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Aid
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): Amid reports that powerful Cyclone Pam has impacted at least half the population of Vanuatu, the country's President, attending a United Nations conference under way in Japan aiming to reduce disaster risk, appealed for international support in anticipation of large-scale needs. more
UN and Haitian partners appeal for aid to reduce vulnerability

New York, Mar 13 (JEN): The United Nations, the Haitian Government and its partners have launched a $401 million appeal to reduce extreme vulnerability, while building resilience on the smal ...

UN to scale back food aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey

New York, Mar 7 (JEN): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday said “a critical shortage of funding” has forced it to reduce the number of Syrian refugees it can ...

Gates Foundation, USAID partner with MoUD

New Delhi, Jan 13 (JEN): The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to ...

Ukraine: UN kicks-off campaign to reach displaced persons with humanitarian aid

New York, Jan 1 (JEN) Amid continuing fighting and a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ukraine, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday announced it is launching ...

Tens of thousands of besieged Syrians receive food aid for first time, UN reports

New York, Aug 6 (JEN) More people in besieged and difficult-to-reach areas of Syria are getting food due to a Security Council resolution approved last month that allows delivery trucks to m ...

Escalating violence in Central African Republic threatens aid delivery: UN agency

New York, July 9 (JEN): Warning about the deteriorating situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that the violence there ...

Palestinians in Syria’s Yarmouk camp now without aid for one month: UN

New York, July 1 (JEN): The United Nations agency charged with ensuring the well-being of Palestinian refugees across the Middle East has warned on Monday that, despite reports of a truce be ...

UN cites need for funding to ensure aid delivery

New York, Jun 17 (JEN): As the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance worldwide continues to grow, the top United Nations relief official on Monday urged the international commu ...

South Sudan: Donors pledge support to aid crisis response

New York, May 21 (JEN): International donors on Tuesday pledged more than USD 600 million dollars in aid to South Sudan at a conference hosted by Norway and the United Nations aimed at preve ...