London/Dhaka, April 3 – As conditions worsen in Bangladesh's overcrowded refugee camps, thousands of Rohingya refugees are struggling to survive due to cuts in food aid, raising concerns about a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation, a report highlighted.According to a report in...
Nagpur, March 26 Lack of nutrition during pregnancy affects the growth of fetuses and puts children at risk of lifelong diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular conditions, later in life, experts have said.Therefore, protecting maternal and child nutrition is one of the...
London, March 20 – The denial of essential services in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) has created a widening humanitarian divide, where inflation, unemployment, food insecurity, and power shortages are intertwined with political...
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Oslo, March 14 – The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned that the escalating conflict along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has severely impacted civilians in eastern Afghanistan, displacing 115,000 people since February 26. It has also called for stronger protection of civilians and safe...
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London, March 7. Pakistan's growing poverty has disrupted socio-economic stability, fueling child labor and widening inequalities, while financial hardship restricts access to education, especially for women.Critics and experts argue that despite financial and developmental assistance from...
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Islamabad, February 27 – A new government report has revealed that 26.2 million children in Pakistan are still out of school, local media reported on Friday.Pakistan's Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training released the 'Girls' Education Statistics and Trends Report 2023-24'...
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Islamabad, February 24 – The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, covering 45 vulnerable rural districts in Pakistan, has revealed that 7.5 million people – 21 per cent of the population assessed – face crisis or worse levels of acute food insecurity from December...
Islamabad, February 19 – A new assessment by the United Nations (UN) has revealed that approximately 7.5 million people in Pakistan face high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition after a year marked by heavy monsoon floods, prolonged drought, dry spells, and increased violence.From...
The Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to supply rice in support of global humanitarian operations aimed at combating hunger. The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has announced that...
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