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UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths released from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Thursday, $14 million for direct assistance to 262,521 South Sudanese affected by increased violence and severe flooding. Interconnected shocks have had a devastating impact on the…

Hospitals in China appear to be filling up amid concerns about a fresh Covid-19 wave hitting the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. Dr Michael Ryan says intensive care units (ICU) are busy despite officials saying numbers are “relatively…

Myanmar authorities have arrested more than 112 Rohingya, including children, for traveling “without official documents” as they tried to make their way to Malaysia, state media reported on Friday. A total of 112 people, including a dozen children, were arrested…

New York will spend $50 million to spruce up 90 middle and high school cafeterias by the end of the year, with grab-and-go options and new kinds of seating. Along with expanding halal meal options, officials say it’s a way…

Malaysian towns were left inundated with muddy water in the wake of torrential rains, footage shared on social media, showed on Wednesday, forcing more than 72,000 people to evacuate as rainfall and floods were forecast to persist. At least two…

The Afghan Hazara community in Auckland is in a state of shock and grief after the killing of a young woman in Massey, NZ Herald said. An Afghan Hazara leader in Auckland told the Herald a sense of fear and…

On the last Fatimid days, the anniversary of the martyrdom of Lady Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her, the Shirazi-affiliated centers in the Republic of Madagascar raised the banners of sorrow. The director of the office of His Eminence, Grand…

Researchers at the University of Toronto have published a lengthy report about compulsory biometric identifiers being increasingly used for identification and surveillance of Uyghurs in China’s remote and sparsely populated northwest region. Super Red, also known as the Beijing Wanlihong…

A group of politicians in Southeast Asia has urged regional governments to immediately launch a search and rescue operation for a boat reported to be carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees that has been adrift in waters off the coasts of…

The Imam Shirazi World Foundation said that human solidarity is a cultural and educational path that stems from the base of society, and is not achieved by simply issuing laws and circulars or launching resonant speeches, rather, practical initiatives must…