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UN agency begins COVID vaccine rollout for 7,500 stranded migrants in Yeme
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 16 (ANI): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun a COVID-19 vaccination campaign for migrants stranded in Yemen.
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UN agency records over 4,400 migrant deaths worldwide in 2021
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], December 11 (ANI): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said that over 4,470 migrants have died in 2021 on their way across borders, exceeding last year's figures by more than 200.
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Severe cash crunch threatens WFP operations in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], December 7 (ANI): Millions of people in Ethiopia could be pushed deeper into hunger as the World Food Programme (WFP) faces a major funding shortfall that threatens its operations there over the coming six months, the UN agency warned on Monday.
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India's trade growth accelerated both in goods, services in 3rd quarter: U
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 3 (ANI): India's trade growth accelerated both in goods and services in the 3rd quarter even as overall trend showed a stronger COVID-19 recovery for goods than services, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Friday.
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55 per cent of Afghan population face food insecurity: Report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 7 (ANI): Nearly 55 per cent of the Afghan population are estimated to be in a crisis or experiencing emergency levels of food insecurity between now and March of next year, a UN agency report has revealed.
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Afghanistan experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises: UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): Afghanistan is currently experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with the health system and social services at a breaking point, said United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) representative in Afghanistan Salam Al-Janabi.
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22.8 million Afghan people will face acute hunger: UN agency
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 25 (ANI): More than half the population of Afghanistan - a record 22.8 million people - will face acute food insecurity from November, a UN aid organisation said on Monday.
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Thousands of Afghans receive assistance within week: UN agency
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): Thousands of Afghans have received humanitarian assistance within a week from October 11-17 across Afghanistan, a United Nations agency confirmed on Friday.
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Thousands of Afghans received humanitarian assistance: UN agency
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 9 (ANI): Thousands of Afghans have received humanitarian assistance within a week from September 27 to October 3 across Afghanistan, a United Nations agency said on Saturday.
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5 billion people could face difficulty accessing water in 2050: UN
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], October 6 (ANI): More than five billion people globally are expected to face a shortage of water by 2050, a United Nations (UN) agency report has warned.
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UN agency warns of looming global water crisis
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN), warned on Tuesday that climate change increases the global risk of water-related hazards like floods and droughts, and the number of people affected
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Over 1.5 million Afghan children at risk of malnutrition: UN agency
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 3 (ANI): Amid a sharp spike in the prices of food materials, more than 1.5 million Afghan children are at risk of malnutrition under the conditions of severe poverty.
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