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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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…