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UN: Meals Provided to 880,000 Children in Afghanistan Schools in 2025
09 Feb 2026 18:10 GMT
… in Afghanistan suffer from severe malnutrition, and about 700,000 other … are at risk of moderate malnutrition.
The United Nations has added that the …
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In Afghanistan, hunger and death follow US aid cuts
07 Feb 2026 18:38 GMT
… at risk of dying from malnutrition, according to the World … international organisations that the United Nations and aid agencies rely on to … trickle of Afghans passed a UN sign reading, “Welcome to … said Ahmad Shah Irshad, a UN refugee agency supervisor at a …
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South Korea Welcomes UN Sanctions Exemptions for Humanitarian Aid to North Korea, Urges Positive Response from Pyongyang
07 Feb 2026 18:27 GMT
… gesture of goodwill, following the United Nations Security Council's … and sanitation improvements, nutritional aid for vulnerable populations—particularly children … UN agencies and NGOs have repeatedly highlighted chronic food insecurity, malnutrition …
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Keir Starmer accused of ‘hypocrisy’ over aid cut to World Food Programme
07 Feb 2026 17:34 GMT
… reduced its funding to the UN’s World Food Programme by … day conference on starvation and malnutrition in Afghanistan. As of last … and charities hit out at the UK leader for cutting aid while … to leave their homes.”
The United Nations has warned that 55 million …
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What has happened in a year of US foreign aid cuts?
07 Feb 2026 13:43 GMT
… after the country led a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti.
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Millions left without critical aid
In Afghanistan, where the … decades until 2021, child malnutrition has risen to its highest … the US government through the UN Population Fund.
When the …
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'Love and brotherhood': UAE ship with 4,000 tonnes of Gaza aid arrives in Egypt
06 Feb 2026 20:19 GMT
… Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Charity and Humanitarian Foundation.
… Egypt by the UAE Humanitarian Aid Team, which immediately began … of the UAE Humanitarian Aid Team stationed in Al … situation where there is severe malnutrition.
“Education was disrupted and …
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UN warns child malnutrition reached alarming levels in Sudan
06 Feb 2026 19:41 GMT
… monitoring system, acute malnutrition exceeded critical thresholds in … IPC also noted that malnutrition was rapidly spreading in … Mountains.
UN experts pointed out that these high malnutrition rates … facilitate large-scale humanitarian aid in order to prevent …
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UN, AU condemn Kwara deadly attacks
06 Feb 2026 16:22 GMT
UN Secretary-General António Guterres … and property destroyed.
The UN chief conveyed his “heartfelt … reiterates the solidarity of the United Nations with the Government and … displacement and growing hunger and malnutrition across affected areas.
Youssouf …
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Israel kills two in Gaza as UNRWA warns of block on aid
06 Feb 2026 14:16 GMT
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Also on Thursday, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for … inaction by Israeli authorities.
Aid still being held up … the ceasefire agreement, 600 aid trucks are supposed to enter … population suffers from malnutrition and disease.
The UN agency had …
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UN Child Rights Committee publishes findings on Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan and Spain
06 Feb 2026 15:04 GMT
… and rising deaths linked to malnutrition, preventable diseases and limited vaccination … and child mortality by addressing malnutrition and vaccination gaps, improve sanitation … health, psychosocial support and legal aid to conflict-affected children.
The …