Since 1 January, in Kabul and Daykundi provinces, UNAMA has documented a series of hijab decree enforcement campaigns by the de facto Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, aided by Taliban police units. In the capital, Kabul, large numbers of women and girls have been warned and detained, said the…
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has identified 10 priority areas – such as livestock, soil and water, crops, diets and fisheries – where following the roadmap can help push the world closer to achieving ‘Zero Hunger’, the second of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) The aim: to transform agrifood systems – which…
The conflict in neighbouring Sudan has had an impact on the country’s economy, increasing the prices of food and the number of vulnerable people who need assistance. It is estimated that 7.1 million people in South Sudan will continue to be food insecure during the lean season, which runs from April to July, while roughly…
The initiative from veteran aid chief Martin Griffiths, head of the UN aid coordination office OCHA, comes more than five weeks since Hamas militants killed 1,200 people in Israel and took around 240 hostages. The full-scale Israeli siege and assault that followed has levelled thousands of buildings in Gaza and reportedly claimed more than 11,000…
According to news reports, Pakistani security forces began detaining and deporting dozens of Afghans under the new policy this week after a Government deadline for them to leave ran out. The majority of undocumented refugees who have settled in Pakistan over decades are from neighbouring Afghanistan, and following the Taliban takeover, thousands more fled seeking…
Over the coming year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will distribute seeds, livestock treatment kits and provide veterinary and fisheries support to boost crop production, improve seed diversification and protect animal stock from depleting. The initiative is expected to meet the cereal requirements of up to 19 million people for the upcoming 2023 harvest,…
Renowned Indian legal expert blames Modi government for repeat telecast of Pulwama and Balakot 2.0 New Delhi: A well-known Indian legal expert has opened the door to Modi’s diabolical plan. Supreme Court Advocate Prashant Bhushan blamed the Modi government for the repeat telecast of Pulwama and Balakot 2.0. Prashant Bhosh, a well-known Indian lawyer, says…
File photos The Indian opposition alliance ‘India’ has planned to move a no-confidence motion against the government in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the constitutional parliament). According to Indian media, the opposition raised slogans against the government during the Parliament session on the issue of Manipur riots. The opposition meeting was attended by…
After Babur Masjid, Varanasi and Eidgah Masjid, Mathura, another historic mosque is planned to be demolished to build a temple. Photo: File New Delhi: The administration of the Indian state of Maharashtra, under pressure from Hindutva groups, has sealed a historic mosque where an extremist Hindu group wants to build a temple. According to Kashmir…
Russian security officials, file photo Russia’s intelligence agency FSB has claimed that it has foiled a plot to kill two Russian journalists by Ukraine. The Federal Security Service (FSB) said it detained several people on Friday who had spied on the homes and offices of journalists Margarita Simonyan and Senia Sobchak, according to a foreign…
