International Youth Day is marked annually on 12 August and the 2023 edition spotlights green skills and the major role young people will play in driving the much-needed shift towards an environmentally sustainable and climate-friendly mindset. These include technical knowledge and skills that enable the effective use of green technologies and processes in occupational settings,…
The International Organization for Migration (IOM); the UN refugee agency, UNCHR; and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) also called for coordinated search and rescue mechanisms. The tragedy occurred between Thursday 3 August and Friday 4 August, and to date, only four survivors have been rescued – all by a merchant vessel. The survivors, brought…
File photo Former famous American wrestler Undertaker saved his wife from a possible shark attack in the sea. Undertaker, who used to attack opponents in the wrestling ring, immediately sprung into action against the growing threat to his wife. According to foreign media, the 58-year-old Undertaker, whose real name is Mark Callaway, showed fearlessness when…
Every day 110 children die of diarrhea in Pakistan, most of which could be saved by zinc supplements. Following the devastating floods in Sindh and Balochistan last year, zinc supplements along with oral rehydration salts (ORS) were given to thousands of children, protecting them from diarrhea and malnutrition. These views were expressed by the officials…
An international team of scientists has created a genetically modified super banana that is significantly more nutritious, especially rich in vitamin A, and could save millions of lives. A team of scientists from Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Laboratories, in collaboration with Australian agricultural scientist James Dale and the Bill and Melinda Foundation, have created this…
California: Meta, the company that owns Instagram and Facebook, has introduced two new tools that will continue to warn young people about spending time on these apps. A post from Meta said the updates are designed to help young people feel more in control of their online observations. According to Meta, the first new tool…
Photo courtesy of Facebook A mother is a mother after all! A woman in Lebanon risked her life to save her son from falling off a roof. According to foreign media, a woman named Lubna in the northern region of Lebanon lost her life by falling from the roof while saving her son from the…
Time is running out to save five people aboard a missing submarine in the Atlantic Ocean, with only 20 hours of oxygen remaining. A Canadian mission involved in the search operation received sound signals from the location of the submarine’s disappearance. What are the sounds heard every 30 minutes? Not yet determined. The US Coast…
“The compulsory wearing of safety belts, as well as helmets for two-wheelers, and increased political commitment to road safety, played a decisive role in the reduction of road deaths throughout Europe from the 1970s onwards,” said Jean Todt, UN Special Envoy for Road Safety. Using safety belts by front-seat passengers reduces the risk of fatal…
Some 1.6 million people in Rakhine, Chin, Magway, Sagaing, and Kachin states are in dire need of assistance after Mocha’s 250 kilometre per hour wind gusts destroyed homes, farmland and livestock. Speaking from hard-hit Rakhine State capital Sittwe, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Myanmar, Titon Mitra, said that time was of the essence as food reserves…
