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UN official condemns attack on humanitarian worker in South Sudan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations top relief envoy in South Sudan Monday condemned the targeted attack on a UN World Food Programme (WFP) convoy, and the murder of an UN-contracted aid worker and injury of another.
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Afghanistan's economy in 'freefall', threatening to take entire population
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 20 (ANI): Afghanistan's economy is in "free fall", UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told a special meeting on Sunday, warning that if decisive and compassionate action is not taken immediately, it may "pull the entire population with it".
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Senior UN official holds 'frank and useful exchanges' with Taliban represe
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 10 (ANI): The United Nations remains committed to the people of Afghanistan and will continue to support their efforts to build an inclusive, just and peaceful society, said Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo today as she
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Madagascar: 'World cannot look away' as 1.3 million face severe hunger, sa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 19 (ANI): The international community must step up support to Madagascar, where more than one million people in the south are facing severe hunger, a top UN aid official said on Thursday in a renewed appeal for solidarity and funding.
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Anxiety in Afghanistan as Taliban struggle for legitimacy: UN official
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 18 (ANI): Asserting that Afghans feel abandoned by the international community and anxious about their new leadership, a senior UN official stressed that the international community must remain engaged with Taliban leaders in order to shape a more positive future traj
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UN official urges reform measures amid crisis in Lebanon
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], November 12 (ANI/Xinhua): A senior UN official on Friday warned that Lebanon may be turned into a "failing state" if the government does not succeed in implementing quick and serious reform measures amid the current unprecedented financial crisis.
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Long-term displacement remains unresolved in Myanmar: Top UN official
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): Highlighting the deteriorating situation in Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator has said there are now more than 3 million people in the country who need life-saving humanitarian aid because of growing conflict and insecurity, COVID-19 and a failing
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UN asks nations to reprogramme development money for humanitarian aid in A
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 30 (ANI): A UN official has called on the international community to reprogramme their allocated money for development aid in Afghanistan as people in the country is facing one of the biggest humanitarian crises on the earth.
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UN official urges Bangladesh to ensure protection of minorities, impartial
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 19 (ANI): UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo on Monday urged the Bangladesh government to ensure the protection of minorities and an impartial probe in the recent communal violence after 'news' broke on social media about the alleged desecration of th
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Int'l community cannot ignore Afghan crisies: UN official
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): The international community cannot look away from the multiple crises unfolding in Afghanistan, said a UN official, adding that Hunger the plight of women and girls, the looming economic crisis and COVID-19 remain alarming and require urgent action.
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UNRWA starts rebuilding Palestinian refugees' homes destroyed in fighting
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], October 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) started rebuilding Palestinian refugees' homes, which had been destroyed by Israel in the Gaza Strip in May, a UN official said on Tuesday.
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UN officials expect global transport conference to promote sustainable dev
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The Second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference is expected to provide a global platform for communication and cooperation in the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN officials said Tuesday at the eve
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