afghanistan are facing a severe food crisis during Ramzan and the most vulnerable are children.
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Tamil Nadu CM urges PM Modi to accord permission to facilitate aid to Sri
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 29 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accord permission to facilitate the early movement of food, essential goods and lifesaving medicines to the people of Sri Lanka.
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UN urges emergency development measures in Lebanon amid crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], April 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Najat Rochdi, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Lebanon, urged Lebanese authorities on Thursday to adopt emergency development measures amid the current humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, a statement by Lebanon's Council of Ministers reported
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UN chief urges int'l community to create conditions for cash injection in
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 28 (ANI): Expressing concern over the absence of cash in Afghanistan, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the international community to create conditions conducive to injecting liquidity into the economy of the war-torn country, said a
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India at UNSC reiterates call for cessation of violence in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], April 28 (ANI): India's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, R Ravindra on Wednesday (local time) reiterated its call for an immediate cessation of violence and hostilities in Ukraine.
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South Korea pledges USD 100,000 in flood relief aid to South Africa
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 28 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea said on Wednesday that it would provide USD 100,000 in humanitarian aid to South Africa, where heavy rains and flooding caused widespread damage and claimed hundreds of lives.
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EU delivers 34 tonnes in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 27 (ANI): European Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic said on Wednesday that the European Union had delivered 34 tonnes of food and medical supplies in humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.
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UN chief arrives in Ukraine to expand humanitarian operations
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 27 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday informed that he has arrived in Ukraine after visiting Moscow and that he will work to expand humanitarian support and evacuate civilians from conflict zones.
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Urgent action needed to protect vulnerable women, children and adolescents
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 27 (ANI/PNN): Women, children and adolescents, and the health and aid workers who provide their care and support, are facing growing challenges and life-threatening risks in these times of escalating conflict and humanitarian crises worldwide, according to a commentar
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Humanitarian situation in Syria dire amid economic crisis: UN official
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The humanitarian situation in Syria remains dire amid a worsening economic crisis, said Joyce Msuya, the deputy UN relief chief, on Tuesday.
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UK scales up humanitarian support for Ukraine, sends aid to health facilit
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], April 26 (ANI): The UK government on Tuesday announced reinforcing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine by donating more ambulances, fire engines, funding for physicians' training and life-saving medical supplies for Ukrainian health facilities amid ongoing hostilities in the coun
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