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Derek O'Brien Says BJP-RSS Behind St Stephen Withdrawing Mamata's Invite
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership today sniffed a BJP-RSS hand behind the cancellation of party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's engagement by St Stephen's College in New Delhi and said her voice "cannot be silenced".
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UN Blames Warring Sides For Yemen's 'Man Made' Cholera 'Catastrophe'
UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien described the cholera outbreak in Yemen, which is fast approaching 300,000 cases, as a 'man-made catastrophe' caused by the warring sides in the country's civil war and their international backers.
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United Nations To Ask Syria To Approve Air Drops Of Aid: Diplomats
The United Nations will ask the Syrian government on Sunday to approve air drops and air lifts of humanitarian aid to besieged areas, UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien told the Security Council, according to diplomats in the closed door meeting on Friday.
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UN Air Drops Aid To Syria's Deir al-Zor, Success Uncertain
The United Nations carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid to the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Wednesday, said UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien, delivering 21 tons of relief to civilians besieged by ISIS terrorists.
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United Nations Aid Chief Demands Probe of Yemen Wedding Bombing
The top United Nations aid official called for a swift investigation Thursday of a suspected Saudi-led air strike that killed dozens of people at a wedding in Yemen.
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Syria Approves Visas for UN Staff
Syria has agreed to grant visas to 47 UN staff members following months of haggling that have undermined UN relief efforts in the war-torn country, the UN aid chief said Thursday.
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Time to 'Redouble' Efforts in Yemen: UN Aid Chief
The UN aid chief on Tuesday urged the Security Council to redouble efforts to secure a pause in fighting in Yemen, saying he would travel to the country within weeks.
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Syria Army, Kurds Push Islamic State Out of Hasakeh City: Report
Syrian troops and Kurdish fighters ousted the Islamic State group from Hasakeh on Tuesday, more than a month after the jihadists attacked the northeastern city, a monitoring group said.
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UN Aid Chief Warns of 'Devastating' Toll in South Sudan War
UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien warned today of the "devastating" toll on civilians in South Sudan, as he witnessed the impact of 19 months of a civil war marked by atrocities.
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UN Needs $1.6 Billion for Yemen Aid, Warns of 'Looming Catastrophe'
The United Nations said today that $1.6 billion was now needed to face a "looming catastrophe" in Yemen where a Saudi-led coalition has been launching air strikes against Houthi fighters in a campaign to restore the government in exile.
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Derek O'Brien Says BJP-RSS Behind St Stephen Withdrawing Mamata's Invite
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) leadership today sniffed a BJP-RSS hand behind the cancellation of party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's engagement by St Stephen's College in New Delhi and said her voice "cannot be silenced".
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UN Blames Warring Sides For Yemen's 'Man Made' Cholera 'Catastrophe'
UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien described the cholera outbreak in Yemen, which is fast approaching 300,000 cases, as a 'man-made catastrophe' caused by the warring sides in the country's civil war and their international backers.
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United Nations To Ask Syria To Approve Air Drops Of Aid: Diplomats
The United Nations will ask the Syrian government on Sunday to approve air drops and air lifts of humanitarian aid to besieged areas, UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien told the Security Council, according to diplomats in the closed door meeting on Friday.
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UN Air Drops Aid To Syria's Deir al-Zor, Success Uncertain
The United Nations carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid to the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Wednesday, said UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien, delivering 21 tons of relief to civilians besieged by ISIS terrorists.
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United Nations Aid Chief Demands Probe of Yemen Wedding Bombing
The top United Nations aid official called for a swift investigation Thursday of a suspected Saudi-led air strike that killed dozens of people at a wedding in Yemen.
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Syria Approves Visas for UN Staff
Syria has agreed to grant visas to 47 UN staff members following months of haggling that have undermined UN relief efforts in the war-torn country, the UN aid chief said Thursday.
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Time to 'Redouble' Efforts in Yemen: UN Aid Chief
The UN aid chief on Tuesday urged the Security Council to redouble efforts to secure a pause in fighting in Yemen, saying he would travel to the country within weeks.
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Syria Army, Kurds Push Islamic State Out of Hasakeh City: Report
Syrian troops and Kurdish fighters ousted the Islamic State group from Hasakeh on Tuesday, more than a month after the jihadists attacked the northeastern city, a monitoring group said.
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UN Aid Chief Warns of 'Devastating' Toll in South Sudan War
UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien warned today of the "devastating" toll on civilians in South Sudan, as he witnessed the impact of 19 months of a civil war marked by atrocities.
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UN Needs $1.6 Billion for Yemen Aid, Warns of 'Looming Catastrophe'
The United Nations said today that $1.6 billion was now needed to face a "looming catastrophe" in Yemen where a Saudi-led coalition has been launching air strikes against Houthi fighters in a campaign to restore the government in exile.
