West Asia Crisis Declared Major Humanitarian Emergency : UN
6 March 2026 4:07 PM IST6 March 2026 4:07 PM IST
The United Nations refugee agency declared the crisis in the west Asia a major humanitarian emergency,
UN stresses the need for an immediate response from West Asia regions. (AFP Photo)
Geneva: The United Nations refugee agency said on Friday it had declared the crisis in the Middle East a major humanitarian emergency, stressing the need for an immediate response.
"UNHCR has declared the escalating crisis in the Middle East as a major humanitarian emergency requiring an immediate response across the region," Ayaki Ito, the agency's emergency chief and its cross-regional refugee coordinator, told reporters in Geneva.
( Source : AFP )
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