Gaza: The hunger crisis and food scarcity in Gaza have worsened, with an additional 15 Palestinians, including four children, succumbing to starvation. This brings the total number of deaths caused by food shortages to 101. The international humanitarian organization Save the Children has described the situation in Gaza as catastrophic, stating that every individual there … Read more
The United States and Mexico seek U.N. assistance to restore order in Haiti. Haiti is suffering severe shortages of basic necessities and paralysis of economic activity. The Security Council is discussing the sanctions system that would impose an arms embargo. The United States and Mexico announced on Monday that they will seek assistance from the … Read more
There is a serious humanitarian situation in Ukraine. The Russian invasion has barely had an impact on the Russian populace at large. It might be changing in light of the latest Ukrainian counteroffensive. Although there is a serious humanitarian situation in Ukraine, the Russian invasion has barely had an impact on the Russian populace at … Read more
The extension comes into effect when the truce period expires on 2 June 2022. The truce has allowed oil tankers to dock in the rebel-held port of Hodeida. Yemen gripped by conflict since Iran’s Huthi rebels controlled the capital Sanaa Yemen’s warring parties agreed to extend a two-month truce on Thursday, the United Nations said, … Read more
Amnesty International has urged Yemen’s Huthi rebels to release four journalists sentenced to death for “espionage” in the war-torn country ahead of an appeal court hearing on Sunday. Abdul Khaleq Amran, Tawfiq al-Mansouri, Harith Hamid, and Akram al-Walidi were arrested in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa in June 2015. “Yemen’s Huthi de facto authorities must quash … Read more
A senior US official said Tuesday that the US is easing some of its tough sanctions against Venezuela in order to encourage political dialogue between President Nicolas Maduro’s regime and its opponents. “The United States is undertaking a number of measures at the request of the Venezuelan interim government and the Unity platform of opposition … Read more
The UN has warned of a “worsening” humanitarian situation in Yemen, but a tenuous two-month truce in place since early April may help reverse the situation. “The deepening humanitarian situation in Yemen is a reality that we must address promptly,” said David Gressly, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, in a statement issued late Saturday. … Read more
WASHINGTON – The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan has been worsening and it has left more than 20 million people desperate for assistance, as per the United Nations. After the Taliban took over the war torn country in August 2021, several countries around the world halted or cut the funding to Afghanistan. Hence, recently, the World … Read more
WASHINGTON: The World Bank has approved $90 million in additional financing for Iran, to help fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, a spokesperson said Friday. The Washington-based development lender’s board of directors approved the aid on December 21, a World Bank spokesperson said, which “will be utilised only for procuring additional lifesaving, essential medical equipment to … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday stressed sincere efforts to avert a looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. The army chief made the statement while speaking to the outgoing Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Dr Geoffrey Shaw in Rawalpindi on Friday, said the media wing of armed forces, Inter-Services Public … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday expressed confidence that the extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) will act as an impetus for the member states to assist Afghanistan. The premier held separate meetings with the OIC Secretary General Hussein Ibrahim Taha and foreign ministers of member countries including Saudi Arabia, Iran, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday called OIC’s decision to establish a fund for Afghanistan for the revival of its banking system a ‘great success’ of the moot. A day after the 17th Extraordinary Session of Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers, the foreign minister said Allah had bestowed Pakistan … Read more
Recalling warnings by global agencies, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi asserted on Wednesday that 97 per cent of the Afghan population would plunge into poverty in the next six months if immediate measures were not taken, Radio Pakistan reported. Read more: Afghanistan’s SOS call Pakistan is hosting an extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Seeking assistance from the international community on an emergency basis to avert the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi warned that the war-torn country stood at the brink of an economic collapse. “With international funding dried up, it has become difficult to pay even salaries let alone pursue development projects [in … Read more
SOKOTO: If donors and the international community are not interested in doing what needs to be done today, in a few years Nigeria will be dealing with a situation that a lot of people will regret, Maulid Warfa, chief of UNICEF’S field office said on Thursday. “I am worried about this brewing humanitarian crisis.” There … Read more
