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U.N. has millions in Afghanistan bank, but cannot use it
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations has about $135 million in the bank in Afghanistan but is unable to use it because the Taliban-run central bank…
U.N. says about half of Myanmar’s people could sink into poverty in 2022
(Reuters) - Urban poverty is on course to triple in Myanmar, pushing nearly half the population below the poverty line next year, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as the…
U.N. pushes cash handouts to avert mass poverty in Afghanistan
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday that a program to pay $300 million a year in cash to Afghan families with children, elderly…
Norway urges support for U.N. fund to aid Afghans
By Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) - Norway on Tuesday urged other countries to contribute to a United Nations fund by providing cash directly to Afghans so they can survive the…
U.N. sets up trust fund for ‘people’s economy’ in Afghanistan
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it had set up a special trust fund to provide urgently needed cash directly to Afghans through a…
Pakistan: EU launches new rule of law programme in KP, Balochistan
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): The European Union and its partners have launched a programme aiming to promote the rule of law and enhance the criminal justice system in Pakistan,…
COVID: Japan, UNDP provide oxygen generation plants to India, installed in 3 northeast states
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Assisting India in its battle against COVID-19, eight oxygen generation plants were installed in the Northeast states of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura with the…
