Among the many challenges they face, the world’s least developed countries (LDCs) remain hotspots of chronic and acute food insecurity, with an average prevalence of chronic undernourishment of 22.1 per cent, and in some countries, reaching more than 50 per cent. Despite some progress since 2020, the overall situation has worsened over the past decade due…
Evidence of Nehru’s recognition of Kashmir’s right to self-determination in 1952 is contained in the Butcher Papers; Photo: File The Modi government used high-handed tactics to prevent the release of the Bucher Papers, a document containing promises of ceasefire and self-determination to Kashmiris made by the Nehru government. In a report published in the British…
File photo Saudi Arabia has unveiled the face of a Nabatean woman who lived 2,000 years ago. According to a foreign news agency, historians and archaeologists have presented the face of the Nabataean woman to the public after many years of hard work. Foreign media say the woman’s face is based on mummified remains, which…
Mention of illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Morocco, Egypt and other countries (Photo: File) Brussels: The European Union has threatened to impose visa restrictions on non-repatriation of illegal immigrants from various countries, including Pakistan. European Commission chief Ursula van der Leyen has written a letter to the leaders of the EU member states in which…
Head of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini, told journalists in Geneva that competing global crises, and skyrocketing levels of poverty and unemployment among Palestine refugees, have put immense strain on them – and the agency – which started the year some $70 million in arrears. “On the one hand we are asked to deliver public-like services to…
