The flooding, triggered by heavy rainfall on 20 July, also claimed the lives of three Afghan…
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Baristas behind bars: Thai prisoners brew a path back to daily life
by gulftimesby gulftimesBut Cook & Coff, which is located in Khao Khuen Lan, a town in eastern Thailand,…
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More than 500 people feared dead in double Myanmar shipwreck tragedy
by gulftimesby gulftimesIn a joint alert on Thursday, the UN migration agency, IOM, and UN refugee agency, UNHCR,…
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Afghanistan: 3.7 million young lives at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns
by gulftimesby gulftimesThe warning comes in a new report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), published on Sunday, which said…
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Thai youth leaders push for inclusion, partnership and lasting change
by gulftimesby gulftimesNearly 400 youth recently participated in a national dialogue which marked the 80th year of Thailand’s…
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Southwest Pacific’s last tropical glacier could vanish within months
by gulftimesby gulftimesThe latest State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific report found that 2025 was the second warmest year on…
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A fragile economy, four decades of war, 2.7 million returnees, worsening climate shocks and declining women’s…
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Afghanistan in crisis: Drought, malnutrition and a worsening humanitarian situation
by gulftimesby gulftimesAid agencies are doing what they can to help, including by identifying dangerously malnourished children in sparsely populated “ghost villages” where those who can leave do so, said Olga Cherevko from the UN aid…
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At least 19 people were killed, along with extensive damage to hospitals, homes and classrooms. The…
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UN urges world not to forget Rohingya refugees as aid cuts threaten vital support
by gulftimesby gulftimesSpeaking in Geneva on Tuesday, UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch warned that sharp reductions in humanitarian and…