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Flood disaster relief efforts help cash-strapped Pakistan mobilise interna
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the Geo-politik, Pakistan, which has severely mismanaged its economy, has now used the pretext of flood devastation and consequent humanitarian crisis to get international assistance.
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'Taliban ban temporary, but impact will be extremely high': Afghanistan NG
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Following a decision by the Taliban regime to ban women from working at non-governmental organisations, four major international aid groups suspended their operations in Afghanistan on Sunday.
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Pakistan seeks more international aid as it fails to deal with devastating
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Next year will set another record for humanitarian relief requirements, with 339 million people in need of assistance in 69 countries, an increase of 65 million people compared to the same time last year, according to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
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With more than half of Afghans dependent on humanitarian aid, IOM calls fo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 1 (ANI): Over one year after the Taliban takeover, an estimated 24.4 million people - 59 per cent of the population in Afghanistan - are dependent on international aid and emergency relief in their day-to-day lives, the International Organization for Migration
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Western envoys link aid to Afghanistan with allowing girls access to educa
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 11 (ANI): Hardening stand against anti-women measures of the Taliban, the envoys and representatives of the European Union, US, and the European countries in a joint statement have said that the international aid to Kabul will depend on Afghanistan's ability to
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Over 70 pc health centres in Afghanistan funded by WHO, UNICEF
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 6 (ANI): Over 70 per cent of healthcare centres in Afghanistan are funded by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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International aid alone will not prevent Afghan crisis: Geneva Call
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 20 (ANI): Asserting that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is dire, Geneva Call, an independent humanitarian organisation, has warned that if funds do not reach Kabul soon, poverty and misery will increase in this country.
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Biden signs executive order to preserve certain Afghanistan central bank a
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): As Afghanistan faces a worsening humanitarian and economic crisis, US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) signed an Executive Order as part of an effort to set aside USD 3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets for the benefit of the Afghan people.
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International aid should go directly to Afghan people: SIGAR
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 29 (ANI): The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), John Sopko, said that the Taliban should not have access to the aid and that it should be channelled directly to Afghan people.
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Taliban returns to its old ways: Thinktank
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 26 (ANI): Taliban has jailed a popular professor at Kabul University for criticizing the outfit, shot at women opposing restrictions on their rights, and publicly given Afghan males haircuts for the New Year, reported a Canada-based Thinktank, International Forum
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Blinken condemns recent attack by Myanmar's military which killed 35 peopl
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): The US condemned the recent attack by the Myanmar military in the country's Kayah State, which killed at least 35, including women and children and two staff members of the international aid organization Save the Children.
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Afghanistan: Amid severe economic problems, hospital cuts down trees for f
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 21 (ANI): Amid severe economic problems caused by the turmoil caused by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, a hospital was forced to cut down trees to use as cooking fuel in its kitchen.
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