The Turkish nation united and set an example to deal with the devastation of the terrible earthquake in Turkey and Syria. $6.1 billion raised in telethon. According to Turkish media reports, last night 8 different Turkish TV channels launched a Life Broadcast aid campaign for the rehabilitation of earthquake victims and collected more than 6…
The situation for many in Ukraine remains desperate, amid “relentless” shelling of civilian targets and infrastructure, the UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, told journalists in Geneva. Humanitarian funding is needed to continue supporting lifesaving aid convoy deliveries to communities on the front line, “into areas of great danger and difficulty and priority needs”, said…
A Turkish business group has produced a report on the cost of earthquake damage in Turkey and Syria, where relief efforts are ongoing after the earthquake. According to the report received from Ankara, the damage caused by the earthquake can be estimated up to 84 billion dollars. The report states that the reconstruction of thousands…
Somalia is in the midst of the longest and most severe drought in its history, following five consecutive poor rainy seasons, which has devastated the country. Roughly 8.25 million people, nearly half the population, require immediate lifesaving aid and protection. Lives on the line They warn that famine is a strong possibility from April to…
The Norwegian government has announced a $7.3 billion aid package for Ukraine over the next 5 years. The government said that aid money will also be given to other conflict-affected countries. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr told media representatives that we will continue to provide Ukraine with 15 billion kroner (one billion 46 million 15…
Adani Group office, file photo India’s Adani Group halted the sale of $2.5 billion worth of shares, resulting in a total loss of $100 billion to the group. Gautam Adani has also lost the title of being Asia’s richest man. According to the Forbes list, Gautam Adani was on the third place in the list…
January 16, 2023: IMF Deputy Managing Director Antoine Monceau meets Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina Wajid. The IMF has approved a 4.7 billion dollar aid loan package for Bangladesh. Energy and food prices have been rising sharply in Bangladesh, leading to massive protests. Till last year, there was 13 hours of load shedding every day across…
Head of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, told journalists in Geneva that competing global crises, and skyrocketing levels of poverty and unemployment among Palestine refugees, have put immense strain on them – and the agency – which started the year some $70 million in arrears. “On the one hand we are asked to deliver public-like services to…
