humanitarian aid

Naypyidaw/New Delhi, April 11. India's recent engagement with Myanmar has been cautious, shaped by security, strategic, and economic concerns, and the need to counter China's growing influence in the region.However, the ground realities present a different picture, driven by borderland...

Srinagar, April 10 National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah said on Friday that it is "unfortunate" that someone is demanding a Nobel Peace Prize for brokering peace between the US and Iran, asserting that the cause of humanity is much bigger.He was asked about the calls within Pakistan for...

India has recently sent humanitarian aid and disaster relief supplies to Afghanistan, which is grappling with the devastating effects of floods and earthquakes. The Ministry of External Affairs announced on social media that the relief supplies include kitchen sets, health kits, plastic...

New Delhi, April 5 India announced on Sunday that it had dispatched a new shipment of relief supplies to Afghanistan to assist those affected by recent floods and an earthquake.External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India is committed to providing humanitarian...

Tehran, April 4 – Iran has authorized the passage of ships carrying essential and humanitarian goods through the Strait of Hormuz to its ports, the country's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.The report cited a letter, dated March 1, sent to Iran's Ports and Maritime...

Kabul, April 3 – At least two children were killed and nearly 30 people were injured due to shelling and drone strikes carried out by Pakistani forces in eastern Afghanistan, local media reported on Friday, citing officials.Taliban deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said the attacks targeting...

Brasilia, April 2 – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva told the press that the United States had fabricated a lie as a pretext to launch an "unnecessary war" against Iran."The United States became involved in an unnecessary war in Iran, claiming that Iran possessed nuclear weapons...

United Nations, April 2 – Strikes across Iran have hit civilian infrastructure, compounding relief needs as Middle East aid workers struggle with access constraints, UN humanitarians said.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the airstrikes in Iran have...

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...