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Afghans' lives have become "unbearably hard" due to rise in poverty: WFP
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Since Taliban seized power in Afghanistan after withdrawal of US troops, the country has witnessed a surge in poverty, unemployment and extreme food insecurity. Moreover, the economic crisis wiped out jobs, salaries and livelihoods across Afghanistan.
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Study suggests increased green space could narrow lifespan gap between poo
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 18 (ANI): According to research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology of Community Health, increasing the amount of natural (green and blue) space and private gardens has the ability to reduce the difference in lifespan between people living in the most and lea
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Centre in "denial mode" of India's poverty, hunger issues: Chidambaram
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Veteran Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the Narendra Modi-led Central Government is in "denial mode" vis-a-vis challenge of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, which he claimed was more evident when it rejected
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Humanitarian needs of Afghans rising: Red Cross Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 18 (ANI): There is no end to the crisis in Afghanistan as more as more people are compelled to live on the streets and struggle to find food, the International Committee of the Red Cross stated, highlighting increasing need for humanitarian aid in the country.
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4 million children pushed into poverty as Ukraine-Russia war escalates: UN
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], October 17 (ANI): As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate, children in both countries have been most affected by its economic fallout, said UNICEF regional director for Europe and Central Asia, Afshan Khan, Al Jazeera reported.
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World Bank cuts Pakistan's growth projection to 2 per cent after floods
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 8 (ANI): The World Bank has estimated that Pakistan's GDP growth will slow down from 5 per cent in the fiscal year 2022 to around 2 per cent in the fiscal year 2023 following one of the most devastating floods in the country's history.
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Afghanistan needs dams on Kabul river for better water management: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): Water is one of the main wheels for developing Afghanistan's economy and bringing the nation out of poverty.
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Kumaraswamy cites Hosabale comments to question 'achhe din' claims
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 3 (ANI): JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy said Monday that the reported comments by RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on economic inequality, poverty and unemployment raise "big questions" over claims of "achhe din".
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Pakistan witnesses steep rise in street crime amid flood-induced poverty
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 1 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating law and order situation in the country, Karachi has witnessed an "alarming increase" in street crime, exacerbated by the recent floods, Geo news reported citing Sindh Police officials, on Saturday.
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Pakistan: Amid financial crisis, Punjab govt approves PKR 1.33 billion for
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 28 (ANI): Pakistan's Punjab province approved PKR (Pakistani Rupees) 1.33 billion to purchase 133 VIP protocol and luxury vehicles for their government functionaries and officers when the country is facing a flood, food crisis, unemployment, poverty and inflat
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Lalu, Nitish call on Sonia Gandhi to fortify opposition ahead of 2024 poll
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): During a press conference, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav slammed the BJP government at the Centre for rising poverty and unemployment in the country.
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At HRC, Baloch group requests UN intervention over rights abuses in Pakist
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI): A Baloch rights group has requested UN intervention in the southwestern province of Pakistan to save people suffering from the most severe form of rights violations.
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