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Israel's UN Ambassador tells security council UNWRA has 48 hours left
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, officially informed the members of the UN Security Council that, within 48 hours, the State of Israel will cease cooperation with UNRWA - the UN Relief Workers Agency that works with people in Gaza.
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Israeli Foreign Minister applauds US cutting off funding for UN Palestinia
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Israel's Foreign Minister praised the US Congress' decision to halt funding to UNRWA (the UN Relief Workers Agency for Palestinians) calling the move "a clear vote of no confidence in UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres."
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UN establishes 'independent' review group to review UNRWA
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has established an "independent" Review Group to look into how UNRWA (UN Relief Workers Agency for the Palestinian areas) workers took part in the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7.
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Israeli agency slams UN for false allegations it is hampering Gaza aid eff
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Israeli agency COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories: Judea and Samaria and towards the Gaza Strip) issued a scathing refutation of false accusations made against Israel by UNRWA (the UN Relief Workers Agency that handles the Palestinian areas) that asserted Isr
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Rockets found hidden under UN relief supplies in Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The IDF has reported that in an operation carried out by forces from the 7007th Battalion of its 261st Brigade's combat team, dozens of rockets were found hidden under UNRWA (UN Relief Workers Agency in Gaza) boxes in the north of the Gaza Strip.
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Israel sending more emergency relief workers to aid Greece during wildfire
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Israel is sending crews and firefighting aircraft to Greece, led by the National Security Ministry, under the command of the Israel Police Air Division, and in cooperation with the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority and the IDF
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Ban on female relief workers disabling aid-delivery in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month 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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UST extends a helping hand amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in India
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 8 (ANI/PRNewswire): UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, is extending a much-needed helping hand to COVID-19 pandemic relief in India by working closely with governments, hospitals, relief workers, and non-governmental organizatio
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Outpouring of generosity from Australian Sikhs amid bushfire crisis; commu
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], Jan 9 (ANI): The unprecedented scale of the Australian bushfire raging parts of the country for months has sparked an outpouring of generosity from the Sikh community living in the country, with several organisations and individuals alike volunteering in the support
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Sushant Singh Rajput calls flood relief workers the real 'heroes'
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai, (Maharashtra) [India] Aug 24 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput appreciated the relief workers for their efforts in flood-hit Kerala and Karnataka's Kodagu district and labelled them as the real heroes.
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B'desh to issue special visa for relief workers in Rohingya camps
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, met with Canada's Special Envoy to Myanmar Bob Rae and assured him of addressing the visa issue pertaining to foreign relief workers working in Rohingya shelter camps in Bangladesh.
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