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Sri Lanka to organise donor conference of friendly countries like India, China and Japan: PM Wickremesinghe
Colombo, Jul 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament on Tuesday that Sri Lanka will organise a donor conference of friendly countries like India, China and Japan once a…
World Bank freezes Afghan projects after Taliban bans girls from high school
By Andrea Shalal and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank has put four projects in Afghanistan worth $600 million on hold amid concerns over a decision by the…
Cash-strapped Lebanon tells diplomats to find donors to fund embassies
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Cash-strapped Lebanon has told embassies to look for donors to help cover their running costs, as it falls behind on paying diplomats' salaries and contemplates shutting missions…
Donors seek more WHO action on sexual abuse after Congo scandal
GENEVA (Reuters) - A group of more than 50 countries, led by Britain, asked the World Health Organization on Friday to strengthen its approach to dealing with sexual abuse, exploitation…
Donors back $280 million transfer for Afghan food, health
By Arshad Mohammed, Jonathan Landay and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donors agreed on Friday to transfer $280 million from a frozen, trust fund to the World Food Program (WFP)…
Norway urges World Bank’s Afghanistan donors to channel funds to U.N.
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Norway is encouraging donors to a World Bank-administered fund for Afghanistan to agree to transfer $280 million to the World Food Programme and…
Donors eye Dec. 10 decision on shifting frozen funds for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donors to the World Bank-administered Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) have agreed to decide about a transfer of funds to humanitarian aid agencies by Dec. 10, a…
WHO urges international donors to resume Afghanistan health funding
(Reuters) - The World Health Organisation's representative to Afghanistan called on the international community on Thursday to resume funding of the war-torn country's health program which was suspended when the…
Donors pledge additional $600 million to avoid Yemen aid cuts
By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) - Donors pledged an additional $600 million to tackle Yemen's humanitarian crisis on Wednesday, as the United Nations and other aid agencies warned that vital…
