File photo A report by the United Nations agency World Meteorological Organization said that floods from rains and melting glaciers in Pakistan displaced millions of people last year. The report said that record rains in Pakistan and famine in Africa affected millions of people, immense heat in China and Europe also affected millions of people….
Eid prayer gatherings were also held in other small and big mosques of Saudi Arabia: Photo: Social Media Mecca: Eid al-Fitr is being celebrated today in Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, the largest gathering of Eid prayers was held in Haram Sharif and Masjid Nabawi (peace be upon him), in which millions of people participated….
Brain scans can be visualized with 60 million times sharper technology to visualize different parts of a rat’s brain. Photo: Courtesy of Duke University North Carolina: On the 50th anniversary of MRI technology, scientists have announced another technology that can make traditional scans appear millions of times cleaner and clearer. It uses a combination of…
In its State of the World’s Children 2023 report, UNICEF says that vaccination coverage levels decreased in 112 countries during the pandemic, “the largest sustained backslide in childhood immunization in 30 years”. According to the agency, a rise in misleading information on vaccines is one of the factors at play. UNICEF’s Executive Director Catherine Russell…
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…
The report based on research by the Economist Impact partnership across 13 African countries, A Triple Dividend: The health, social and economic gains from financing the HIV response in Africa, estimates that millions of lives will also be saved if funding is forthcoming. Not only would there be between 40 and 90 per cent fewer new…
Major advances in medical science have come in the direction of saving millions of lives. According to the news of the British newspaper, experts have said that vaccines to prevent cancer and heart diseases will be developed in a few years. Experts say that the preparation of vaccines will save millions of human lives. According…
UNICEF Representative in Türkiye, Regina De Dominicis, said that while the humanitarian response to the disaster was swift, “immediate futures of millions of children remain uncertain”. Urgent health and protection needs To cover the most pressing needs, UNICEF has reached more than 390,000 people with hygiene kits, winter clothes, electrical heaters and blankets. The…
“Somalia teetered on the brink of famine in recent months due to an historic drought characterized by five consecutive poor rainy seasons,” Mr. Abdelmoula said in Geneva. “The crisis is far from over – needs remain high and urgent. Some of the most affected areas continue to face the risk of famine.” In March, seasonal rains…
Eight brutal years of conflict have left around 11 million children in need of humanitarian assistance and many of their families facing serious malnourishment. “The lives of millions of vulnerable children in Yemen remain at risk due to the almost unimaginable, unbearable, consequences of the crushing, unending war,” said Peter Hawkins, the agency’s representative in…
