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…
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif says that 417 billion rupees have been paid to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. While talking in the federal cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has asked where these 417 billion rupees were used? Khyber Pakhtunkhwa received 40 billion rupees annually, no other province received. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that 417 billion…
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…
