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China targeting Uyghur religious leaders, say families of victims
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): The Chinese government is targeting minority Muslims in Xinjiang which is taking a toll on the community's religious staff, according to families of the Uyghur victims, who said that their imams are the most vulnerable to persecution.
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Fiinovation impacts a million lives amid coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Innovative Financial Advisors Pvt Ltd (Fiinovation), a Delhi based CSR consultancy joined the COVID-19 fight by initiating the distribution of food kits and essential commodities to help the most vulnerable communities during lockdown.
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COVID-19 driving up hunger in vulnerable countries: UN FAO
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Rome/New York, June 10 (ANI): Initial and ongoing assessments by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) provide strong indications that the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts are driving up hunger in countries that were already experiencing high levels of food insecurity prior to th
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Covid-19's new surge hits rural America
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 26 (ANI): Rural counties in the United States now have some of the highest rates of covid-19 cases and deaths in the country, topping even the hardest-hit New York City boroughs and signaling a new phase of the coronavirus pandemic that could devastate still more o
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SEEDS distributes 10 lakh meals across 8 states amid coronavirus crisis
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): In its endeavour to support the most vulnerable and invisible communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) distributed 10 lakh meals in 27 days of lockdown across eight states of the cou
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Saving lives and protecting livelihoods go hand in hand: IMF
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 4 (ANI): IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has urged the world to come together to protect the most vulnerable from the unprecedented health and economic crisis.
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Tribal Ministry asks States to prevent distress sale of non-timber forest
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Amid concerns caused by the coronavirus, the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) has written to the States that unscrupulous market forces may try to exploit the tribal gatherers by pushing them to distress sale of Non-Timbe
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COVID-19 impact: World Bank predicts South Asian economies will bleed, 11
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 31 (ANI): East Asia and the Pacific could see up to 11 million people driven into poverty, with low wage and informal sector workers becoming the most vulnerable, the World Bank has warned in a report on the economic impact as experts predict dire economic fallout
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Delhi-NCR-based company launches initiative to cater needs of elders amid
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 29 (ANI): A Delhi-NCR based company has decided to launch 'Mission Elders First' to cater to the daily needs of the senior citizens like groceries and medicine at the doorstep amid ongoing nationwide lockdown.
The initiative started by Emoha Elder Care is free
FICCI hails Centre's Rs 1,70,000 cr package for COVID-19 hit poor
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Thursday welcomed the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), stating that the steps announced by the government are critical and substantial to help the most vulnerable sections o
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By 2040, almost 1 in 4 children will live in areas of extremely high water
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): Water and climate change are inextricably linked. When climate change and water scarcity affect communities, children are among the most vulnerable. By 2040, almost one in four children will live in areas of extremely high water stress.
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$1.7 trillion needed per year to build disaster-resilient infrastructure i
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 6 (ANI): Developing economies across Asia are among the most vulnerable to natural disasters and have suffered damages estimated at 644 billion dollars since 2000, according to Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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