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Afghanistan earthquake response overlooks people with disabilities: Rights
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (ANI): People with disabilities remain overlooked following an earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people in eastern Afghanistan on June 22, according to the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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Over 6 million Sri Lankans face food insecurity due to record inflation: U
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): Some 6.26 million Sri Lankans, or three in 10 households, are unsure of where their next meal is coming from, according to the latest food insecurity assessment from the World Food Programme (WFP), released on Wednesday.
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Study: Campus food pantries result in healthier public university students
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): New research has outlined how campus food pantries have the potential to reduce students' food insecurity, decrease depressive symptoms and improve perceived health.
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WHO ramps up response in Eastern Africa amid looming health crisis
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday it's intensifying its operations to the looming health crisis in eastern Africa amid acute food insecurity.
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Ghanaian FM calls for urgent attention to root out insecurity in West Afri
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Urgent attention is required to root out insecurity in West Africa, Ghanaian Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said Wednesday.
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EU Foreign Ministers call for urgent humanitarian aid to countries affecte
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday approved conclusions on the Team Europe response to global food insecurity, calling on the European Commission and member countries to urgently increase commitments in humanitarian aid to nations affected by
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Sri Lankan PM says steps will be taken to mitigate food crisis in country
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 18 (ANI): Amidst the unprecedented economic turmoil in the country, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday said that steps will be taken to mitigate the food crisis in the island nation.
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Vicious cycle of Pakistan's insecurity, Afghanistan's opium trade converge
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 16 (ANI): The illegal-narcotics trade constitutes one of the main financial sources of the insurgency groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but, more importantly, it feeds narco-terror.
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USD 150 million aid by World Bank comes as relief to Afghan farmers under
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 15 (ANI): The World Bank has granted USD 150 million in aid to Afghan farmers as food security continues to plummet in the country due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
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UN: 18.4 million people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 18.4 million people are already experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity and rising malnutrition across the three Horn of Africa (HOA) countries of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (
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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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Pakistan's misplanning left its citizens with acute food shortage
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 27 (ANI): Inconsiderate planning and mismanagement of agricultural sources in Pakistan have left the country with an acute food shortage with a large portion of the population surviving starvation in the rural areas, reported International Forum For Rights and Secur
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