According to the report, Safe Pathways for Refugees – released on Monday – nearly 215,000 permits were granted to individuals displaced by conflict and crises by 37 OECD countries and Brazil in 2022, an increase of about 38 per cent over 2021. Approximately 156,000 permits were issued that year, while the figure in 2020 was…
Condemning all attacks on UN personnel, Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a full investigation, his deputy spokesperson, Farhan Haq, told journalists in New York. “With the conflict in Gaza continuing to take a heavy toll – not only on civilians, but also on humanitarian workers – the Secretary-General reiterates his urgent appeal for an…
Martin Griffiths, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, stressed the critical need for sustained peace efforts during a briefing to Security Council ambassadors. “The conflict in Yemen has been the key driver of humanitarian needs. It has deeply undercut the country’s economy, decimated half of its health facilities, displaced millions of people, and allowed hunger and disease…
UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office and its Regional Director, Regina De Dominicis, released a joint statement saying, “At least 1,993 children in Ukraine have been killed or injured since the escalation of war more than two years ago, an average of two child casualties each day.” The statement said this tally of children’s…
“Nearly 360,000 people have fled Rafah since the first evacuation order a week ago,” the UN agency said in a post on X, referencing leafleting by the Israeli military ordering those in eastern Rafah to leave their shelters. In another alert, UNRWA warned of ongoing “restricted humanitarian access” to and across the Gaza Strip that was…
Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to trafficking every year, a new report by the UN crime and drugs prevention office, UNODC, showed on Monday.
According to UN emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths, a “strike” damaged the roof of the intensive care unit at Southern Hospital in El Fasher Town – the only working hospital in North Darfur state – where medical supplies are running dangerously low. Some 800,000 people live in and around El Fasher Town where “countless lives…
Karachi: University of Karachi Vice Chancellor Dr. Khalid Iraqi, using his emergency power, removed the Director of ICCBS University of Karachi, Dr. Farzana Shaheen, and appointed Dr. Iqbal as the head of the institution once again. According to Express News, Dr. Iqbal has been appointed for six months, the notification of which has been issued…
Night Safari Camping was organized for the first time in Lahore Safari Zoo. Forestry and Wildlife Research and Zoological students, researchers organized a night safari camping at Lahore Safari Zoo to observe the movements of wild animals and birds, their social behavior, in which experts from Punjab Wildlife along with Punjab University Zoological Department Head…
Peshawar: On health card in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 1st Ramadan till now Free treatment of 100,000 people has been completed. In his statement, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Advisor Qasim Ali Shah has said that 2.7 billion rupees have been spent on free treatment on health cards in the province so far. It has been done to…
