That’s the message from UN human rights chief Volker Türk, who called for strong leadership and political will from States to heed the call of people of African descent for accountability and redress. His comments followed the release of a new UN report which sets out a series of concrete steps for governments to make reparations…
FairFinance launched a digital campaign that will address legislative, participatory and societal perspectives. Photo: File 69.5% of Pakistan’s population will lose their lives within 5 years due to neurological, cardiovascular and lung diseases with the current level of air pollution. The average annual exposure to particulate pollution per person in Pakistan is 63 µg/m3, 12…
Washington: America has seen an alarming increase in gun violence in recent years, with pistols/guns now the leading cause of child deaths. According to American media, the study examined the number of American children killed by pistols from 2018 to 2021. The study found that firearm deaths increased by nearly 42 percent during that period….
Washington: America has seen an alarming increase in gun violence in recent years, with pistols/guns becoming the leading cause of death among children. According to American media, the study examined the number of American children killed by pistols from 2018 to 2021. The study found that firearm deaths increased by nearly 42 percent during that…
A pregnant woman and a young child died when two boats carrying scores of migrants sank in rough seas off the Italian island of Lampedusa on Sunday, according to media reports. The boats had reportedly departed from Sfax, Tunisia, and many of the passengers were believed to be from sub-Saharan African countries. In a statement…
The UN agency added that there have been more than 2,500 severe violations of children’s rights – an average of more than one an hour – in a country where 14 million youngsters need aid relief. “As we reach more than 100 days since the conflict in Sudan escalated, we know that it is taking…
The UN agency insisted that implementing a combined strategy of identifying household contacts and providing TB preventive treatment is cost-effective. Unitaid said it could cut deaths by 35 per cent among household contacts of patients and people living with HIV in the next 12 years. Saving children’s lives The joint study by Unitaid, John Hopkins…
The figure is equivalent to about 11 children dying each week, “far beyond what we hear in news headlines,” Vera Knaus, the agency’s Global Lead on Migration and Displacement, told journalists attending the biweekly UN humanitarian briefing in Geneva. “We cannot continue to ignore what is happening – stand by silently when nearly 300 children…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media According to a report, 61,000 people died in Europe last summer due to heatwaves. In this regard, scientists have discovered that due to the emission of greenhouse gases on the planet, heat waves have increased due to which summer has become deadly. According to statistics experts of the European Union,…
Photo courtesy of Twitter A strange drug that turns people into zombies is on the rise in many American cities. According to foreign media, 9 people have died in Florida County during one and a half years due to this drug overdose. According to reports, the use of this drug has also been declared extremely…
