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UNICEF condemns killing of 35 people including four children in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 29 (ANI): UNICEF on Tuesday said that it is shocked and saddened by the reported killing and burning of at least 35 people, including four children and two staff members of the humanitarian organization Save the Children, in Kayah State in Eastern Myanmar, on 24
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Afghanistan: Citizens of Bamyan province irked by 'unjust' aid distributio
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 28 (ANI): The people of Afghanistan's Bamyan province have complained about the injustice and corruption in the distribution of humanitarian assistance by donor agencies, according to a media report.
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Myanmar: UN humanitarian chief calls for probe into 'grievous' attack on c
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 27 (ANI): Authorities in Myanmar must investigate a recent deadly attack against civilians in Kayah state, UN humanitarian affairs chief Martin Griffiths said in a statement on Sunday.
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UNICEF employs mobile health teams across Afghanistan for women, children
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 27 (ANI): United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said that it has employed mobile health teams in Afghanistan to provide health services to women and children after the humanitarian crisis in the country deepened post the Talib
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UN staff bring cash to Afghanistan as sanctions cause banking problems, sa
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 27 (ANI): Amid the growing humanitarian needs in Afghanistan, a senior Russian diplomat has said that UN personnel are forced to bring in cash to the country because the banking system is not working due to US sanctions.
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UN official 'horrified' by massacre of civilians in Myanmar, demands prob
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], December 27 (ANI): A UN official on Sunday said he was "horrified" by the reports that at least 35, including women and children were killed and their bodies burned in Myanmar.
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UN humanitarian agency poised to raise USD 107mn in typhoon Rai aid for Ph
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has appealed for over USD 107 million required to help the Philippine government provide life-saving assistance to people affected by Typhoon Rai.
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China donates winter clothes, blankets to Afghanistan as humanitarian aid
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 25 (ANI): As a part of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, China on Friday donated winter clothes and blankets.
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Taliban welcomes US decision to facilitate humanitarian assistance to Afgh
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 25 (ANI): The Taliban on Friday welcomed the United States's efforts to facilitate the flow of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, local media reported.
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NGOs urge Thailand to provide aid to refugees from crisis-hit Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 24 (ANI): Several humanitarian organizations on Friday urged the Thai government to adopt a set of measures to address the needs of refugees fleeing from neighbouring Myanmar, which is rocked by hostilities between the country's military and rebel troops.
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Global Action Group holds meet on Afghanistan, speakers slam Pak's role in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 23 (ANI): The Parliamentarians for Global Action Group, an international network of legislators from around the world, held a virtual biannual strategic meet on December 21 on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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Humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is grave, issues with providing aid
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 23 (ANI): The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is still quite serious, there are problems with the provision of financial assistance according to the Commissioner for Human Rights at the Russian foreign ministry Grigory Lukyantsev, local media reported.
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