According to Gaza’s health ministry, more than 270 people including children and other non-combatants were killed during intense fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in and around the Nuseirat refugee camp on Saturday, in the middle area of the war-torn enclave. More than 600 were reportedly injured with hospitals overwhelmed. Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin…
Presenting the latest UN report on the issue, Amina Mohammed called for “a surge in investment” and reform of the international financial system to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are woefully offtrack. World leaders adopted the 17 SDGs nearly a decade ago and they include ending extreme poverty and hunger, ensuring availability to…
The big objective of the major UN General Assembly meeting is to unlock innovative and practical solutions to close the widening divisions between rich and poor. The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs which drives the UN’s effort on SDG financing, notes that although fiscal challenges are mounting, “there is a window of opportunity…
With world leaders set to convene next week for the annual high-level opening of the General Assembly, the UN’s Midtown East campus on the weekend was host to an energetic range of actors – from youth groups and women’s organizations, to mayors, community activists and business leaders – looking to boost support for the Goals ahead…
Tourists’ search for the missing Titan submarine continues in the Atlantic Ocean, with a major breakthrough: robots have discovered wreckage near the sunken Titanic. In this regard, rescue expert David Mearns told the British media that two main parts of the submarine have been found, but the shell containing the passengers has not been found,…
Photo, Indian media More than 30 teams have been deployed for rescue in Cyclone Biparjoy Gujarat. According to Indian officials, the storm is likely to affect 8 districts of the Indian state of Gujarat. Indian authorities have said that more than 7 thousand people have been evacuated from the coastal districts of Gujarat and now…
Turkey has ended the rescue operation in most of the affected provinces after the devastating earthquake, while announcing that the full operation will end in the next few hours. The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) says search and rescue operations in most provinces have ended nearly two weeks after this month’s devastating earthquakes…
“More people in distress will be made to suffer and more lives risk being lost because timely help is not available, if this law is passed,” he said in a statement. Mr. Türk expressed his serious concerns a day after the Italian Parliament approved legislation that imposes stricter requirements on humanitarian ships which are attempting…
Four days after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, there are still signs of life under the rubble, Pakistan’s Rescue 1122 team in Turkey rescued three people, including a 16-year-old boy, from the rubble. The boy burst into tears after being saved, the people present were grateful to the Pakistani rescue team. The rescue teams…
SINGAPORE: A video has surfaced on social media showing a terrifying dragon being wrapped around an electric wire. This video is from Singapore’s Jin Lake area, where a huge dragon was caught by a lightning rod on Chow Chow Kang Avenue. In the video, it can be seen that many people have gathered to see…
