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UNICEF and Action Against Hunger warn Afghanistan’s acute malnutrition to worsen in 2027, with over 4 million children projected to need treatment

India, Oct. 19 -- UNICEF and Action Against Hunger, chair and co-chair of the Afghanistan Nutrition Cluster, said in a press release dated Oct. 15, 2026 that acute malnutrition is worsening across Afg... Read More


UNICEF chief Catherine Russell urges faster debt restructuring and stronger safeguards for children

India, Oct. 19 -- UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, speaking at the High-Level Workshop on Sovereign Debt and Capital Flows in Developing Countries in Crises: One Year After the Jubilee Rep... Read More


UNICEF says children in Gaza still being killed and injured despite ceasefire, warns of worsening winter risks

India, Oct. 19 -- UNICEF Global Deputy Spokesperson Ricardo Pires said on Oct. 16, 2026, that children in the Gaza Strip continue to be killed and injured despite an agreed ceasefire, citing reported ... Read More


Red Flag warning prompts evacuations as Norte, Peak and Bryson fires burn across Los Angeles region

India, Oct. 19 -- The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for the Los Angeles region from Thursday to Saturday evening amid ongoing wildfire outbursts, as evacuation orders were issued ... Read More


Amnesty International urges investigation into alleged police violence at Porto housing protest

India, Oct. 19 -- Amnesty International said in a statement today that initial reports suggest Portuguese police deployed excessive force to disperse a peaceful protest camp in Porto in the early hour... Read More


Amnesty International urges Azerbaijan to end hijab-related school restrictions and release detained protesters

India, Oct. 19 -- Amnesty International, through comments by Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, called on the Azerbaijani authorities to reverse school ... Read More


CARE says Bruce Ackerman donates $1.25 million Tang Prize award to support Gaza relief

India, Oct. 19 -- CARE said on Oct. 15, 2026 it received a $1.25 million donation from legal scholar Bruce Ackerman to support its humanitarian work in Gaza, describing the gift as the entirety of the... Read More


DRC teams remove submerged explosive ordnance from irrigation canal in Deir Khabiyeh, Rural Damascus

India, Oct. 19 -- The Danish Refugee Council in Syria, through its Humanitarian Mine Action teams, carried out an explosive ordnance disposal intervention in Deir Khabiyeh village in Rural Damascus af... Read More


Joint NGO statement warns fighting in Taiz is disrupting civilian lifelines and access to aid

India, Oct. 19 -- A joint statement signed by 32 organisations warned that intensifying fighting across Taiz governorate in Yemen is disrupting key roads, restricting civilian movement, and putting ac... Read More


International Rescue Committee warns of compounding crises in Ukraine as winter nears and aid shrinks

India, Oct. 19 -- The International Rescue Committee issued a press release dated October 15, 2026, in Kyiv, Ukraine, reporting that Ukraine is heading into winter after the deadliest months since the... Read More