The milestone mission took place on Sunday via the Bab al-Salam crossing, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, speaking during his daily briefing in New York. Once in Syria, personnel from the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted monitoring visits to health facilities and agency warehouses in the cities of Afrin and Azaz. They also met with…
The latest funds, approved by Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths, builds upon previous support, bringing the total CERF funding for the crisis to $60 million. “As humanitarian needs soar in Sudan with critically low funding, I have approved an additional $20 million from CERF,” Mr. Griffiths said in a post on social media platform, X….
OHCHR said that at least 120,000 people across Myanmar and another 100,000 in Cambodia may be held in situations where they are forced to execute lucrative online scams – from illegal gambling to crypto fraud. Other States including Lao PDR, the Philippines and Thailand have also been identified as main countries of destination or transit….
In his message marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, Secretary-General António Guterres appealed for key countries to ratify the international treaty that bans experiments for both peaceful and military purposes. ‘Recipe for annihilation’ “This year, we face an alarming rise in global mistrust and division,” he said. “At a time in which nearly 13,000…
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced an expanded partnership to improve access to COVID-19 technology, knowledge and clinical data, stressing the fight against the virus must continue.
UNHCR’s representative in Niger, Emmanuel Gignac, said that sanctions imposed on the country by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) following last month’s military takeover do not include any exemptions for humanitarian aid. Mr. Gignac observed that food and commodity prices, already climbing before this crisis, jumped after sanctions were introduced. If humanitarians…
Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, file photo Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) official Irfan Iqbal Shaikh says that businesses cannot run due to unaffordable high cost of electricity. While giving a press conference in Lahore, Irfan Iqbal Sheikh said that citizens are very worried because of electricity bills, people and businessmen are worried…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCC) has announced the central contract for the national women cricketers. 20 women’s cricketers have been given central contracts for 23 months with increments. All the women’s cricketers have signed the central contract. Nida Dar, Bisma Maruf and Sudra Amin have been included in Category ‘A’ with a 19% increase. Alia…
Lauderhill, Florida, The United States Masters T10 League involved a thrilling end as the Ben Dunk-led Texas Chargers beat Misbah-ul-Haq-led New York Warriors by means of Super Over in theFinal The competition, which was played in between Atlanta Fire, California Knights, Morrisville Unity, New Jersey Triton’s, New York Warriors and also Texas Chargers, given smash…
Chitral: A chairlift running on the Chitral River got stuck due to a broken rope, the disaster team rescued three people after a 45-minute struggle. According to Express News, in Upper Chitral, there has been an incident of entrapment of a chairlift operating at Koragh on the Chitral river in which three persons got trapped…
