“We now have five million people in Haiti that are acutely food insecure, of which 1.6 million are classified as facing emergency food insecurity conditions,” said WFP Country Director Jean-Martin Bauer, speaking via videolink to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York. “These are the highest numbers on record. These are the highest numbers we’ve…
The inaugural meeting of his 10-member SDG Stimulus Leaders Group, took place as many developing countries are still reeling from repeated economic shocks and debt burdens that far outstrip their ability to pay. The Group advocates at the highest level for equipping developing countries with the financial resources to invest in the 17 SDGs, which…
Choosing the iconic Family Hall of Ocean Life at the American Museum of Natural History in New York to deliver his impassioned plea to grasp the solutions at hand, António Guterres warned that we stand at “a moment of truth”. “In the case of climate, we are not the dinosaurs. We are the meteor. We…
Although many “hunger hotspots” are in Africa, fears of famine persist in Gaza and Sudan, where conflict continues to rage, fuelling the regional risk of new hunger emergencies, warned the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP). “Once a famine is declared, it is too late – many people will have already…
Latest forecasts from the World Meteorological Organization indicated that there was an 80 per cent likelihood that the world will see the annual average global temperature temporarily exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for at least one of the next five years, a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns. “WMO is sounding the alarm that…
Welcome to our live coverage of one of the most important speeches on climate change that António Guterres has made since becoming Secretary-General. We’re reporting live from the event in Manhattan, providing all the background information you need on the speech itself – and reaction to it inside the hall and around the world.
The arrested accused belong to Lyari gang war Uzir Baloch commander Wasiullah Lakhu group, police Karachi: Kharadar police arrested 2 suspects who came to take extortion and recovered weapons. The arrested accused belong to Lyari gang war Uzir Baloch commander Wasiullah Lakhu group. According to Spokesman SSP City Arif Aziz, 2 suspects who opened fire…
Lahore: Thanks to the Virtual Women Police Station, the police arrested the Jeth who tried to torture and burn the sister-in-law with acid. On emergency helpline 15, the girl’s brother complained of violence and acid attack on his sister in-laws. As soon as the Virtual Woman Police Station received the call, the local police was…
Lahore: A man who became a friend through Tik Tok raped a woman on the pretense of a job. According to the police, the victim said in her statement that a person who made friends on the mobile app Tik Tok called the Gymkhana Club on the pretense of a job. Accused Tariq took him…
The police registered a case against the arrested accused Lahore: The police arrested the men who harassed the students in public. Shafiqabad police gave immediate response to 15 calls and arrested 3 hoodlums who were harassing female students. According to the police, the female students were returning home in a box car after studying from…
