Speaking during his latest media briefing, Tedros noted that the world is in a much better position now that at any time in the pandemic, which just entered its fourth year. For the first time, the weekly number of reported deaths in the past four weeks has been lower than when the pandemic was first…
The World Food Programme (WFP) appealed for urgent funding for its operations in the country, where families are battling crisis after crisis, including growing hunger, since the Taliban takeover of 2021. Catastrophic hunger could become widespread across Afghanistan, and unless humanitarian support is sustained, hundreds of thousands more people will need assistance to survive, the…
“The contents of the warrants are secret to protect the victims,” said ICC President Piotr Hofmański. “Nevertheless, the judges decided to make the existence of the warrants public, in the interest of justice and to prevent future crimes.” The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II also issued a warrant for the arrest of Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s…
Overall levels of documented violent incidents rose by 27 per cent, from 714 recorded acts of violence in 2021, to 982 last year. 2022 was marked by three distinct surges of violence, the UNMISS report said: between April and May, in southern Unity State; between July and September, in Warrap State; and between August and December, in the…
“Brutal” armed conflict has left 10 million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger in need of humanitarian assistance – more than double the number in 2020, UNICEF warned in a new report. And hostilities spilling over into neighbouring countries, are putting an extra four million children at risk. “The conflict may not have clear boundaries, there…
The report, covering the period between May 2020 and December 2022, draws on interviews with 207 victims and witnesses and an analysis of more than 2,500 items of evidence, including photographs, videos, medical, and court records. ‘Unacceptable picture of impunity’ “Our report paints an unacceptable picture of impunity and the near-total destruction of civic space…
A British woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Crown Court for murdering her young stepson. According to a foreign media report, the incident took place on August 7, 2021, where the stepmother made a video which she shared to her husband, saying why does this happen to me. According to…
Ten people died and three were injured in a terrible fire in a house at Seri Patan in Lower Kohistan. According to Express News, a terrible fire incident has taken place inside the house in Seri Patan area of Lower Kohistan. Due to the fire, the roof of the house collapsed, due to which the…
British billionaire businessman and mobile company owner Alfie converted to Islam; Photo: File London: One of Britain’s richest businessmen, ‘Elfie Best’, was convinced of the truth of Islam and entered the religion of Islam. According to a foreign news organization, “Alfred William Best”, who made a whole company from a small mobile shop and joined…
The entire nation will have to make efforts beyond politics to highlight the Kashmir issue at the global level. This was said by Kashmir Solidarity Council Japan President Shahid Majeed while addressing a function organized in honor of Muslim League-N Japan President Malik Noor Awan. He said that all the political parties of Pakistan should…
