Time running out to save Myanmar’s Rakhine from hunger and disease post-Cyclone Mocha

Time running out to save Myanmar’s Rakhine from hunger and disease post-Cyclone Mocha

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…

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Israel-Palestine: UN calls for restraint following violence at Al-Aqsa mosque

‘No time to spare’: Israel-Palestine ceasefire holds, but hunger, tensions mount

“There is no time to spare,” said Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. “We must take action, not only to ensure Palestinian well-being and governance, but as an integral part of ending the occupation and restoring a political horizon toward a viable two-State solution, based on UN resolutions, international…

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India's war frenzy increased, defense production hit $12 billion for the first time

India’s war frenzy increased, defense production hit $12 billion for the first time

India’s war frenzy has grown further, with defense output rising 12 percent to $12 billion last fiscal year. According to a foreign news agency, this is the first time that India’s defense production has crossed 12 billion dollars (one trillion rupees). The government is reducing its dependence on defense equipment from other countries. India has…

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The first time since the Russia-Ukraine war, the Chinese President called Zelensky

The first time since the Russia-Ukraine war, the Chinese President called Zelensky

Beijing: The Chinese president has called the Ukrainian president for the first time since the Russia-Ukraine war. AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on the phone with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, the first known call between the two leaders since the start of the Russian invasion, according to reports. According to the…

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