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…
Massachusetts: A study estimated that in 2018, 1.41 million people developed type 2 diabetes due to poor diet. The analysis, conducted between 1990 and 2018, looked globally at which dietary factors caused such a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes. The research findings are based on a research model of food intake for 184 countries,…
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…
In the meeting between Sindh Chief Minister and IRC CEO, wider cooperation to help the flood victims was discussed. Photo: File Karachi: The Chief Minister of Sindh, Murad Ali Shah, has said that according to a report, another 5 million people of Sindh province may go into poverty due to the flood situation, because the…
The 2023 funding appeal is the largest for the Caribbean country since the devastating 2010 earthquake and more than double the amount requested last year. The UN humanitarian affairs office (OCHA) said the number of Haitians who require aid to survive doubled over the past five years to 5.2 million, and the aim is to…
