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UN relief chief outlines immediate humanitarian priorities for Ukraine
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): Underlining the immediate need for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator on Monday emphasised on allowing civilians to safely leave areas under fire in Ukraine, and delivery of much-needed aid to these locations.
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Growing food insecurity in West Africa, Sahel must not be ignored: UN huma
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 8 (ANI): Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and the Sahel, must not be ignored by the international community, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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Humanitarians distribute aid in Afghanistan, one of world's greatest emerg
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 3 (ANI): The United Nations and its partners are conducting needs assessments while distributing aid across Afghanistan, one of the world's greatest emergencies, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
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Catastrophic and famine-like conditions hang over Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 21 (ANI): The UN humanitarians have warned that "Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders whose needs continue to worsen with the onset of winter.
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'Afghanistan's farmers, herders desperate for seed, food and cash'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 20 (ANI): "Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders, whose needs continue to rise with the onset of winter, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
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UN voices grave concern over escalation of hostilities in northern Ethiopi
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations remains extremely concerned about the continued escalation of hostilities in northern Ethiopia, including new airstrikes over the weekend in Tigray, said UN humanitarians on Monday.
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635,000 people displaced in Afghanistan this year, says UN
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 21 (ANI): UN humanitarians said on Monday that 635,000 people in Afghanistan were routed from their homes this year because of violence, with more than 12,000 recently displaced to Kabul, mainly from Panjshir Province.
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12.2 million people in Afghanistan acutely food insecure: UN
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 20 (ANI): UN humanitarians on Thursday said that the relief crisis in Afghanistan is deteriorating rapidly, with 12.2 million people acutely food insecure.
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Pakistan's Balochistan province faces food emergency for 500,000 people: U
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 28 (ANI): Pakistan's Balochistan province, battered by a harsh winter, a locust invasion, COVID-19, and drought-like conditions, faces a food emergency for about 500,000 people, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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Humanitarian situation in Yemen falling off cliff: UN
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 7 (ANI/Xinhua): With 20 million Yemenis in need of assistance in the face of conflict and COVID-19, "the humanitarian situation is falling off a cliff," UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
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UN, humanitarian partners aid typhoon-hit Philippines, Vietnam
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations, its partners, and the Philippine government are assessing damage from deadly typhoon Goni, which is now moving toward central Vietnam, UN humanitarians said on Monday.
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UN chief says funding of WHO, humanitarians should not be cut amid COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], May 9 (Sputnik/ANI): The coronavirus pandemic requires an unprecedented global response, and reducing the funding of the World Health Organization (WHO), is untimely, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a Russian news agency.
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