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Baby Paralysed In Gaza's First Case Of Type 2 Polio For 25 Years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby
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US Pause On Funding UN Relief Agency For Gazans May Become Permanent
U.S. officials are preparing for a pause on funding the main U.N. agency for Palestinians to become permanent due to opposition in Congress, even as the Biden administration insists the aid group's humanitarian work is indispensable.
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U.N. Seeks $144 Million To Offload Decaying Yemen Oil Tanker
David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said he hoped a donors conference held with the support of Netherlands in the Hague would quickly mobilise funds to avert a catastrophe on the Red Sea coast and its region.
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U.N. Seeks $144 Million To Offload Decaying Yemen Oil Tanker
David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said he hoped a donors conference held with the support of Netherlands in the Hague would quickly mobilise funds to avert a catastrophe on the Red Sea coast and its region.
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UN Security Council Adopts Resolution To Ease Humanitarian Aid In Afghanistan
The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a US-proposed resolution to help humanitarian aid reach desperate Afghans, while seeking to keep funds out of Taliban hands.
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"World Doesn't Realise...": UN Agency Sounds Alarm On Afghan Food Crisis
Millions of Afghans, including children, could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken to pull Afghanistan back from brink of collapse, a senior United Nations official warned, calling for frozen funds to be freed for humanitarian efforts.
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UN Chief Warns Of "Humanitarian Catastrophe" In Afghanistan As US Troops Exit
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday of a looming "humanitarian catastrophe" in Afghanistan as he urged countries to provide emergency funding following the departure of US forces.
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$ 22 Billion In Funds Needed In 2017, Says UN Humanitarian Aid Agency
The UN's humanitarian aid coordinator says they and their partners require $ 22.2 billion next year to help people hit by conflict and disasters around the world, a 10 per cent increase from 2016 with war and disease wracking countries like Syria, Yemen and South Sudan.
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Half A Million Children Under Siege In Syria, UNICEF Calls For Help
As nearly 500,000 children are living under siege amid escalating violence across Syria, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for lifting sieges and allowing immediate humanitarian access.
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Leaders Must Stop Conflicts That Drive Aid Crises: UN Chief
Over 80 per cent of humanitarian funding requested by the United Nations is going toward life-saving needs in a growing number of global conflicts, and urgent action is needed to shift away from perpetual crisis management, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday.
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John Kerry Calls For 30-Percent Hike In International Aid For Refugees
US Secretary of State John Kerry called today for a 30-percent increase in humanitarian funding from the United Nations for refugees.
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UN Panel: $40 Billion Needed To Aid People In War, Disasters
An estimated $40 billion is needed annually to help the rapidly growing number of people needing humanitarian aid as a result of conflicts and natural disasters - and one possibility to help fill the $15 billion funding gap is a small voluntary tax on tickets for soccer games and other sports, concerts and entertainment events, airline travel, and ...
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40 Billion US Dollars Needed To Aid People In War, Disasters: UN Panel
An estimated $40 billion is needed annually to help the rapidly growing number of people needing humanitarian aid as a result of conflicts and natural disasters - and one possibility to help fill the $15 billion funding gap is a small voluntary tax on tickets for soccer games and other sports, concerts and entertainment events, airline travel, and ...
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India Asks UN To Allocate More Funds For Responding To Emergencies
India has underlined the need for the UN to allocate more resources for responding to emergencies like Ebola and other humanitarian and natural disasters as the world body adopted a budget of nearly Rs 35,600 crore (USD 5.4 billion) to carry out its vital work during the 2016-2017.
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India To Contribute USD 500,000 To UN Emergency Response Fund
India will contribute USD 500,000 to a UN rapid response funding mechanism for the 2015-16 period to support global humanitarian relief operations.
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Baby Paralysed In Gaza's First Case Of Type 2 Polio For 25 Years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby
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US Pause On Funding UN Relief Agency For Gazans May Become Permanent
U.S. officials are preparing for a pause on funding the main U.N. agency for Palestinians to become permanent due to opposition in Congress, even as the Biden administration insists the aid group's humanitarian work is indispensable.
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U.N. Seeks $144 Million To Offload Decaying Yemen Oil Tanker
David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said he hoped a donors conference held with the support of Netherlands in the Hague would quickly mobilise funds to avert a catastrophe on the Red Sea coast and its region.
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U.N. Seeks $144 Million To Offload Decaying Yemen Oil Tanker
David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said he hoped a donors conference held with the support of Netherlands in the Hague would quickly mobilise funds to avert a catastrophe on the Red Sea coast and its region.
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UN Security Council Adopts Resolution To Ease Humanitarian Aid In Afghanistan
The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a US-proposed resolution to help humanitarian aid reach desperate Afghans, while seeking to keep funds out of Taliban hands.
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"World Doesn't Realise...": UN Agency Sounds Alarm On Afghan Food Crisis
Millions of Afghans, including children, could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken to pull Afghanistan back from brink of collapse, a senior United Nations official warned, calling for frozen funds to be freed for humanitarian efforts.
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UN Chief Warns Of "Humanitarian Catastrophe" In Afghanistan As US Troops Exit
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday of a looming "humanitarian catastrophe" in Afghanistan as he urged countries to provide emergency funding following the departure of US forces.
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$ 22 Billion In Funds Needed In 2017, Says UN Humanitarian Aid Agency
The UN's humanitarian aid coordinator says they and their partners require $ 22.2 billion next year to help people hit by conflict and disasters around the world, a 10 per cent increase from 2016 with war and disease wracking countries like Syria, Yemen and South Sudan.
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Half A Million Children Under Siege In Syria, UNICEF Calls For Help
As nearly 500,000 children are living under siege amid escalating violence across Syria, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for lifting sieges and allowing immediate humanitarian access.
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Leaders Must Stop Conflicts That Drive Aid Crises: UN Chief
Over 80 per cent of humanitarian funding requested by the United Nations is going toward life-saving needs in a growing number of global conflicts, and urgent action is needed to shift away from perpetual crisis management, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday.
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John Kerry Calls For 30-Percent Hike In International Aid For Refugees
US Secretary of State John Kerry called today for a 30-percent increase in humanitarian funding from the United Nations for refugees.
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UN Panel: $40 Billion Needed To Aid People In War, Disasters
An estimated $40 billion is needed annually to help the rapidly growing number of people needing humanitarian aid as a result of conflicts and natural disasters - and one possibility to help fill the $15 billion funding gap is a small voluntary tax on tickets for soccer games and other sports, concerts and entertainment events, airline travel, and ...
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40 Billion US Dollars Needed To Aid People In War, Disasters: UN Panel
An estimated $40 billion is needed annually to help the rapidly growing number of people needing humanitarian aid as a result of conflicts and natural disasters - and one possibility to help fill the $15 billion funding gap is a small voluntary tax on tickets for soccer games and other sports, concerts and entertainment events, airline travel, and ...
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India Asks UN To Allocate More Funds For Responding To Emergencies
India has underlined the need for the UN to allocate more resources for responding to emergencies like Ebola and other humanitarian and natural disasters as the world body adopted a budget of nearly Rs 35,600 crore (USD 5.4 billion) to carry out its vital work during the 2016-2017.
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India To Contribute USD 500,000 To UN Emergency Response Fund
India will contribute USD 500,000 to a UN rapid response funding mechanism for the 2015-16 period to support global humanitarian relief operations.
