UN seeks $1.2 billion in aid to help Gaza, West Bank residents"The cost of meeting the needs of 2.7 million people - that is the entire population of Gaza and 500,000 people in the occupied West Bank -...
03 Nov, 2023, 11.15 PM IST
UN says over 4,00,000 people displaced in Gaza, appeals for $300 millionThe U.N. humanitarian office (OCHA) said that more than 4,00,000 people had fled their homes in the Gaza Strip and 23 aid workers had been ...
14 Oct, 2023, 12.26 PM IST
More than 260,000 people displaced in Gaza: UN"Over 263,934 people in Gaza are believed to have fled their homes," said UN humanitarian agency OCHA said in an update Tuesday, warning th...
12 Oct, 2023, 05.56 PM IST
More than 338,000 people displaced in Gaza: UNOver 338,000 people have been displaced from their homes in the Gaza Strip due to heavy Israeli bombardments, according to the United Natio...
12 Oct, 2023, 07.56 AM IST
More than 123,000 people displaced in the Gaza Strip: UNMore than 123,000 people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip due to the conflict between Palestinian militants and Israel, according to t...
09 Oct, 2023, 01.06 PM IST
UN revises toll from Libya floods to 3958, over 9000 injuredThe United Nations has revised the death toll from the floods in Libya, stating that at least 3,958 people have died instead of the previou...
18 Sep, 2023, 07.26 AM IST
Thailand's court says Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha can stay in power till 2025, rejects opposition's petitionThailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha can now continue to rule till 2025 as the court has ruled in his favour on a petition seeking h...
30 Sep, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
UN reports at least 240 civilian casualties, 64 deaths in UkraineDamage to civilian infrastructure has left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity or water. Hundreds of homes had been damaged...
27 Feb, 2022, 01.28 PM IST
12.2 million people in Afghanistan acutely food insecure: UNThe UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 735,000 people returned to the country this year from Iran, Pakistan...
20 Aug, 2021, 11.49 AM IST
Humanitarian agencies staying in Afghanistan and delivering to people in need: UN bodyThe Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid OCHA said thousands of internally displaced people who have been identified in recent w...
16 Aug, 2021, 09.09 PM IST
Fuel crisis in Nepal affecting quake relief work: UN officialsWith winter fast approaching, top UN humanitarian officials have expressed concern over delay in providing food and shelter to the earthqua...
23 Oct, 2015, 11.04 PM IST
Old powers trying to bring chaos back to Thailand, says Prayuth Chan-ocha, Prime Minister-electThailand's army chief, 60-year-old Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha, was yesterday named as the next prime minister after the voted 191-0 in his favou...
22 Aug, 2014, 08.11 PM IST
Thailand's junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha likely to become Prime MinisterMilitary-appointed National Legislative Assembly (NLA) will nominate a candidate or more for the post of Prime Minister tomorrow.
20 Aug, 2014, 07.56 PM IST
UN helps India, Nepal in landslide rescue operationsUN and its partners are supporting govts of India & Nepal in search-and-rescue operations & providing assistance to thousands of people dis...
05 Aug, 2014, 09.28 AM IST
New charter allows Thai junta chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha to become the interim prime ministerThailand adopted an interim constitution yesterday, taking its first step toward the return of an electoral democracy after two months of m...
23 Jul, 2014, 08.03 PM IST
- UN seeks $58 mn from donors to aid victims of Georgian war
The United Nations and its partners have sought USD 58.6 million from international donors to help nearly 130,000 people, affected by the r...
19 Aug, 2008, 09.20 AM IST
- Myanmar approves UN aid flight for cyclone relief
Myanmar's military rulers have approved a UN aid flight to take emergency supplies to the cyclone-hit country, a top UN relief agency said ...
07 May, 2008, 06.42 PM IST