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M S Swaminathan: The Man Who Fed India By Priyambada Jayakumar
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 9: Author Priyambada Jayakumar is proud to announce the release of M S Swaminathan: The Man Who Fed India, a definitive biography of one of India's greatest scientists and humanitarians. The book is now available at all leading bookstores across India and onli
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Clarity and Spirit in Action: Stories of Resilience, Transformation and Im
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 4: In a world seeking direction and inspiration, a new wave of changemakers is redefining leadership, healing, and creativity across diverse fields. From cybersecurity visionary Ankur Chandrakant and finance architect Raza Ur Rehman to reformer and poet Veruschka
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"Shameful indictment of international inaction": UN says 383 aid workers k
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called the killing of 383 aid workers last year a "shameful indictment of international inaction," with nearly half in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported. Marking World Humanitarian Day, he urged protection for civilians and aid workers as violence against humanitar
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"Underfunding is chronic," Guterres tells humanitarians
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In a video message to the Humanitarian Affairs Segment, a platform created by the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) to find solutions to pressing humanitarian aid issues, Antonio Guterres cited some shocking figures: more than 110 million people have been forced from their homes, whi
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UN relief chief stresses need to stay and deliver for all Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Humanitarians have stayed and delivered in Afghanistan in the year since the Taliban takeover and it is imperative that the international community continues to do the same while the de facto authorities must also do their part, the Security Council heard on M
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Life-saving relief continues to reach quake-hit eastern Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 25 (ANI): Emergency lifesaving aid relief continued to flow into quake-hit eastern Afghanistan on Friday, as UN humanitarians and partners rushed to help the most vulnerable communities.
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After 100 days of war, UN issues fresh alert amid alarming food insecurity
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 3 (ANI): One hundred days since the 24 February Russian invasion of Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday issued a fresh alert amid rising and alarming levels of food insecurity there.
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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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Humanitarians seek USD 2.25 billion for Ukraine response
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], April 26 (ANI): Humanitarians have launched a renewed appeal for war-ravaged Ukraine calling for USD 2.25 billion to provide assistance and protection to nearly nine million people, the United Nations announced on Monday.
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Ukraine war creating a child refugee 'almost every second'
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 16 (ANI): Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the eastern European country since the Russian invasion began, passed three million.
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UN rights chief lauds 'tenacity' of Afghans during Kabul visit
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 13 (ANI): Amid the uncertainty surrounding the future of Afghanistan, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has lauded the "spirit and tenacity" shown by the Afghans to protect their rights.
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Ukraine conflict: UN expresses 'horror' at Mariupol hospital attack
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI): The head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, expressed her horror over the reported destruction of a maternity hospital in the coastal city of Mariupol, which has been reportedly under heavy bombardment for days.
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