Over 50,000 people missing after Venezuela quakes: UN aid chief to AFPHis comments came after Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez said the official death toll from the earthquakes more than doubled F...
26 Jun, 2026, 09.54 PM IST
Venezuela earthquake: Overseas aid arrives after tremors kill at least 235Venezuela earthquake news: Country grapples with devastating aftershocks as the death toll from twin earthquakes tragically climbs to at le...
26 Jun, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
Trump: Iran has agreed to 'N' checks till infinity; no talks with IAEA, says TehranConflicting reports emerged Tuesday regarding Iran's nuclear program and asset unfreezing. President Trump claimed Iran agreed to extensive...
24 Jun, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
India to handover $ 2.5 million for development projects in Palestine; reiterates support to two-state solutionIndia has reiterated its support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, called for a sustained ceasefire in ...
11 Jun, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
Women are the first caregivers in this Ebola outbreak and the most at riskEastern Congo faces a rapid Ebola outbreak. Women are primary caregivers, increasing their infection risk. Many lack protective gear, forci...
04 Jun, 2026, 11.39 AM IST
America's subpar diplomats aren't the world's only choiceThe United Nations, once a global peace beacon, now struggles for relevance. Superpower politics and a decline in multilateralism have dimi...
31 May, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
Iran war complicates plans for yet-to-materialise international force in GazaAn international force for Gaza, announced with fanfare, faces significant delays. Key contributor Indonesia has put its troop pledge on ho...
28 May, 2026, 10.36 AM IST
Human rights are under assault, says UN Secretary General Antonio GuterresUnited Nations chief Antonio Guterres has warned that human rights are facing a global assault. He cited severe abuses and civilian sufferi...
23 Feb, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
Hungry stray dogs eat dead bodies on Gaza streets as starvation hits across war-torn areasIn northern Gaza's Jabalya, bodies of Palestinians, some scavenged by animals, strewn across streets are hampering identification efforts, ...
17 Oct, 2024, 10.55 AM IST
US says Israel must show no Gaza 'policy of starvation'The U.S. closely monitors Israel to ensure no 'policy of starvation' in Gaza, demanding improved humanitarian conditions within 30 days or ...
16 Oct, 2024, 11.32 PM IST
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasonsU.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised Griffiths "for his tremendous leadership and service to the United Nations and the humanita...
26 Mar, 2024, 06.57 AM IST
Israeli strikes kill 104 waiting for aid, say Gaza authoritiesPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said it was an "ugly massacre conducted by the Israeli occupation army on people who waited for aid tru...
01 Mar, 2024, 04.19 PM IST
UN rights chief condemns Israeli 'siege' of Gaza, militants' taking of hostagesThe Israeli military said on Monday it had called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists and was imposing a total blockade of the Gaza Stri...
11 Oct, 2023, 12.36 AM 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
Donors pledge $1.2 billion in emergency funds for AfghansAt the first high-level conference on Afghanistan since the Taliban took power a month ago, Western governments, big traditional donors and...
14 Sep, 2021, 08.27 AM IST
A week after explosion, Beirut could run out of bread in 2 weeksU.N. food chief David Beasley is in Beirut assessing damage and recovery prospects.
11 Aug, 2020, 01.35 PM IST
- UN: $7 bn needed for 2009 humanitarian work
The United Nations asked Wednesday for $7 bn (5.5 bn euros) to fund its humanitarian work around the world in 2009 _ almost double last yea...
19 Nov, 2008, 09.03 PM IST