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US envoy to UN postpones May 9 visit to Turkey: US Mission
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 8 (ANI/Sputnik): US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield has postponed her planned visit to Turkey, the US mission to the UN informs.
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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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Yemen's Houthis welcome two-month truce proposed by UN
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Sanna [Yemen], April 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, welcomes the two-month truce proposed by the United Nations to the sides to the Yemeni conflict, the movement's chief negotiator at talks with the government, Mohammed Abdulsalam, said on Fri
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Ukraine war creating a child refugee 'almost every second'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 16 (ANI): Almost one child per second in Ukraine is becoming a refugee of the war, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as the total number of people who have now fled the eastern European country since the Russian invasion began, passed three million.
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Ukraine conflict: UN expresses 'horror' at Mariupol hospital attack
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI): The head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, expressed her horror over the reported destruction of a maternity hospital in the coastal city of Mariupol, which has been reportedly under heavy bombardment for days.
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UN undersecretary general calls on Russia, Ukraine to allow safe passage o
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): Martin Griffiths, the Undersecretary-General of the United Nations for Humanitarian Affairs on Monday called on both parties of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to allow safe passage for civilians to leave areas with active hostilities.
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Afghanistan: UN humanitarian aid worth USD 32 million reaches Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 6 (ANI): Another USD 32 million of humanitarian aid sent by the United Nations reached Kabul and will be delivered to the Afghanistan International Bank (AIB).
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UN to allocate record high USD 150 million to support humanitarian operati
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Central Emergence Response Fund will allocate record high USD 150 million this year to support humanitarian operations in 13 countries in different regions of the world, UN Humanitarian Office Spokesman Jens Laerke said on Friday during
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Afghanistan's humanitarian situation worsens, UN collects USD 1.5 billion
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], January 5 (ANI): At a time when the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is worsening day by day due to the lack of concrete assistance, the United Nations has said that they have so far collected USD 1.5 billion to address the Afghan situation, a media report said.
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People of Myanmar face 'unprecedented' crisis in 2022: UN report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], January 1 (ANI): The turmoil in Myanmar is projected to have driven almost half the population into poverty heading into 2022, wiping out the impressive gains made since 2005, according to a UN Humanitarian Needs Overview published on Friday by United Nations Office for the Co
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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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UN humanitarian agency poised to raise USD 107mn in typhoon Rai aid for Ph
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], December 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has appealed for over USD 107 million required to help the Philippine government provide life-saving assistance to people affected by Typhoon Rai.
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