“With today’s adoption of Security Council resolution 2730 calling for the protection of humanitarian workers and the International Court of Justice’s order to open the Rafah crossing to provide aid at scale and stop the military offensive there, this is a moment of clarity,” he said in a statement. “It is a moment to demand…
The Global teacher shortage alert was issued at a meeting on Monday of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education in Johannesburg, South Africa, where the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession announced a new set of recommendations to safeguard future learning for all. Quality education for ‘learning societies’ “Now, more than…
The situation is unfolding as “lives are hanging by a thread”, including those of babies in incubators at hospitals that depend on fuel for electricity, Andrea De Domenico, Head of OCHA’s office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told journalists in New York on Monday. “Humanitarian ceasefire, fuel supplies – all of these should be happening now. We are running out…
Doctors have been performing surgeries without anaesthesia or other basic surgical supplies, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said in an update, noting that fuel has become the “most vital commodity” in Gaza. Without it, “trucks can’t move and generators can’t produce electricity for hospitals, bakeries and water desalination plants,” said Tamara Alrifai, spokesperson for…
China is also considering raising the retirement age; Photo: File Beijing: China has halved free medical care for senior citizens due to funding cuts. According to the international news agency, the medical facilities of retired citizens in China were reduced, against which the protest movement “Grey Hair Movement” started across the country. After the protests…
File photo Shortages of basic food items have emerged in the UK, with sales of some fruit and vegetables restricted. Supermarkets have imposed restrictions on the purchase of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, salad bags, broccoli, cauliflower, due to which citizens are worried. According to foreign media, the supply chain has been affected due to severe cold,…
London: Britain is currently facing a severe shortage of tomatoes, which is mainly due to disruption in harvesting this time and due to this the supply in the market has been affected. In regions such as southern Europe and northern Africa, hot weather affected crop production significantly, followed by cold-weather growth that affected harvests. In…
