Zelensky: Biden visit sends ‘clear signal’ to Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden for visiting Kiev at the most difficult time.
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UN launches $1b appeal to scale-up aid operations in Türkiye
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday launched a 1 billion dollars appeal for Türkiye to assist more than five million people affected by the cataclysmic earthquakes, the largest to hit the country in a century.
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UN seeks $84m to support African migrants
The UN Migration Agency and partners are seeking $84 million dollars to provide humanitarian and development assistance to over one million migrants in the Horn of Africa and communities hosting them.
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U.S. tries to woo India away from Russia with display of F-35s, bombers
The United States brought its most advanced fighter jet, the F-35, to India for the first time this week alongside F-16s, Super Hornets and B-1B bombers as Washington looks to woo New Delhi away from its traditional military supplier, Russia.
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World Bank says COVID-19 hindered development of children, young people
The World Bank says the COVID-19 pandemic caused a collapse in human capital hindering development of millions of children and young people in low- and middle-income countries.
World Bank says COVID-19 hindered development of children, young people Read More Turkey, Syria quake toll nears 42,000
The number of people killed in a devastating earthquake that struck the Turkey-Syria border area neared 42,000 on Thursday, as search and rescue efforts continued 10 days later.
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UN appeals for $5.6b to help Ukraine’s conflict victims
United Nations (UN) on Wednesday, appealed for 5.6 billion dollars to help millions of people affected inside the war-torn Ukraine and beyond.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres, has announced a US$397 million humanitarian appeal to aid the people of earthquake-ravaged Syria, to help secure “desperately needed” relief for nearly five million people.
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Aya, the so-called “miracle baby’’ who was born under the rubble after this week’s devastating earthquake destroyed her home in northern Syria is still recovering in the hospital.
‘Miracle baby’ still being cared for in hospital in northern Syria Read More World Bank announces initial $1.78b for Türkiye’s recovery & reconstruction efforts after earthquake
The World Bank has announced $1.78 billion in assistance to help relief and recovery efforts following devastating earthquakes and aftershocks in Türkiye that have already resulted in massive loss of life, injuries, and very significant damages in and around southeastern Türkiye.
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