With more than 33 million people impacted, that represents 15 per cent of the total Pakistani population, said Dr. Palitha Mahipala, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in the country. Some “6.4 plus million people are in dire need of humanitarian aid”, he said, speaking from Islamabad to journalists in Geneva. In…
Credit: Pakistan Development Alliance Opinion by Zia ur Rehman (islamabad, pakistan) Thursday, September 01, 2022 Inter Press Service ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sep 01 (IPS) – Pakistan has been going through the worst time of its recent history due to unprecedented colossal monsoon rains and devastating floods. The current floods would have been…
Elvie Gallo’s thriving chicken business means she can support her family and put aside savings to build resilience against future shocks. Credit: BRAC/Robert Irven 2022 by Joyce Chimbi (iloilo, philippines) Thursday, September 01, 2022 Inter Press Service Iloilo, Philippines, Sep 01 (IPS) – Elvie Gallo no longer hangs around her local…
The report published on Wednesday in the wake of the visit by UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet in May, said that “allegations of patterns of torture, or ill-treatment, including forced medical treatment and adverse conditions of detention, are credible, as are allegations of individual incidents of sexual…
An ongoing economic crisis and political turmoil have pushed food price inflation to above 90 percent, with a shortage of fuel disrupting access, livelihoods, and food safety programmes, leaving millions vulnerable to food insecurity. Pregnant and anxious As the food voucher distribution gets underway, the women make their way up…
More than 33 million people, and three-quarters of all districts, have been affected by the disaster, which was brought on by monsoon rains. At least 1,000 people have been killed and 1,500 injured, WHO said, citing national health authorities. More than 161,000 others are now in camps. The Government has…
Escaping the flood waters is a family with their livestock. The family was caught in devastating flows in the Taluka Jhudo, District Mirpurkhas. Credit: Research and Development Foundation (RDF) by Zofeen Ebrahim (karachi) Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Inter Press Service KARACHI, Aug 30 (IPS) – The heavy and incessant monsoon downpours…
Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand) Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Aug 30 (IPS) – Asia and the Pacific is the most digitally divided region of the world, and South-East Asia is the most divided subregion. The Covid-19 pandemic detonated a “digital big bang” that spurred…
UN Humanitarian Coordinator Martin Griffiths, who briefed ambassadors, reported on the ongoing hardships and uncertainty facing Afghans, nearly half of whom – 24 million people – require aid relief to survive. #Afghanistan is more than a humanitarian crisis. But it is not a hopeless crisis. Preserving basic service delivery alongside…
Sunday, August 28, 2022 UN News Myanmar is believed to be experiencing one of the highest rates of mangrove loss in the world. When a company bought land containing a mangrove forest in the country’s Tanintharyi region, with plans to convert it into prawn farms, the local community fought back….
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