WFP pleads for aid access in Sudan, amid reports of starvation

WFP pleads for aid access in Sudan, amid reports of starvation

WFP described the situation as dire, noting that almost 18 million people across the country are currently facing acute hunger.  An estimated five million are experiencing emergency levels of hunger due to conflict in areas such as Khartoum, Darfur, and Kordofan. Obstacles to aid delivery  “The situation in Sudan today is nothing short of catastrophic,”…

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Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action

World News in Brief: Drought in Ethiopia, peacekeepers wounded in DR Congo, deadly strike on Ukraine aid workers

Drought is ravaging communities in Afar, Amhara, Tigray and Oromia, as well as the Southern and South West Ethiopia Peoples’ Region. Severe water shortages, dried pastures and reduced harvests are impacting millions of people and livestock, with reports of food insecurity and rising malnutrition.  Among those who are particularly vulnerable are people affected by the…

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Gaza: Rafah now a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as exodus south continues

Gaza: Rafah now a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ as exodus south continues

The warning from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, comes nearly four months since Israel commenced a devastating bombing campaign in response to Hamas-led terror attacks on 7 October that left some 1,200 people butchered in southern Israeli communities and more than 250 taken hostage. “In recent days, thousands of Palestinians have been fleeing to…

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Confirmation of falsification of exam results of students in Karachi Inter Board

Confirmation of falsification of exam results of students in Karachi Inter Board

Karachi: In the investigation conducted on the order of Sindh Chief MinisterFalsification of examination results of students in Rachi Inter Board has been confirmed. According to Express News, a letter has been written to anti-corruption to register a criminal case against 8 officers, including two former chairmen of inter boards, examination controls. It has been…

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