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Israel Massacres Dozens of Palestinians in Gaza Despite Truce
DID Press: Despite claims of a truce and what has been termed as the “Gaza Peace Committee,” Israeli airstrikes have continued on the Gaza Strip since the early hours of Saturday, Jan. 31, with at least 19 Palestinians reported killed,…
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UN OCHA Warns of $190.8m Health Funding Gap for Afghanistan in 2026
DID Press: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says an estimated 14.4 million people in Afghanistan will require health services in 2026, warning that critical funding is needed to sustain lifesaving care. According to OCHA, humanitarian health…
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UNRWA: 33,000 Palestinians Displaced; West Bank Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis
DID Press: Filippo Grandi, UN Commissioner-General for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), reported that over the past year, amid intensified Israeli military operations in the West Bank, more than 33,000 Palestinians have been forcibly displaced from refugee camps in the northern part…
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UNICEF Sounds Alarm on Children’s Crisis in Eastern Afghanistan
DID Press: UNICEF has warned that heavy snowfall in earthquake-affected areas of eastern Afghanistan has significantly worsened the humanitarian situation, particularly for children. UNICEF said severe winter conditions have compounded the hardships faced by families already impacted by recent earthquakes,…
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Israeli Rights Groups Condemn NGOs Deregistration in Palestine
DID Press: 19 Israeli human rights organizations, along with several international bodies, have condemned the Israeli government’s decision to revoke the operational licenses of 37 international relief and non-governmental organizations in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).…
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Environmental Crisis Seen as Shared Geopolitical Opportunity for Iran and Afghanistan
DID Press: At a conference on “Environment and Water Management” in Kabul, Iran’s cultural attaché in Afghanistan said environmental crises are transboundary by nature and cannot be addressed by any single country acting alone. Dr. Seyed Ruhollah Hosseini noted that…
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Durrani Urges Softer Policy Toward Afghanistan
DID Press: Former Pakistani special envoy for Afghanistan Asif Durrani called on Islamabad to adopt a softer, more pragmatic approach toward Kabul, stressing that Afghanistan is a “brother nation” facing profound difficulties and needs engagement rather than pressure. In a…
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UN: $2.5B Spent on Afghan Refugee Assistance in 2025
DID Press: UN has announced that its agencies spent USD 2.5 billion in 2025 to support Afghan refugees and returnees. The funds were provided at a time when the large-scale return of refugees has intensified economic and social pressures inside…
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UK Warned to Brace for Severe Climate Scenarios
DID Press: Scientists in the United Kingdom have warned that the country must prepare for extreme outcomes of the climate crisis — including temperature increases of up to four degrees Celsius, sea-level rises approaching two meters, and even abrupt cooling…
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Afghanistan Poised to Remain World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis in 2026
DID Press: UN and its humanitarian partners warn that Afghanistan will remain one of the world’s largest and most complex humanitarian crises in 2026, as the country continues to experience severe food insecurity, climate-driven disasters, and the mass return of…
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