Some 260 people were abroad the vessel that had departed from Bossaso, in northeast Somalia, in the early hours of Sunday, bound for Yemen, about 330 kilometres (about 205 miles) away. “This recent tragedy is another reminder of the urgent need to work together to address urgent migration challenges and ensure the safety and security…
The lead author of the World Economic Situations and Prospects mid-year update, the flagship report from DESA released on 16 May, outlines the main findings in an interview with UN News. Hamid Rashid Inflation has come down significantly from the 2022 peak, but not to the extent that central banks can say that they have won the…
At the epicentre of the earthquake in Zindajan district, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) recorded nearly 1,300 deaths and 1,700 injuries. In some places, entire villages have been destroyed, according to teams on the ground. Over 12,000 affected An estimated 12,110 people, or 1,730 families, have been affected in five districts of Herat. That number is expected…
A multi-millionaire who disappeared decades ago on an island off Indonesia has been tipped to be alive, possibly living with a cannibalistic tribe. The mystery of the missing millionaire youth in 1961 has been partially solved after some photos surfaced, apparently showing a naked white man hunting with members of a cannibalistic tribe. The disappearance…
Only a quarter of low-income countries cover childhood cancer medicines in through public benefits, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said at his weekly press briefing in Geneva. Survival rate slashed “This subjects children and families to significant suffering and financial hardship, or puts them at risk of receiving substandard…
Two days of rains have wreaked havoc in Afghanistan; 35 casualties (Photo: File) bill to: Floods following incessant rains in Afghanistan’s central provinces left 26 people dead and 40 missing. According to the international news organization, Shafiullah Rahimi, the spokesman of the Ministry of Disaster Management of the Taliban government, said that the continuous rains…
Photo Courtesy: NDTV. A flood situation has arisen in the central regions of Afghanistan after heavy rains. According to the Afghan media from Kabul, 31 people have been killed, 74 injured and 41 missing due to the flood during 3 days. Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Sunday that floods have wreaked havoc in…
Rains wreak havoc in India; Photo: File New Delhi: In the Indian state of Maharashtra, 10 people were killed and more than 100 were missing due to a landslide in the mountainous region after continuous rains. According to the Indian news agency, a large mudslide fell on Arshalwadi village in Raigad district of Maharashtra state….
File photo At least 39 people have died and 9 are missing as a result of floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in South Korea. According to a foreign news agency, South Korea has been under heavy rain since July 9, which has intensified over the past 3 days. According to the news agency,…
According to the updated global Multidimensional Poverty Index, revealed on Tuesday by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Poverty and Human Development Initiative at the University of Oxford, progress was seen in India, where 415 million people exited poverty in just 15 years, as well as in China (69 million) and Indonesia (8 million). “As we reach the mid-point…
