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Some UN Afghan aid delivered by men only, donors voice alarm

Under pressure from Afghanistan's Taliban administration, the United Nations is delivering some food aid using men only, prompting warnings from donors and humanitarian groups that it could be seen as giving in to an internationally condemned ban on most female aid workers.

Reuters

UN: Taliban ban on women aid workers is potential death blow

The U.N. humanitarian chief is warning that the Taliban's ban on women aid workers in Afghanistan is “a potential death blow” to many important humanitarian programs

The Independent UK

More than 160 Afghans die in bitterly cold weather

More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, as residents described being unable to afford fuel to heat homes in temperatures well below freezing.

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Top UN woman urges Muslims: Move Taliban into 21st century

The highest-ranking woman at the United Nations says she used everything in her “toolbox” during meetings with Taliban ministers to try to reverse their crackdown on Afghan women and girls

The Independent UK

Taliban working on guidelines for women NGO workers: UN says

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths met Taliban officials in a bid to push them to further relax the ban on women workers.

Al Jazeera

UN Aid Chief Raises Women’s Rights Concerns with Taliban in Afghan Capital

The United Nations' aid chief visited Kabul on Monday and raised concerns over women's education and work with the Taliban administration's acting minister of foreign affairs, an Afghan ministry statement said. The Taliban-run administration last month ordered NGOs not to allow most female employees to work, prompting many aid agencies…

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U.N. aid chief raises women's rights concerns with Taliban in Afghan capital

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UN Yemen envoy indicates new truce may be agreed

Despite a six-month UN-brokered truce ending in October, fighting has not escalated.

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The Taliban Are Losing Some of Their Cash Cows

The U.S. and U.N. are halting aid as the Taliban ratchet up their atrocities.

Foreign Policy

All change at the top as Stagecoach focuses on UK

Both the transport group's chief executive and chief financial officer are stepping down

Insider UK

Afghanistan aid at risk from Taliban ban on women NGO workers, UN warns

’Without women working, we can’t deliver for the people who are in fact the primary objects of humanitarian assistance’

The Independent UK

Afghan aid at risk from Taliban ban on women, warns United Nations

Standoff between UN and Taliban may lead loss of billions in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan

The Guardian - UK

U.N. aid chief to visit Afghanistan over female aid worker ban

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths will visit Afghanistan in the coming weeks and seek to meet the highest possible officials within the Taliban-led administration after it banned female aid workers, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday.

Reuters

UN halts some operations in Afghanistan over women aid worker ban

‘Female staff are key to every aspect of the humanitarian response in Afghanistan,’ UN agencies and aid groups said.

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Lives saved by aid exemption to deal with Taliban - UN aid chief

An exemption to allow the United Nations and aid groups to deal with sanctioned Taliban leaders to meet the humanitarian and basic human needs of the Afghan people has helped save lives, the U.N. aid chief told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday.

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Ukraine grain deal unlikely to include new ports in near term - UN aid chief

United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Thursday it was unlikely the Black Sea grain deal would be expanded in the near term to include more Ukrainian ports or reduce inspection times.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Aid Chief to Visit Kherson on Ukraine Trip amid Power Outages

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths arrived in Ukraine on a four-day trip on Monday as officials raced to repair energy facilities hit by Russian air strikes that have caused winter power outages. The under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator will visit the southern city of Mykolaiv as well…

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UN aid chief to visit Kherson on Ukraine trip amid power outages

U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths arrived in Ukraine on a four-day trip on Monday as officials raced to repair energy facilities hit by Russian air strikes that have caused winter power outages.

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The Independent UK

Donors race to get generators, other aid to hard-hit Ukraine

When Russian forces launched a military campaign against infrastructure in Ukraine, they opened a front that carried the war along power lines and water mains to homes, schools, hospitals and Ukrainian livelihoods

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian civilians facing test of survival: UN

UN humanitarian chief tells Security Council Russian attacks on infrastructure have created a ‘new level of need’.

The Independent UK

UN aid chief: Ukrainians are suffering `colossal' torment

The U.N. humanitarian chief is decrying the “colossal” torment Ukrainians are suffering from “senseless war” and Russian destruction of its infrastructure

Foreign Affairs

How to End Yemen’s Forever War

Washington can help broker a lasting peace.

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UN Launches Record $51.5 Bn Emergency Funding Appeal

The UN and partners have appealed for record funds for aid next year, as the Ukraine war and other conflicts and climate emergencies push more people into crisis, and some towards famine. The United Nations' annual Global Humanitarian Overview estimated that 339 million people in 68 countries will need some…

The Guardian - UK

One in 23 people will require humanitarian relief in 2023, UN warns

A global relief fund of a record $51.5bn will be needed to assist 339 million people suffering because of 2022’s ‘extreme events’

Reuters

Biden not planning to speak to Putin for now, G7 agrees oil price cap

U.S. President Joe Biden does not intend to speak to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, about ending the Ukraine war as conditions for such discussions currently do not exist, the White House said on Friday.

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