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The world medical charity “Doctors Without Borders” announced on Saturday that it has recorded more than 63,000 cases of cholera in 20 Yemeni provinces since the beginning of 2024. In its report, the charity said: “20 Yemeni provinces out of…

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned on Friday that rapidly evolving global crises are threatening peace and economic progress across West Africa. Speaking at an event commemorating the 49th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States…

A staggering 13 million people in Ethiopia are in dire need of agricultural aid, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday citing United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The complex humanitarian challenges facing the country have been exacerbated by a perfect storm…

Syria’s decimated healthcare system is facing a catastrophic crisis, with nearly half of the country’s medical workforce having fled amidst 13 years of civil war, crippling sanctions, and natural disasters, a top WHO official has warned. Hanan Balkhy, the WHO’s…

In a tragic incident in Karachi’s Shireen Jinnah Colony, an oil tanker explosion has claimed the life of one worker and left five others injured, including a passerby, Dawn newspaper reported yesterday. According to police and rescue officials, the explosion…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm on the growing global food safety crisis, reporting that an estimated 1.6 million people become sick from unsafe food every day, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Speaking at a UN press briefing…

Nepal’s army has collected a staggering 11,000 kilograms of waste from Mount Everest, Lhotse, and Nuptse as part of the country’s “Clean Himal” campaign, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The haul included 2,226 kg of biodegradable and 8,774 kg of non-biodegradable…

At least seven people were killed and 20 injured, mostly children, when a school bus plunged into a river in northwestern Syria on Thursday, the Associated Press reported. The accident happened near the town of Darkush, west of Idlib, when…

The United Nations’ Food Agency projects that a staggering 12.4 million people in Afghanistan will face acute food insecurity from May to October 2024, Amu TV reported yesterday. According to the World Food Programme (WFP), 2.9 million of these individuals…

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has expressed deep concern about the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa, reliefweb reported yesterday. Over 3.3 million people have been forcibly displaced in the Central Sahel countries of Burkina Faso,…