With a funding gap of over 60 per cent, WFP’s chief economist Arif Husain said the organization had “never seen this type of shortfall” in its 60-year history. As contributions decline but needs rise, the UN agency said “massive reductions” have already been implemented in almost half of its operations. The latest analysis from…
Over the coming year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will distribute seeds, livestock treatment kits and provide veterinary and fisheries support to boost crop production, improve seed diversification and protect animal stock from depleting. The initiative is expected to meet the cereal requirements of up to 19 million people for the upcoming 2023 harvest,…
An emergency situation arose in the flight from Kuwait City to Riyadh, the Saudi capital, on which the plane was taken back after 50 minutes. According to aviation sources, Jazira Airways flight J9223 took off for Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, at 6:10 a.m. today. Sources say that immediately after the flight, the plane…
According to a new report from the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in 2022 alone, over 140 disasters struck the region, leading to over 7,500 deaths. They impacted 64 million people, and caused economic damage estimated at $57 billion. Under a 2°C warming scenario, the ESCAP projects an increase…
File photo Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi’s plane made an emergency landing at Bhopal airport due to bad weather. He was returning to Delhi after attending a two-day meeting of 26 political parties in Bengaluru. The plane made an emergency landing at 7:45 PM, senior Congress leaders PC Sharma and Kunal…
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…
Courtesy: File photo, Arab News. An emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden was held at the organization’s headquarters in Jeddah. Secretary General Hussain Ibrahim Taha in his address on this occasion emphasized that all Islamic countries should take collective measures to prevent the…
—File photo The emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden will be held in Jeddah today. The OIC has urged the concerned governments to take effective measures to prevent heinous incidents such as the desecration of the Holy Quran and other Islamic values, symbols and…
Iraqi refugee burns Quran outside Eid mosque in Sweden; Photo: Twitter Riyadh: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation called an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee on Sunday over the unholy audacity of burning a copy of the Holy Quran in Sweden. According to Arab News, in the emergency meeting of the executive committee of the…
—File photo The London Metropolitan Police has reinstated the emergency number 999. The Metropolitan Police say 999 can now be called in an emergency. Also call 101 as usual for help in non-emergency situations. Earlier, the London Metropolitan Police informed the citizens that due to a technical fault, the emergency number 999 is not possible…
