The conflict in neighbouring Sudan has had an impact on the country’s economy, increasing the prices of food and the number of vulnerable people who need assistance. It is estimated that 7.1 million people in South Sudan will continue to be food insecure during the lean season, which runs from April to July, while roughly…
According to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), this represents between $1,179 and $1,383 per person, per year. The study factors in 50 SDG indicators across 90 countries, covering three quarters of the global population. For the world’s 48 developing economies, the shortfall is estimated at $337 billion annually, if they are to…
File photo The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has issued a clarification message saying that there has been no increase in the price of medicines. In a statement, Drape said that the government has fixed the price of 25 newly registered drugs, all 25 are new drugs, which were not registered in Pakistan before….
Torrential rains wreaked havoc in India and floods damaged crops, causing vegetable prices to rise. According to the report of a foreign news agency, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sharma, blamed the Muslims for the increase in the cost of vegetables. The chief minister says that the responsible for…
Vegetable stalls of Muslim traders will be removed, Assam Chief Minister: Photo: File Guwahati: In India, the Hindu extremist chief minister also blamed Muslims for the increase in the prices of vegetables. According to foreign media, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sharma, showed insults against the Muslims and called…
UN Special Representative Roza Otunbayeva was briefing the Security Council on the dire situation facing the country and the international aid effort, with UN women workers among those now prevented by Taliban edicts from working. “We will not put our national staff in danger and therefore we are asking them not to report to the office”…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media After the boat accident, comments about migrants cost a Greek MP. According to Arab media, a Greek member of parliament was expelled from his party for making racist comments. In an interview, the Greek member of parliament accused immigrants of intolerance and theft. According to the foreign news agency, the…
Photo courtesy of Indian Media A woman who faked her husband’s death to grab the compensation announced for those who died in a train accident in India has landed in trouble. According to the Indian media, the woman claimed to grab the money that her husband died in the train accident on June 2, while…
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump’s congratulation to Kim Jong-un cost him dearly, Trump is heavily criticized by Republicans. According to American media reports, Donald Trump congratulated the North Korean leader on joining the World Health Organization (WHO), which has started a series of criticism against him. Former Vice President Mike Pence said that Trump…
According to WMO, weather, climate and water-related hazards caused close to 12,000 disasters between 1970 and 2021. Developing countries were hit hardest, seeing nine in 10 deaths and 60 per cent of economic losses from climate shocks and extreme weather. WMO said that Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States suffered a “disproportionately” high…
