Indigenous peoples “hold many of the solutions to the climate crisis and are guardians of the world’s biodiversity,” in places as varied as the Amazon, the Sahel, and the Himalayas, said Mr. Guterres. Exploitation, evictions The UN chief acknowledged that indigenous peoples struggle to adapt to the climate crisis, and face the exploitation of their…
According to a statement attributable to the Executive Director of the UN agency, Cindy McCain, the workers were carrying out life-saving duties in Kabkabiya, North Darfur. In a separate incident on Saturday, a WFP-managed UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) aircraft was significantly damaged at Khartoum International airport during an exchange of gunfire, seriously impacting WFP’s…
The senior officials were responding to the outbreak of armed clashes between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in many parts of the capital Khartoum and other areas outside the capital, on Saturday morning. According to media reports, the RSF claimed that it had taken control of Khartoum international airport, Merowe…
Since 2014, over 26,000 people have died or gone missing crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Most of these deaths or disappearances, over 20,000, occurred in the Central Mediterranean, considered among the deadliest migration routes in the world. “We are seeing a steep increase in the number of desperate people putting their lives at grave risk,” said…
Delivering remarks at a forum on reform held during the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, she called for course correction now – the halfway point to achieve the goals by 2030. In recent years, developing countries have been battered by soaring energy and food costs, the climate emergency,…
Army Chief General Asim Munir visited Heavy Industry Taxila (HIT), where he was briefed on the technical capabilities of HIT. According to ISPR, the Army Chief was briefed on the progress of ongoing projects in HIT. The army chief visited various factories of HIT, inspected the indigenously manufactured 155 mm artillery gun barrels. On this…
“I am also here to ring the alarm on the need of massive international support, because of the humanitarian difficulties the country is facing, massive humanitarian support in relation to the build-up of a security capacity of Somalia, and massive humanitarian support in stabilisation and development of the country,” Secretary-General António Guterres said in the…
WFP estimates that more than 345 million people worldwide face crisis levels of food insecurity this year, an increase of almost 200 million since early 2020. Of these, 43 million are just one step away from famine. Ration cuts warning “Ration cuts are coming if we don’t have the money to get food to those…
Photo courtesy of Twitter Sindh Governor Kamran Tesuri says that I had asked to change the SHO to control street crime, but seeing the situation so far, the Karachi Police Chief should be changed. Sindh Governor Kamran Tesori arrived at Sumanabad for the 14th Suhri, where he was warmly welcomed by the people, accompanied by…
A video of Himanta Sharma, the Chief Minister of the Indian province of Assam, is going viral in which he is quoting from a pre-written text to record his impressions in the guests’ diary. On Twitter, a user named Roshan Rai shared a video of the Chief Minister of an Indian state, in which it…
