Two more US military planes carrying tons of aid for Pakistan affected by heavy monsoon rains landed in the southern province of Sindh, one of the hardest-hit regions of the impoverished country, on Sunday. Saif Ullah, a spokesman for the country’s Civil
In recent weeks, Monsoon rains broke the century record and dumped more than five times the average of the past 30 years in some provinces. These floods have killed “more than 1,200 people, including about 400 children”, said UNICEF Representative Abdullah Fadil.
UN Chief Antonio Guterres will visit flood-affected Pakistan next week on a solidarity visit and see how the UN is working to support the government’s efforts to provide aid to millions of people affected by unprecedented flooding. The visit was announced as
Following the devastating floods and landslides that are affecting more than 33 million people in Pakistan, the United Nations and the country’s government launched a response plan valued at more than 160 million dollars on Tuesday in Islamabad and Geneva. The figures
The Pakistan government has declared a national emergency as rain-triggered floods have so far killed 937 people, including 343 children, and left at least 30 million homeless. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Sindh province recorded the highest number of
India ranked 135th in terms of gender equality, despite improving five places from last year in terms of economic participation and opportunities. Iceland has maintained its position as the most equal country in the world, following Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden,
The world population will reach 8 billion on November 15, 2022, according to the World Population Prospects report, which also projects that India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2023. The latest projections from the United Nations, published on
In the midst of India’s unprecedented heatwave, equipment aboard NASA’s space station has recorded scorching temperatures in metropolitan areas near India’s capital New Delhi. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) on May 13 released an image on
According to the Global Land Outlook report released by the United Nations, Pakistan along with 23 other countries has been listed as “drought-hit”. The United Nations on May 15 listed 23 countries that are facing drought emergencies. According to the report released
The world must make more investments in innovation to boost food security and plant health, especially for the billions of people worldwide living close to the bread line, said the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the occasion of the first International
