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Syria: Prevent 'entire generation from being lost', urges UN humanitarian
Updated : 4 years, 10 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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UNHCR terms Afghanistan situation as 'humanitarian emergency of internal d
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Sunday termed the Afghanistan situation a "humanitarian emergency of internal displacement" as more than half a million Afghan civilians have been displaced from the war-ravaged country.
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UN Chief to hold humanitarian conference for Afghanistan on September 13
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], September 5 (ANI): In response to the growing humanitarian needs in the war-ravaged country, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will convene a high-level humanitarian conference for Afghanistan on September 13.
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MoS Lekhi to participate in Security Council meeting in New York; meets di
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], September 5 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi will represent India at the UN Security Council ministerial open debate on transitions under the agenda item "United Nations peacekeeping operations" on September 8.
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Endurance Institute of Mass Communication to be launched in Delhi NCR
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI/PNN): Inspired by the opportunity to do larger good, Endurance institute of Mass Communications is going to open soon. Today in the world of various technologies and skills, there is still a burning issue of unemployment. Many people are educated but unabl
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'Major' humanitarian crisis looms in Afghanistan; UN to convene fundraisin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 4 (ANI): A major humanitarian crisis is looming in Afghanistan, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, warned again on Friday, amid uncertainty about the situation for vulnerable Afghans seeking shelter across the country's borders.
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Iran must halt execution of Kurdish prisoner: UN rights experts
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 4 (ANI): The imminent execution of an Iranian Kurdish prisoner must be halted and his death sentence repealed, UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Friday.
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UN experts call for urgent protection of Journalists at risk of persecutio
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 4 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts on Friday called on all countries to provide urgent protection to Afghan journalists and media workers who fear for their lives and face persecution in the war-torn country.
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Developers unanimous about growth in the residential segment to peak in 20
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Leading realty players in Gurugram are optimistic that the growth in the Indian residential segment will peak in 2023, as outlined in the recent ANAROCK report.
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Tigray aid situation worsening by the day, warns UN
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 3 (ANI): The aid crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region is worsening with stocks of relief aid, cash and fuel "running very low or depleted", the United Nations said.
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Torture cannot be justified in any situation, UN experts tell Afghanistan'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 3 (ANI): Noting that Afghanistan has entered into "a very challenging new chapter of power transition", the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) urged Taliban-led authorities of Afghanistan to uphold "the international obligations of the State".
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Afghanistan: Taliban expected to announce new govt today
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 3 (ANI): The Taliban is expected to announce a new government in Afghanistan within hours amid the UN's warning of the impending food crisis, urging the global community to step up support for the war-ravaged country.
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