In addition to a revised request from the UN aid coordination office OCHA for $2.56 billion to fund its Humanitarian Response Plan – targeting some 18 million people in Sudan – the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said that it required $472 million to assist those forced to flee across the country’s borders. The revised joint…
Kenya: The world’s oldest wild male lion became a victim of a herdsman The world’s oldest wild male lion fell victim to a herdsman in Kenya. According to Kenyan authorities, the 19-year-old wild lion named Lonkitu was killed by a herdsman while hunting cattle in the Kenyan village of Olkilonet on Wednesday night. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)…
The number of IDPs is likely to increase this year, Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (Photo: File) Geneva: In 2022, a total of 70 million people were internally displaced in various countries due to wars, floods, armed conflicts and other reasons. According to a joint report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC) and the Norwegian…
That was the message conveyed by the UN Humanitarian Affairs chief, Martin Griffiths, to a meeting held on Thursday in Istanbul, to discuss the future of the Initiative, with senior official from the signatories to the deal, Russia, and Ukraine, together with the UN and Türkiye, which also mediated the agreement. Vital for global food…
An estimated 13.4 million babies were born premature in 2020, with nearly a million dying from pre-term complications, according to Born too soon: Decade of action on preterm birth. Produced by a range of agencies, including the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), with its Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child…
File photo Taiwan is likely to receive $500 million worth of arms from the United States this year. Beijing’s military exercises near Taiwan prompted the US to pass the Taiwan Policy Act in September, which would provide billions of dollars in military aid to Taipei. But arms deliveries have so far been stalled, after Taiwan’s…
The updates were made in a preliminary summary of the Regional Response Plan for Sudan, that was presented to donors in Geneva. The funding will cover immediate support in Chad, South Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia and the Central African Republic. A more detailed plan will be launched next week. More help needed Raouf Mazou, UNHCR Assistant…
Roughly 258 million in 58 countries faced acute hunger at crisis levels or worse, and people in seven countries faced potential starvation, according to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC). This is the highest number in the seven-year history of the report, although much of the growth reflects an increase in the population…
Stéphane Dujarric described the direct transfer of money, mostly to those who have been displaced and lost their jobs due to the fighting, as “a continuation of crucial assistance that we, along with our partners, have provided in most regions of Ukraine”. He said last year, some six million people across different parts of Ukraine…
Masjid al-Haram – file photo On the 25th night of Ramadan, the number of pilgrims reached 1.5 million in Masjid al-Haram. According to the Institution of Haramin Sharifeen, 56,400 bottles of Zamzam water were distributed in Masjid-ul-Haram. The number of beneficiaries of voluntary services in Masjid-ul-Haram is 4 lakh 95 thousand 201, the number of…
