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UN launches record USD 51.5 billion humanitarian appeal for 2023
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The estimated cost of the humanitarian response going into 2023 is USD 51.5 billion, a 25 per cent increase compared to the beginning of 2022. "Humanitarian needs are shockingly high, as this year's extreme events are spilling into 2023," said UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffith
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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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UN Official describes situation of Afghan women and girls as regressing
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths called out the Taliban for reopening girls' schools in a statement on Tuesday and said that the situation of Afghan women and girls is very regressing.
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UN asks for USD 110mn in emergency aid in wake of Afghanistan earthquake
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 27 (ANI): The United Nations has launched an emergency appeal following last week's earthquake in Afghanistan, calling for USD 110 million.
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UN allocates USD 10 million to quake-hit Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 26 (ANI): United Nations has allocated USD 10 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Funds (UNCERF) on Sunday to support the people of Afghanistan affected by the earthquake that struck this week in the eastern part of the country.
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UN humanitarian chief tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Ukraine talks i
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], April 19 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of meetings on the situation in Ukraine scheduled to take place in Turkey later this week, Griffiths said.
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Lack of humanitarian funding risks ruining political momentum in Yemen: UN
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths warned Thursday that a lack of humanitarian funding in Yemen may undermine the current political momentum.
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UN Under-Secretary-General to visit Moscow, Kyiv to discuss Ukraine situat
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths will visit Moscow on April 3 and then will visit Kyiv to discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine and a potential for a ceasefire, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday.
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UN undersecretary general calls on Russia, Ukraine to allow safe passage o
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): Martin Griffiths, the Undersecretary-General of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs on Monday called on both parties of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to allow safe passage for civilians to leave areas with active hostilities.
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At UNSC, India says humanitarian action should not be politicised amid Ukr
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): Raising concern about the worsening situation in Ukraine, India on Monday stated that humanitarian action should not be politicised amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict which has led to a pressing humanitarian crisis that needs to be addressed expeditiously.
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Russian military operation forced over 5 lakh people to leave Ukraine: UN
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 5,00,000 people have left Ukraine since the start of Russia's military operation and about 1,60,000 have become internally displaced, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told the
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UK to co-host UN virtual pledging summit to address humanitarian crisis in
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], February 16 (ANI): UK on Tuesday (local time) said that it will co-host an upcoming United Nations virtual pledging summit to help address the growing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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