UN urges states, other actors to find ways to support Afghan people

Feb 15, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], February 15 : The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday urged all states and actors to find ways to support...

Epidemics top the world's short-term risks: WEF

Jan 19, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], January 19 : Infectious diseases, extreme weather and livelihood crises pose a critical threat to the world in the next two years,...

Pakistan's conviction of Hafiz Saeed an attempt to be in FATF's good books

Apr 19, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 : The latest sentencing of UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed by Pakistan is nothing but an effort to show its good...

Authorities warn against water crises in Islamabad, Rawalpindi

Aug 26, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan] August 26 : Pakistan's Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has warned that people of Rawalpindi and Islamabad may face water crises in...

Myanmar's multi-pronged crises have 'deepened, expanded dramatically'

Jun 14, 2022

New York [US], June 14 : The political crisis unleashed in Myanmar following the February 1 military coup last year, has "opened new frontlines...

Acute food insecurity soars to five-year high: UN report

May 06, 2021

Brussels/Rome, May 6 : The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has hit a five-year high...