Uncategorized

Algeria has forcibly returned nearly 20,000 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa to Niger since January, Arab News reported yesterday citing the Niamey-based NGO Alarme Phone Sahara. The organization reported that these irregular migrants, including women and children, face “brutal conditions” during…

Tajikistan has become the 67th country to ban corporal punishment of children, a landmark legislation welcomed by UNICEF, the organization’s website reported. Effective since June, the law protects the nation’s 4 million children from violent discipline in all settings, including…

The Assam Assembly on Thursday passed the Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Bill, 2024, making the registration of Muslim marriages and divorces with the government compulsory, The Hindu reported yesterday. Introduced by Revenue Minister Jogen Mohan, the…

In a critical effort to safeguard children in the Gaza Strip, UNICEF, with support from the Government of Japan, is distributing 450,000 identity bracelets, the organization’s website reported. Since October 2023, the ongoing conflict has left at least 19,000 children…

Multan experienced a historic torrential downpour on August 27, breaking a 48-year rainfall record, Dawn Online Newspaper revealed yesterday. The Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) reported that Chungi No 9 disposal station recorded 172 millimeters of rain, while Kirri Jamandan…

Hundreds of migrants took advantage of thick mist to swim to Spain’s Ceuta enclave from Morocco over the weekend, with local police reporting around 1,500 attempts on Sunday night alone, Arab News reported yesterday. Since Thursday, an average of 700…

The World Food Programme (WFP) has revealed that over one million mothers and children in Afghanistan are no longer receiving essential food assistance due to critical funding shortages, Afghanistan International reported yesterday. In a statement released on Sunday, the WFP…

EE, one of the UK’s largest mobile operators, has advised parents against giving smartphones to children under 11, recommending instead that they use basic “dumb” phones that only allow calls and texts, The Guardian reported yesterday. This guidance comes as…

Thirteen people were killed and two injured in North Maluku province on Sunday due to severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall, Arab News reported yesterday. The floods, which began on Saturday, caused significant damage, destroying ten houses in Ternate city.…