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1.5 million Afghans residing in Pakistan: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 26 (ANI): Pakistan remains the largest country of asylum for Afghans, with 1.5 million Afghans residing in Pakistan, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report.
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US urges China to put pressure on Myanmar military after junta executes de
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): The United States has asked China to increase pressure on Myanmar after the military junta executed four democracy activists which drew condemnation from the United Nations.
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India raises concern over resurgence of terrorist activity in Libya
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], July 26 (ANI): India on Monday (local time) raised concern over the resurgence of terrorist activity in Libya at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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UN humanitarian agency appeals for urgent funds to avert food crisis in Ho
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian agency on Monday appealed for urgent funding to help avert a humanitarian disaster that is looming in the Horn of Africa amid a severe drought.
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India contributes USD 2.5 million to UNRWA for Palestine refugees
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], July 25 (ANI): India contributed USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
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Is the Ukraine-Russia grain deal a "beacon of hope" or an illusory dream?
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia[Cyprus], July 25 (ANI): Are the two separate agreements signed in Istanbul last Friday by Russia and Ukraine with the United Nations and Turkey that pave the way for the export of 22 million of Ukrainian grain which remained blockaded in three Black Sea ports, as well as the export o
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Humanitarian partners may stop aid to Somalia due to lack of funding
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Humanitarian partners will be forced to stop essential aid programs to Somalia due to a lack of funding, the United Nations relief agency warned on Sunday.
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Humanitarian partners may stop aid to Somalia due to lack of funding
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], July 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Humanitarian partners will be forced to stop essential aid programs to Somalia due to a lack of funding, the United Nations relief agency warned on Sunday.
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Teenage girl killed by unidentified armed men in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 24 (ANI): A 15-year-old girl was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan's Faryab province, local media reported citing sources.
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UNHCR sends at least 272 internally displaced persons back home from Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 24 (ANI): A total of 272 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were sent back to their home provinces from the capital Kabul on Sunday, Xinhua reported citing the Deputy Minister for Refugees and Repatriation Affairs Arsala Kharoti of the Afghan caretaker governmen
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UN to continue talks with EU, US, Russia on grain export
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): A high-level UN trade official has said the world body will continue to stay engaged with partners in the European Union, the United States and Russia to understand any obstacles to grain exports in the wake of the deal with Ukraine.
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Over 6 million Sri Lankans unsure of their next meal, WFP says urgently ne
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Over 6 million people in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, are "food insecure", according to the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) which says it has so far managed to secure only 30 per cent of the USD 63 million funds it has targeted to provide 3 million
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