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"Shameful indictment of international inaction": UN says 383 aid workers k
Updated : 9 months ago IST
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called the killing of 383 aid workers last year a "shameful indictment of international inaction," with nearly half in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported. Marking World Humanitarian Day, he urged protection for civilians and aid workers as violence against humanitar
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Barring Afghan women from work will interrupt humanitarian aid to Afghanis
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to Griffiths, humanitarian aid organisations working under the United Nations, need the support of women employees to continue delivering life-saving services to the Afghan people.
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UN humanitarian chief tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Ukraine talks i
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], April 19 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of meetings on the situation in Ukraine scheduled to take place in Turkey later this week, Griffiths said.
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Myanmar: UN humanitarian chief calls for probe into 'grievous' attack on c
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], December 27 (ANI): Authorities in Myanmar must investigate a recent deadly attack against civilians in Kayah state, UN humanitarian affairs chief Martin Griffiths said in a statement on Sunday.
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Syria: Prevent 'entire generation from being lost', urges UN humanitarian
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): Some 13.4 million Syrians throughout the beleaguered country are in need of assistance, the UN humanitarian office said on Saturday, calling for "greater access and expanded funding", to better help them.
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UN warns Africa's ongoing locust crisis could become 'major humanitarian p
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], Feb 12 (ANI): The United Nations has warned that the ongoing locust crisis in eastern Africa could become a major humanitarian plague.
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