Lahore: There are 76 shelter homes working at government and non-government level for raising orphan, abandoned and destitute children in Punjab. No record exists. According to Express News, a large number of private shelter homes are not registered with the Child Protection Bureau, therefore the future of hundreds of children brought up in these shelter…
For months, the UN has been warning of a looming famine, particularly in northern Gaza as everything needed to sustain life has either been destroyed or simply run out. This is now being translated into , not as a result of shells and bullets, but for lack of proper nutrition – or any nutrition at…
Teams from the agency and the World Health Organization (WHO) were trying to reach the Khan Younis Training Centre, said Tom White, Director of UNRWA Affairs in the Gaza Strip, in post on the social media platform X. Some 30,000 people are sheltering at the site and the death toll could be higher, said Philippe…
In the fighting so far, about 70 civilians – and combatants who are out of action – have reportedly been killed and over 90 wounded, according to the UN human rights office (OHCHR). The fighting has also fuelled a fresh wave of displacement, driving over 200,000 people from their homes since 27 October. In all,…
Lucknow: In a major development in the death of 4 children at a shelter home in India, the inquiry committee held the staff responsible and recommended the dismissal of the doctor. According to the details, after the death of 4 children in a government shelter home in the city of Lucknow in the Indian state…
The trucks carried items from the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, including food commodities, shelter, hygiene, and other supplies. Most of the trucks, 47, went through the Bab al-Hawa crossing and the remainder entered through Bab al-Salam, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in…
