Gaza has 'simply become uninhabitable': UN humanitarian chiefThe Hamas assault on October 7 resulted in the deaths of around 1,140 people in Israel, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based o...
06 Jan, 2024, 06.06 PM IST
Gaza has become "uninhabitable": UN Aid Chief GriffithsThe UN's Martin Griffiths passionately depicts the harrowing conditions in Gaza after three months of relentless conflict. He highlights th...
06 Jan, 2024, 07.01 AM IST
Israel expands offensive, death toll crosses 20,000More than half a million people in Gaza - a quarter of the population - are starving, according Oct. 7 attack. Despite the emergency, a UN ...
23 Dec, 2023, 12.52 AM IST
'Not asking for the moon': UN official pleads for Gaza ceasefireThe call comes days after the UN Security Council called for "extended humanitarian pauses" in the Gaza Strip, the first time it has broken...
18 Nov, 2023, 08.53 AM IST
UN denounces Israeli strikes on Gaza refugee campThe United Nations condemned Israeli airstrikes on Gaza's largest refugee camp, which killed numerous people, including civilians and a Ham...
01 Nov, 2023, 10.41 PM IST
Hamas ministry says 'dozens killed' in new Gaza camp strikeGaza's Hamas-run health ministry said a second Israeli bombing raid in two days had killed and wounded "dozens" Wednesday at the territory'...
01 Nov, 2023, 10.13 PM IST
Calls mount to let aid in to besieged GazaAid agencies are urgently calling for humanitarian supplies to be allowed into the Gaza Strip as water, food, and fuel stocks are running d...
17 Oct, 2023, 03.04 PM IST
UN humanitarian chief says heading to Mideast for Gaza aid negotiations"We need access for aid... I shall be going myself tomorrow to the region to try to help in the negotiations," he said in a video statement...
16 Oct, 2023, 06.49 PM IST
No humanitarian ceasefires in Ukraine on horizon, possibly in coming weeks: U.N. aid chiefMartin Griffiths said that U.N. aid officials are planning to dispatch a humanitarian convoy in the next couple of days into the embattled ...
18 Apr, 2022, 10.37 PM IST
UN wants $5 bn aid for Afghanistan in 2022 to avert humanitarian crisisSince the Taliban hardline Islamist movement seized control of Afghanistan in mid-August, the country has plunged into financial chaos, wit...
11 Jan, 2022, 05.17 PM IST
UN projects soaring humanitarian needs in world in 2022The United Nations is predicting that a record 274 million people - who together would amount to the world's fourth most-populous country -...
02 Dec, 2021, 11.09 AM IST
Taliban pledge safety, security of humanitarian staff, says United NationsIn the meeting, United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths reiterated the humanitarian community's commitment to deliver "impartial...
06 Sep, 2021, 11.41 AM IST
UN Security Council urges immediate ceasefire in YemenIn calling for a cessation of hostilities, the council singled out the military escalation by Iranian-backed Shiite Houthi rebels in the oi...
13 May, 2021, 04.42 PM IST
Houthis says Antony Blinken statement "positive", call for end to US military involvement in YemenWashington plans to reinvigorate diplomatic efforts, alongside the United Nations and others, to end the war in Yemen, Blinken told U. N. S...
15 Mar, 2021, 04.24 PM IST
UN envoy plans trip to Yemen and Saudi Arabia after Aden attackAttacks on the southern port city of Aden on Dec. 30 killed at least 22 people as officials in a government backed by Riyadh arrived there.
05 Jan, 2021, 04.33 PM IST
Dubai looks to ease airport closure discomfortDubai-based carriers like Emirates and flydubai are also unlikely to reduce capacity between India and Dubai and would be reducing flights ...
17 Apr, 2018, 07.29 AM IST
UK team meets Uma Bharati over Clean Ganga MissionA team of experts from the United Kingdom called on Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati and discussed about the Clean Ganga Mission.
07 Mar, 2015, 11.04 PM IST