WFP food aid in the country, which was suspended in June, will aim to reach 3.2 million people after the relaunch. ‘Working around the clock’ WFP chief Cindy McCain said that the agency’s teams and partners “have been working around the clock to get to this point.” The UN agency’s new approach will rely on…
A new report by UNAMA’s Human Rights Service has documented over 1,600 cases of human rights violations including torture, committed by the de facto authorities across the country during the arrest and detention of individuals from 1 January 2022 to 31 July this year. Commenting on the findings, UN rights chief Volker Türk described as…
Hope Away from Home gets underway at a time of unprecedented, forced displacement. There are a staggering 110 million people displaced from their homes, and access to asylum and protection is under threat in various regions due to increasingly harsh policies. “People fleeing war, violence and persecution should be met with compassion and kindness, not…
#AfghanGirlsVoices comes precisely two years after the de facto Taliban authorities seized control in Afghanistan and will continue until September 18, which marks the start of their official ban on school for adolescent girls. Voices and visuals The campaign was developed in collaboration with ECW Global Champion Somaya Faruqi, former captain of the Afghan Girls’…
Photo: Internet Mumbai: As Hollywood legendary filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s new film ‘Oppenheimer’ is raising flags of success all over the world, it has also become a victim of a religious controversy. Several Hindu fans on social media have criticized the film for reciting their religion’s holy book ‘Gita’ during lewd scenes in the film. ‘Oppenheimer’…
The agency plans to reach and assist over one million vulnerable farmers and their families, estimated at around five million people. Combatting the crisis The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and powerful Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, originates from the collapse of a 2022 power-sharing agreement between the two, that has impacted millions…
Ahead of the critical SDG Summit in September, the campaign will amplify an urgent call for ambitious new action, showcase the Goals as the blueprint for sustainable progress globally, and mobilize people everywhere around this shared agenda for our common future. Crisis multiplier Halfway towards the 2030 deadline, the promise of the SDGs is in danger. For…
“If we want a healthy world, then it needs to be a kind and welcoming one too,” said Benedict Phillips, the UNAIDS Director of Communications and Global Advocacy. That means ensuring all communities are included, especially marginalized groups, he said. However, in many countries, stigma, discrimination, and criminalization tend to make transgender people invisible, with extreme…
Washington: In the United States, a digital truck campaign against the G20 meeting in Occupied Kashmir was strongly condemned by India for nefarious purposes. According to the details, an awareness campaign was conducted on a digital truck in Washington against the G20 meeting in Occupied Kashmir, the World Kashmir Awareness Forum organized a digital truck…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will conclude the election campaign in the historical and cultural building of the country, Aya Sofia. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will hold his final campaign rally for this Sunday’s elections with Maghrib prayers at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque on Saturday. Erdoğan, who is seeking another victory in both the…
