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...

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,...

'Umeed' scheme provides employment to youth in J-K's Pulwama

Jul 05, 2020

Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 5 : A section of youth in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama is earning their livelihood through the 'Umeed'...

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...

Despite mounting crises, Xi pushes forward to third term

Sep 01, 2022

Hong Kong, September 1 : Chinese President Xi Jinping is pushing for his third term at the 20th Party Congress to be held on...