crisis
Pakistan: Millions of textile workers lose jobs amid crisis
NEWS
January 18, 2023
Pakistan: Millions of textile workers lose jobs amid crisis
About 7 million workers have been fired as Pakistan’s textile exports dwindle, putting the sector on the edge of collapse,…
The United Nations is sounding the alarm: Six million Syrians need urgent assistance
Syria
December 22, 2022
The United Nations is sounding the alarm: Six million Syrians need urgent assistance
The United Nations Secretary-General’s envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, said that the Syrians are facing a worsening humanitarian and economic…
Call to save Rohingya refugees adrift at sea without water, food
Asia
December 21, 2022
Call to save Rohingya refugees adrift at sea without water, food
A group of politicians in Southeast Asia has urged regional governments to immediately launch a search and rescue operation for…
World urged to help Afghanistan deal with worst-ever food crisis
Afghanistan
December 7, 2022
World urged to help Afghanistan deal with worst-ever food crisis
Experts blamed poor Taliban governance and international policies for the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan where more than 90 percent of…
UN warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka amid economic woes
Asia
November 9, 2022
UN warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka amid economic woes
The number of people in Sri Lanka needing urgent humanitarian help has doubled to 3.4 million, the United Nations has…
Afghanistan: People raise concern over humanitarian crisis as winter approaches
Afghanistan
November 8, 2022
Afghanistan: People raise concern over humanitarian crisis as winter approaches
As the winter season is coming closer, Afghanis’ concern for humanitarian crisis has grown, Khaama Press reported. In the most…
Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’
Asia
October 27, 2022
Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’
United Nations special envoy Noeleen Heyzer has condemned an air raid by Myanmar’s military in northern Kachin state that killed as many…
WFP: Number of Lebanese dependent on food aid dramatically increasing
Lebanon
October 22, 2022
WFP: Number of Lebanese dependent on food aid dramatically increasing
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) continues to expand its aid campaign in Lebanon at a time when the…
World Food Day amid global food crisis
World
October 17, 2022
World Food Day amid global food crisis
Yesterday was World Food Day, commemorating the founding of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in 1945. Amid…
IMF: 20 countries need emergency aid to face food crisis
World
October 4, 2022
IMF: 20 countries need emergency aid to face food crisis
The International Monetary Fund said, Monday October 3, that up to 20 countries, many of them in Africa, may need…