Over 100,000 flee fighting in northwestern Pakistan: UNHCR
March 31st, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, March 30 (IANS) An estimated 101,160 people, mostly women and children, have been displaced since Jan 20 when government troops began security operations against militant groups in Khyber Agency ... Read more...
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US to give $12 mn in aid for Syrians
March 16th, 2012 - 4:13 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 16 (IANS) The US has announced to provide over $12 million in humanitarian assistance to the Syrians, suffering from continued violence, through the UN and other humanitarian relief ... Read more...
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Governments pledge over $200 mn in new funds for Pakistan: UN
August 21st, 2010 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 20 (DPA) Governments pledged more than $200 million during a debate in the UN General Assembly convened to show solidarity with flood-ravaged Pakistan, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said ... Read more...
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Israel to ease Gaza blockade in return for watered down international investigation
June 9th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 9 (ANI): To ease blockade of the Gaza in return for a watered down international investigation into last week's raid on a Turkish aid ship, Israel is ready to accept ... Read more...
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3,500 Palestinians cross Egypt’s border to reach Gaza
June 5th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Rafah (Egypt), June 5 (DPA) Around 3,500 Palestinians crossed Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip since Egypt opened it last Tuesday after Israel's attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a security source ... Read more...
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Israeli soldiers board Gaza-bound ‘Rachel Corrie’ without incident
June 5th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by BNO News
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) -- Israeli soldiers boarded the Gaza-bound 'Rachel Corrie' on Saturday after it ignored numerous invitations to dock at Ashdod port, where its cargo would be inspected and then transfered ... Read more...
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Israeli Navy seizes Gaza-bound aid ship (Second lead)
June 5th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, June 5 (DPA) The Israeli Navy boarded and seized a ship bound for the Gaza Strip Saturday, a military spokeswoman said.
"The ship was boarded with the full compliance of the ... Read more...
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Israel says Gaza-bound Rachel Corrie ignores invitation to dock at Ashdod port
June 5th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by BNO News
JERUSALEM (BNO NEWS) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday said the Gaza-bound 'Rachel Corrie' has ignored two invitations to dock at Ashdod port, where its cargo would be inspected and ... Read more...
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Indian-origin aid worker on ship attacked by Israel (Lead)
June 2nd, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (IANS) An Indian-origin British aid worker, who was on a ship that was part of the Gaza-bound aid flotilla attacked by Israeli commandos, is believed to be in an ... Read more...
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Indian-origin aid worker on ship attacked by Israel
June 2nd, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, June 2 (IANS) An Indian-origin British aid worker is on the ship that was part of the Gaza-bound flotilla attacked by Israel. His family, anxiously waiting for news about ... Read more...
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UAE charity delivers aid to quake ravaged Haiti
January 30th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 30 (IANS) A United Arab Emirates (UAE) based charity has delivered large amounts of aid to the victims of the Jan 12 quake in Haiti, WAM news agency reported ... Read more...
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UAE charity helps Haiti quake victims
January 30th, 2010 - 3:49 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have distributed 45 tonnes of relief items among the Haiti quake victims as part of its ... Read more...
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Ireland gives €600,000 to UN funds for Haiti
January 20th, 2010 - 1:51 am ICT by BNO News
DUBLIN (BNO NEWS) – The Irish Government approved on Tuesday €600,000 in emergency funding for the United Nations in response to Haitian disaster, officials said.Peter Power T.D., Minister of State for ... Read more...
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Shortages become acute on ground in Haiti (Second Lead)
January 15th, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince, Jan 15 (DPA) Time was rapidly running out to find survivors from the devastating earthquake which struck Haiti this week, the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Friday.
Haiti woke ... Read more...
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Obama sends troops, aid to Haiti’s rescue
January 15th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan.15 (ANI): US President Barack Obama ordered thousands of U.S. troops Thursday to spearhead earthquake rescue operations and stabilize Haiti, and pledged 100 million dollars in quick aid, taking pains ... Read more...
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Medical services in Haiti ‘overwhelmed’ by quake
January 14th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Geneva, Jan 14 (DPA) A medical aid organisation said Thursday that its teams in Haiti were overwhelmed by the number of injured from the devastating earthquake that are now seeking help.
At least ... Read more...
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Disasters in India push kids into trafficking: Rights group
August 19th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Natural disasters like the 2008 floods in India leave children vulnerable to trafficking and many girls end up being "sold as brides", says a new report by ... Read more...
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UN envoy to visit Sri Lanka as civilians trapped in fighting
April 25th, 2009 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 25 (DPA) UN humanitarian chief John Holmes was scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka Saturday as civilians remained in the last rebel-held areas in the northeast, while thousands of others ... Read more...
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UN chief asks Hamas to return stolen relief supplies
February 7th, 2009 - 5:27 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 7 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip to return a large quantity of humanitarian supplies stolen from the warehouse of the ... Read more...
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Israel to lift Gaza blockade only after soldier freed
January 29th, 2009 - 7:59 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 29 (DPA) Israel will only fully open its border crossings with Gaza if a soldier held captive in the coastal salient by Hamas is freed, its transitional prime minister told ... Read more...
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Israel stops aid ship from entering Gaza: Iran
January 14th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 14 (IANS) Iran claimed Wednesday that Israeli forces have stopped its ship containing humanitarian aid for Palestinians from reaching the Gaza Strip, the official IRNA news agency reported. The Iranian ... Read more...
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Israeli soldier kidnapped by Hamas killed in airstrike
January 12th, 2009 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza, Jan 12 (Xinhua) The Islamic Hamas movement's armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, Monday claimed that an Israeli soldier kidnapped by its fighters was killed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza Strip.In ... Read more...
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EU repeats calls for ceasefire in Gaza
January 9th, 2009 - 3:45 am ICT by IANS
Prague, Jan 9 (DPA) The European Union (EU) Thursday repeated its call for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East after a UN driver bringing aid to Gaza was killed in Israeli ... Read more...
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UN suspends all Gaza activities after driver is killed
January 9th, 2009 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, Jan 8 (DPA) The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), said it was suspending all its activity in the Gaza Strip after one of its ... Read more...
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UN chief calls for end to Gaza violence
December 28th, 2008 - 4:50 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Dec 28 (Xinhua) UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon Saturday called for an immediate halt to the violence in Gaza and southern Israel.Ban said in a statement that he is "deeply alarmed" ... Read more...
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Israel to open Gaza crossings for humanitarian supplies
December 26th, 2008 - 3:39 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Dec 26 (Xinhua) Israel has decided to open the border crossings with the Gaza Strip Friday morning for delivery of humanitarian aid, the Jerusalem Post reported Thursday.The decision to reopen the ... Read more...
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UN appeals for $462 mn for West Bank, Gaza
November 27th, 2008 - 2:52 am ICT by IANS
Gaza/Jerusalem, Nov 27 (DPA) UN aid agencies asked international donors Wednesday for $462 million to help fund their activities in Gaza and the West Bank in 2009, saying most of the money ... Read more...
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EU for respect of humanitarian law in Sri Lanka
September 15th, 2008 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Sep 15 (IANS) EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel expressed Monday his grave concern over the escalation of the conflict in Sri Lanka and the effects on innocent ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka releases Indian fishermen, community unimpressed (Lead)
September 15th, 2008 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Rameshwaram, Sep 14 (IANS) Sri Lankan defence authorities released 38 Indian fishermen they had held captive and handed them over to the Indian Coast Guard authorities late Sunday, but the fishing community ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to release Indian fishermen, community unimpressed
September 14th, 2008 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Rameshwaram, Sep 14 (IANS) Despite Sri Lanka's decision Sunday to release 38 Indian fishermen held captive there, fishing community in Tamil Nadu is not impressed."The imminent release of some 38 of ... Read more...
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US sends humanitarian aid to Georgia
August 14th, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Tbilisi, Aug 14 (DPA) A US Air Force cargo plane loaded with humanitarian supplies has touched down in Georgia, hours after President George W. Bush promised the embattled country support. The C-17 ... Read more...
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Russian role in global affairs at risk: Bush
August 14th, 2008 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS
DPA
Washington, Aug 14 (DPA) Russia's invasion of Georgia has placed its role in diplomatic and global economic affairs at "risk", President George W. Bush said Wednesday, as he announced that the military ... Read more...
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US disaster relief official in Myanmar
May 23rd, 2008 - 12:17 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Washington, May 23 (DPA) A US official for disaster relief has been allowed into Myanmar for the first time since a cyclone struck the South Asian country three weeks ago and left ... Read more...
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Sporadic aid trickles into Burma
May 11th, 2008 - 11:24 am ICT by admin
London, May 11 (ANI): Aid for Cyclone Nargis survivors in Myanmar is trickling in sporadically, and the United Nations fears that only a quarter of the survivors have received aid so ... Read more...
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Pranab invites Rice, shares ‘difficulties’ in n-deal (Lead, Changing dateline)
May 10th, 2008 - 8:13 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi/Washington, May 10 (IANS) With the Left parties refusing to relent in their opposition to the India-US civil nuclear deal, the Manmohan Singh government has conveyed to Washington its "difficulties" but ... Read more...
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