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Waterborne Diseases Spread In Gaza Due To Heat, Unsafe Water: UN
Waterborne diseases are spreading in Gaza due to a lack of clean water and rising temperatures, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Gaza said on Friday.
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50,000 People Displaced In Myanmar After Ethnic Violence: UN
Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago, the United Nations said Friday.
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Australia Provides $5 Million To Afghanistan In Humanitarian Aid
Amid the escalating challenges of poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that Australia is providing $5 million in humanitarian aid, Khaama Press reported.
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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 $144 Million To Offload Decaying Yemen Oil Tanker
David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said he hoped a donors conference held with the support of Netherlands in the Hague would quickly mobilise funds to avert a catastrophe on the Red Sea coast and its region.
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41 Million Affected By South Asia Flooding, Situation Could Worsen: United Nations
Almost 41 million people have been affected by flooding and landslides in India, Bangladesh and Nepal and there is possibility the situation could deteriorate further as rains continue in some flood- affected areas, a UN agency said.
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66,000 Displaced In Recent North Syria Fighting: UN
A total of 66,000 people have been displaced by fighting along two fronts in Syria's fractured north, the United Nation's humanitarian coordination agency (OCHA) said Sunday.
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$ 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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10,000 Civilians Killed, Wounded In Yemen conflict: United Nations
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator says a "minimum" of 10,000 people have been killed and wounded in Yemen's conflict.
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Offensives Against ISIS Could Displace 2.3 Million Iraqis: UN
Upcoming military offensives in Iraq against Islamic State, including an assault on the northern city of Mosul, could displace at least 2.3 million people, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq said on Thursday.
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Two Million Need Food Aid In Niger Despite Crop Surplus: UN
Two million people will be in urgent need of food aid this year in Niger despite a healthy cereal surplus in the arid west African nation, the United Nations said Thursday.
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At Least 20 Killed, 90,000 Flee Somalia Clashes: UN
At least 20 people were killed, 120 wounded and over 90,000 forced to flee days of rival militia battles in central Somalia, although the situation has now calmed, the UN said on Tuesday.
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Over 90,000 Hit by Somalia Floods: United Nations
Over 90,000 people in war-torn southern Somalia have been hit by weeks of severe flooding, almost half of them forced from their homes, the United Nations has warned.
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Ban Ki-moon Says Syrian Talks 'Hostage' to Bashar al-Assad's Future
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said talks on the Syria crisis had unacceptably been taken "hostage" by the question of President Bashar al-Assad's future, in an interview with Spanish newspapers published today.
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Refugee Flows to Greece Surge, UN Says Russian Airstrikes Not to Blame
The number of refugees and migrants reaching reaching Greece surged to 48,000 in the five days to October 21, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today, but the UN refugee agency said Russian air strikes in Syria had not caused any significant refugee exodus.
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Waterborne Diseases Spread In Gaza Due To Heat, Unsafe Water: UN
Waterborne diseases are spreading in Gaza due to a lack of clean water and rising temperatures, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Gaza said on Friday.
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50,000 People Displaced In Myanmar After Ethnic Violence: UN
Almost 50,000 people have been displaced by fighting in northern Myanmar after an alliance of ethnic armed groups launched an offensive against the military two weeks ago, the United Nations said Friday.
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Australia Provides $5 Million To Afghanistan In Humanitarian Aid
Amid the escalating challenges of poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that Australia is providing $5 million in humanitarian aid, Khaama Press reported.
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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 $144 Million To Offload Decaying Yemen Oil Tanker
David Gressly, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said he hoped a donors conference held with the support of Netherlands in the Hague would quickly mobilise funds to avert a catastrophe on the Red Sea coast and its region.
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41 Million Affected By South Asia Flooding, Situation Could Worsen: United Nations
Almost 41 million people have been affected by flooding and landslides in India, Bangladesh and Nepal and there is possibility the situation could deteriorate further as rains continue in some flood- affected areas, a UN agency said.
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66,000 Displaced In Recent North Syria Fighting: UN
A total of 66,000 people have been displaced by fighting along two fronts in Syria's fractured north, the United Nation's humanitarian coordination agency (OCHA) said Sunday.
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$ 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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10,000 Civilians Killed, Wounded In Yemen conflict: United Nations
The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator says a "minimum" of 10,000 people have been killed and wounded in Yemen's conflict.
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Offensives Against ISIS Could Displace 2.3 Million Iraqis: UN
Upcoming military offensives in Iraq against Islamic State, including an assault on the northern city of Mosul, could displace at least 2.3 million people, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq said on Thursday.
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Two Million Need Food Aid In Niger Despite Crop Surplus: UN
Two million people will be in urgent need of food aid this year in Niger despite a healthy cereal surplus in the arid west African nation, the United Nations said Thursday.
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At Least 20 Killed, 90,000 Flee Somalia Clashes: UN
At least 20 people were killed, 120 wounded and over 90,000 forced to flee days of rival militia battles in central Somalia, although the situation has now calmed, the UN said on Tuesday.
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Over 90,000 Hit by Somalia Floods: United Nations
Over 90,000 people in war-torn southern Somalia have been hit by weeks of severe flooding, almost half of them forced from their homes, the United Nations has warned.
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Ban Ki-moon Says Syrian Talks 'Hostage' to Bashar al-Assad's Future
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said talks on the Syria crisis had unacceptably been taken "hostage" by the question of President Bashar al-Assad's future, in an interview with Spanish newspapers published today.
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Refugee Flows to Greece Surge, UN Says Russian Airstrikes Not to Blame
The number of refugees and migrants reaching reaching Greece surged to 48,000 in the five days to October 21, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today, but the UN refugee agency said Russian air strikes in Syria had not caused any significant refugee exodus.
