humanitarian aid

Kabul, April 1 – UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has criticised the continued ban preventing Afghan women from accessing UN offices, calling the policy discriminatory and unjustifiable, according to local media reports on Wednesday.Bennett...

United Nations, March 31 Amid the Middle East hostilities, UN humanitarian workers pointed to a sharp increase in attacks on healthcare in Lebanon and growing obstacles for humanitarian operations in the Gaza Strip.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that...

Washington, March 31 – The United States has allowed an oil shipment to reach Cuba on humanitarian grounds, even as it maintained that there has been no formal change in its sanctions policy, the White House said Monday.Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision was made on a...

New Delhi, March 30 A US airstrike at Iran's Mashhad airport on Monday damaged a Mahan Air aircraft, potentially disrupting a mission to India to collect humanitarian aid, Iranian officials claimed.The plane was reportedly scheduled to fly to New Delhi this week to pick up essential medical...

March 30th, Aizawl: The Indian Red Cross Society (Mizoram Branch) held a meeting chaired by its new Chairperson, Ms. K. Lalrinzuali, Secretary of the Health & Family Welfare Department, at the SAD Conference Hall in MINECO, Aizawl, today.During the session, the committee reviewed the...

United Nations, March 27 – As the world grapples with the impact of the Strait of Hormuz, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Friday the formation of a task force to address its humanitarian consequences.The group will develop a mechanism for moving fertilizers and related raw...

New Delhi, March 27 India on Friday said that it is looking forward to participating in the G20 Summit, which is set to be held in Florida later this year under the US presidency.While addressing a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Friday, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs...

March 27, New Delhi – The central Cuban province of Cienfuegos has begun receiving humanitarian aid this week from Mexico, consisting of basic food supplies intended for vulnerable populations.The donations include canned goods, grains, and cooking oil, which will be distributed to schools...

March 27, New Delhi – Mexico's navy announced on Thursday that it had initiated a search and rescue operation in the Caribbean to locate two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba after they failed to arrive in Havana as scheduled.In a statement, the navy said the two vessels departed...

March 27, New Delhi – External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar emphasized the urgency of UNSC reforms, streamlining peacekeeping operations, and strengthening humanitarian supply chains at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in France on Thursday.Speaking at the meeting in France with...

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar emphasized the urgency of reforming the UN Security Council, streamlining peacekeeping operations, and strengthening humanitarian supply chains during the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (G7 FMM) yesterday. The G7 FMM is being held at the Abbaye des...

March 26, New Delhi: As the U.S. fuel blockade intensifies, the energy crisis in Cuba has raised growing health concerns. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the situation in Cuba as "deeply concerning." The island's aging electricity system is...

United Nations, March 24 More than 2,100 children have been killed or injured since the military escalation in the Middle East, said UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban."Twenty-three days into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, children across the region are paying a...

Bogota, March 24 – At least eight people were killed and 83 others injured after a Colombian military aircraft crashed in the southern Colombian region of Putumayo, with 14 of the injured in critical condition, said Putumayo Governor Jhon Gabriel Molina.There were 114 passengers and 11 crew...

Srinagar, March 23 Donations for war-torn Iran continued to pour in from across Kashmir for the second day on Monday, as people from all walks of life contributed money and valuables to support the effort.Shia leader Imran Ansari urged authorities to allow the "collective act of faith and...

Srinagar, March 22 Cash, gold, and copper utensils were among the items donated by people in some areas of Kashmir for the relief fund for Iran, which was affected by war.Expressing gratitude for the donations, the Iranian Embassy in a post on X said this act of kindness will "never be...

Oslo, March 21 – The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned that over 115,000 people have been displaced in Afghanistan, with civilians facing worsening humanitarian conditions following the conflict between the Taliban and Pakistan."Families who were already struggling to survive have been...

New Delhi, March 20 India has delivered a 2.5-ton shipment of medicines and other medical supplies to Afghanistan to treat people injured in an airstrike by Pakistan.Pakistan's airstrike on Kabul on March 16 killed around 400 people and injured more than 250. India has "unequivocally"...

Srinagar, March 20 – Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and President of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, extended greetings on Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday, while also appealing to the people to donate for Iranians affected by the ongoing conflict.In her message, Mufti...

New Delhi, March 20 – India delivered a 2.5-tonne consignment of emergency medicines, medical disposables, kits, and equipment to Afghanistan on Friday to support the medical treatment of those injured in the recent attack by Pakistan on a hospital in Kabul.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal...