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Thailand elections today: Young voters call for change in military-dominat
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Voting is scheduled to begin at 8 am (01:00 GMT) on Sunday and will conclude at 5 pm (10:00 GMT). About 52 million voters will choose members of a new 500-seat House of Representatives for the next four years.
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Afghanistan receives Euro 1.5 million monetary aid from Ireland
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Afghanistan received fresh monetary aid for the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF) of Euro 1.5 million for 2023, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced, Khaama Press reported.
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Humanitarian aid is Afghanistan's last lifeline: OCHA
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Afghanistan, humanitarian aid is Afghanistan's last lifeline, TOLOnews reported on Wednesday.
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Need USD 4.62 billion for humanitarian aid to Afghan people in 2023: UN
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As per OCHA, humanitarian aid remains the last lifeline for the citizens of Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: One child killed, another injured in mine blast
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
An unexploded device, a war remnant of years of conflict in Afghanistan's southern region went off in Kandahar province on Saturday, killing one child and injuring another, Khaama Press reported citing sources.
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Ban on female relief workers disabling aid-delivery in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Afghanistan has been pushed deeper into a humanitarian crisis after the Taliban banned female aid workers from working at NGOs, disabling aid delivery at a time when numerous people are in dire need of assistance in the country, TOLOnews reported.
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Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha to run for re-election on May 14
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The incumbent, in power since 2014 when the military toppled a civilian government, brought in five years of army-enforced stability.
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Earthquake in Afghanistan destroyed around 665 houses in several provinces
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The organization added that the earthquake in Badakhshan killed five people. In contrast, it injured 58 others and "partners have deployed assessment and response teams to provide immediate relief to affected families," OCHA said in a tweet on Wednesday.
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Cyclone Freddy has affected over 500,000 people in Malawi: UN
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
In the statement, OCHA said that the cyclone has affected over 500,000 people, including at least 326 killed and more than 180,000 displaced.
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Death toll in Turkey earthquake rises above 45,000: UN Office for Humanita
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to the latest statement of AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency), 45,089 people lost their lives. 115,000 people were injured, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported.
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20 million people to face acute hunger by end of March 2023 in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in a report highlighted the economic and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan for the coming year as about 20 million people are at risk of facing acute hunger by the end of March 2023, TOLO news reported.
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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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