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UN News: You have said that policymakers who signed off on aid cuts should come to Afghanistan to see the effect they're having on the population. You said the effect…
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Speaking from Gaza City OCHA spokesperson Olga Cherevko told journalists in Geneva that a friend of hers “saw people burning a few days ago from the explosions – and there…
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With humanitarian resources running dry, critical support for millions of forcibly displaced people is under threat. UNHCR said that two-thirds of countries hosting refugees are already severely overstretched and urgently…
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“Cutting funding for those in greatest need is not something to boast about...the impact of aid cuts is that millions die,” warned Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher.Speaking from an overcrowded…
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Imran Riza made the appeal following a visit to Bint Jbeil and Tyre districts on Tuesday.“What I saw in South Lebanon was both depressing and inspiring. The scale of destruction…
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Thein Zaw Win, Communications and Advocacy Analyst in the Yangon Office of the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) saw the devastating consequences of the quake during a week-long…
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In a statement issued by his Spokesperson on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “appalled” by the deteriorating situation in North Darfur, where the regional capital, El Fasher,…
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“It's a grave threat to the right of those children to education,” Roland Friedrich, Director of UNRWA Affairs for the West Bank, told UN News.The development follows two Israeli laws…
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Aid agencies warned on Tuesday that more than 6.3 million people remain in urgent need of support in the worst-affected central areas around Mandalay.“People [are] forced to sleep outside, safe…
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“This morning, he spoke separately by telephone with Muhammad Shebaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and he also spoke earlier in the day with Subrahmanyam…
