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Pakistan U-16 team deprived of participating in SAFF Championship

Pakistan U-16 team deprived of participating in SAFF Championship

Pakistan U-16 football team missed out on participation in the South Asian Football Federation (SAF) Championship. Chairman Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Normalization Committee (NC) Haroon Malik has said that they are withdrawing from the important event due to non-receipt of No Objection Certificate (NOC). He said that it is a pity that the Pakistan Sports…

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Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief

Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief

The latest funds, approved by Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, builds upon previous support, bringing the total CERF funding for the crisis to $60 million. “As humanitarian needs soar in Sudan with critically low funding, I have approved an additional $20 million from CERF,” Mr. Griffiths said in a post on social media platform, X….

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Syria-Türkiye: UN completes 200th cross-border aid mission since February quakes

Syria-Türkiye: UN completes 200th cross-border aid mission since February quakes

The milestone mission took place on Sunday via the Bab al-Salam crossing, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, speaking during his daily briefing in New York.  Once in Syria, personnel from the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted monitoring visits to health facilities and agency warehouses in the cities of Afrin and Azaz.  They also met with…

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Niger spiralling into ‘protection crisis’ following takeover: UNHCR

Niger spiralling into ‘protection crisis’ following takeover: UNHCR

UNHCR’s representative in Niger, Emmanuel Gignac, said that sanctions imposed on the country by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) following last month’s military takeover do not include any exemptions for humanitarian aid.  Mr. Gignac observed that food and commodity prices, already climbing before this crisis, jumped after sanctions were introduced. If humanitarians…

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