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UN teams ramp up aid after another earthquake strikes Afghanistan

·October 12, 2023·1 min read

The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Herat at 5:10 AM (00:40 AM GMT) local time, injuring over 100 people, many of whom were taken to hospitals, according to media reports. UN response UN agencies have stepped up support, deploying teams to assess the damage and assist ongoing...

UN teams support burn victims amidst Karabakh crisis

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·October 1, 2023·2 min read

More than 170 people were killed and over 200 more injured, many with grievous burns and in a critical condition, in an explosion at a crowded fuel depot along the route taken by those entering Armenia last Monday. ‘Heart-breaking’ scenes WHO Special Envoy Robb Butler, who visited a burns treatment...

UN teams up with FIFA at Women’s World Cup in score for gender equality

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·July 20, 2023·2 min read

The tournament is expected to be watched by more than two billion people – the largest audience for a single women’s sport in history – offering an opportunity to celebrate women’s achievements in all sports and advocate for gender equality more generally. Women players continue to struggle with fewer professional...

Sudan crisis: You don’t dare ask refugees where the men have gone, say UN aid teams

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·July 11, 2023·2 min read

From the World Food Programme (WFP), Chad Country Director Pierre Honnorat said that 20,000 people crossed into Chad just last week. Speaking to journalists via Zoom from the Zabout refugee camp in Goz Beida, Mr. Honnorat described desperate scenes: “We can see that they have suffered, many lost family members,...