Humanitarian assistance

Around 28 million Afghans to need humanitarian assistance in 2023, predicts UN

Afghanistan is currently grappling with a serious humanitarian crisis as according to international assessments, the country now has the highest number of people in emergency food insecurity in the world

Dec 03, 2022, 23:51 PM IST

Taliban welcomes US decision to facilitate humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

"The issuance of the three licenses by the US will prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan and show that they (the US) are worried about the situation in the country; besides this, the decision shows their engagement with the Islamic Emirate," said Shaker Yaqoobi. 

Dec 25, 2021, 07:40 AM IST

10 million children across Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance to survive: UNICEF

An estimated 1 million children are projected to "suffer from severe acute malnutrition over the course of this year and could die without treatment", UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta H. Fore said in a statement

Aug 24, 2021, 07:23 AM IST

1.7 mn Somalis in Puntland, Somaliland need aid: UN

The UN says the drought in the two regional states has impacted lives and livelihoods, compounding an already challenging humanitarian situation.

May 12, 2016, 06:28 AM IST