Search For "humanitarian"
Syria: Prevent 'entire generation from being lost', urges UN humanitarian
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): Some 13.4 million Syrians throughout the beleaguered country are in need of assistance, the UN humanitarian office said on Saturday, calling for "greater access and expanded funding", to better help them.
Read More
Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan needs urgent response: HRW
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 5 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said foreign donors should take immediate action to ensure that necessary aid reaches Afghans facing hunger and collapsing health services after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
Read More
UNHCR terms Afghanistan situation as 'humanitarian emergency of internal d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Sunday termed the Afghanistan situation a "humanitarian emergency of internal displacement" as more than half a million Afghan civilians have been displaced from the war-ravaged country.
Read More
UN Chief to hold humanitarian conference for Afghanistan on September 13
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 5 (ANI): In response to the growing humanitarian needs in the war-ravaged country, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will convene a high-level humanitarian conference for Afghanistan on September 13.
Read More
Kabul airport to become operational for commercial flights in few days, sa
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], September 4 (ANI): Qatari Ambassador to Afghanistan Saeed bin Mubarak Al Khayarin on Saturday said that the repairing works at the Kabul airport is underway and will soon be ready to receive several commercial flights in the next few days.
Read More
'Major' humanitarian crisis looms in Afghanistan; UN to convene fundraisin
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 4 (ANI): A major humanitarian crisis is looming in Afghanistan, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, warned again on Friday, amid uncertainty about the situation for vulnerable Afghans seeking shelter across the country's borders.
Read More
Taliban delegation meets Pak officials in Doha, discuss border issues, hum
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], September 4 (ANI): A senior Taliban delegation led by Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanekzai met with the Pakistani Embassy officials in Qatar on Friday where the two delegations discussed issues concerning the current developments in Afghanistan.
Read More
Air corridors for humanitarian aid delivery to Afghanistan to open soon: D
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], September 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Doha expects the air corridors for deliveries of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to be available in the next 24-48 hours, as Qatari experts have repaired some equipment at the Kabul airport, the Qatari Foreign Ministry's special envoy on counterterror
Read More
Afghan crisis: UK, Taliban discuss humanitarian aid, bilateral ties in Doh
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], September 3 (ANI): Senior Taliban leader Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai met with UK senior civil servant Simon Gass here and discussed humanitarian aid, security and political issues, as well as bilateral relations.
Read More
EU foreign ministers discuss coordinated engagement with Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ljubljana [Slovenia], September 3 (ANI/Xinhua): In a debate on Afghanistan on Thursday, foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) discussed how to engage with the Taliban, in particular humanitarian aid and a possible tide of Afghan refugees.
Read More
UK Foreign Secy speaks to Tajik Foreign Minister, discuss how to tackle hu
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar] September 3 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday spoke to Tajikistan Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin and discussed how their countries can help maintain stability in the region, and tackle the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
Read More
UK will ensure safe passage for those who want to leave Afghanistan: Domin
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 3 (ANI): The United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday met with the evacuees from Afghanistan who are being hosted by Qatar and said that the UK will continue working with their partners in response to the humanitarian plight and ensure safe passage
Read More