Three countries, this week alone, have reported outbreaks, WHO cholera team leader Philippe Barboza told reporters at a press conference on Friday. For the first time, WHO is asking donors for help to fight the outbreaks, he said. Right now, 22 countries across the world are fighting outbreaks of the acute diarrhoeal infection caused by…
“While the world has quickly mobilized in support of people here, the impact of this quake will be felt for months and years to come,” said WFP Executive Director David Beasley. During a visit to the Hatay region in southern Türkiye, he described “incomprehensible” devastation and an “apocalyptic” landscape. With some 18 million people affected…
Raising concerns over such continuous reports of revisionism concerning atrocity crimes perpetrated during the three-year-long conflict that began in 1992, she also pointed to recent incidents reported following a decision to amend the Law on the Center for the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial and Cemetery for the Victims of the 1995 Genocide. “The International Criminal Tribunal for…
The two processes are complementary, guided by the imperative of making the world safer from communicable diseases and ensuring equitable responses to public health threats, said Ashley Bloomfield, former Director-General of Health of New Zealand, who co-chairs the working group on updating the 2005 WHO International Health Regulations, which concluded its latest round of discussions…
Women farmers in Sudan are being encouraged to take a more active role in their communities. The livelihood of many farming families is under threat due to the cumulative effects of conflict, economic and political instability, coupled with increased water consumption from population growth and agricultural development; climate change is the latest threat. Women in…
Lahore: NAB tightened the circle against former Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and sought the records of properties in the name of Usman Buzdar and his families in the case of assets in excess of income. According to Express News, NAB has issued a letter to Additional Deputy Commissioners Revenue, in which orders have been…
The convoy of Minister of State for Home Affairs Nishit Pramanak was heavily stoned in West Bengal state of India. The minister belonging to the BJP said that the stone pelting was done by Trinamool Congress supporters. Due to stone pelting, the front window of the State Minister’s SUV was broken. The police fired tear…
The anti-corruption department says that a fresh inquiry has been started against Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi’s friend Farah Gogi and former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed. Speaking to Geo News, Director General Anti-Corruption Sohail Zafar Chatta said that a fresh inquiry has been started in all the cases filed against Farah Gogi. They used influence…
The Jordanian army has foiled an attempt to smuggle arms from Syria by drone. According to state media, the kingdom’s border guards spotted a drone loaded with weapons and hand grenades entering the country’s eastern region. Military officials say the armed drone was shot down in Jordanian territory. After the search, the border guards recovered…
Flames are rising after a fire in a refinery. Fires broke out at three separate refineries of Mexico’s state-owned oil company Pemex. On Thursday, there were separate fire incidents in the three refineries in which 5 employees were missing and 8 were injured. The company said in a statement that the fire occurred at an…
