WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues — Global Issues

WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Through its National Disaster Management Authority, the Pakistani Government – which has declared a national emergency – is leading the response in coordinating assessments and directing humanitarian relief to affected people. 🆘#PakistanFloods: Homes, herds, and crops washed away. Flash floods are creating a humanitarian crisis, impacting a record 33 million…

WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues — Global Issues

UN atomic energy experts head to stricken nuclear power station — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

A team of UN atomic energy experts set out on Monday for Zaporizhzya nuclear power station in Ukraine, after months of rising tensions between Ukrainian and Russian forces, who have accused each other of shelling the plant.  In a tweet, Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA…

WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues — Global Issues

Renewed shelling at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant underlines accident risk — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Rafael Mariano Grossi said Ukrainian authorities had informed the nuclear watchdog of renewed shelling at the site over the past three days, but they stated that all safety systems remained operational and there had been no increase in radiation levels. “The latest shelling once again underlined the risk of a…

WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues — Global Issues

In meetings in Tunisia, UN deputy chief upholds relevance of SDGs, education for all — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Ms. Mohammed was in the country to attend the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8), which concluded that day. The conference has been organized by Japan since 1993, under the philosophy of “African Development for African people.” It is co-hosted by the UN, the UN Development Programme (UNDP),…

WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues — Global Issues

Sharing indigenous knowledge with tourists — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Indigenous entrepreneur Celestina Ábalos runs a tourism business in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Quebrada de Humahuaca in Jujuy province, northern Argentina, sharing her community’s culture and knowledge of medicinal herbs. “I am a child of Pachamama, Mother Earth. Earth is everything to us. It is life. We cannot…

WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues — Global Issues

More than one million tonnes of grain and food items exported under Black Sea deal — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

This “remarkable achievement” was made possible through the collective efforts and hard work of the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC), he said, referring to the Istanbul-based mechanism that monitors ships’ movements to ensure their compliance with the Initiative. The JCC brings together representatives from Ukraine, Russia, Türkiye and the UN –…

WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues — Global Issues

UN chief disappointed nuclear treaty conference ends without consensus — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Following four weeks of intense discussions at UN Headquarters in New York, the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the NPT ended late on Friday without an outcome document because Russia objected to text about its control over Ukrainian nuclear facilities. The Secretary-General expressed disappointment that countries were unable…

WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues — Global Issues

Young Jordanians innovate to tackle food insecurity — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Jordanians are dealing with multiple overlapping challenges including slow economic growth, high youth unemployment, water scarcity and increased cost of living. With 63 per cent of its population under the age of 30, Jordan has one of the youngest populations in the world, and youth engagement and mobilization is crucial…

WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues — Global Issues

Unprecedented flooding affects more than 340,000 people — Global Issues

ByNews Polite

Swollen rivers have destroyed nearly 2,700 hectares of crops and farming land as well as hundreds of homes, while record rains over the past month threaten food security and livelihoods.  Collecting data The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is supporting national and humanitarian efforts to address the emergency and provide…