Source: UN Security Council Country: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, World, YemenBan Ki-moon stressed that international law is clear that medical workers, facilities and transports must be protected and the wounded and sick, civilians and fighters alike, must be spared.SC/12536 Security Council 7779th Meeting (AM) Speakers Urge Appointment of Special Representative ...

Opposition chief Raila Odinga and his “Dream Team" have stepped up the offensive against Jubilee and pitched the theme of economic exclusion and sabotage of non-supporters. They also have planned a hectic schedule of activities for the former Prime Minister in his presidential bid. The ODM squad led by ...

Thailand and Pakistan have been making progress on a free trade agreement (FTA), with negotiations expected to be wrapped up within a year.

Source: Human Rights Watch Country: Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldAccording to HRW, children are held in unsanitary conditions - sometimes with unrelated adults - in police stations and detention centers where they have little access to basic care and services. Greece: Migrant Children Held in Deplorable Conditions End Unjustified Detention ...

Source: UN Children's Fund Country: PakistanStrangely enough, while many residents of urban slums and rural areas in Pakistan are averse to polio drops, they are resolute about getting their children immunized against other childhood diseases.By A. Sami Malik Eradicating polio in Pakistan has been an ongoing effort for more than 20 years. ...

Source: Asian Development Bank Country: WorldBy 2050, 3.4 billion people could be living in water-stressed areas in Asia and the Pacific while water demand will increase by 55%, states new report. Asia Pacific Shows Progress in Water Security, But Challenges Remain – ADB STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Water security in Asia and Pacific has ...

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan, PakistanThe number of children killed by conflict in 2015 represents less than 1 per cent of the estimated number of children dying due to malnutrition in one year HIGHLIGHTS • Malnutrition affects 2.7 million people including a million children under the ...

Source: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch Country: Australia, Nauru, Papua New GuineaHuman Rights Watch and Amnesty said the Australian government’s failure to address serious abuses appears to be a deliberate policy to deter further asylum seekers from arriving by boat.Investigation on Remote Pacific Island Finds Deliberate Abuse Hidden Behind Wall of ...

Source: World Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Country: WorldInsights can lead to practical ways in which governments, civil society, private firms, and organizations can work together to reduce the risks to people and economies when a disaster looms. In recent years, typhoons have struck the Philippines and Vanuatu; earthquakes have ...

Source: Oxfam Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, China, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Somalia, South Africa, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, World, YemenIn sharp contrast, Jordan, Turkey, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Pakistan and Lebanon host more ...

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, PakistanA locust infestation is expected to halve the harvest of Dawlatyar district in Ghor. The majority of families there rely on rain-fed agriculture land and their primary source of staple food is from their own crops. HIGHLIGHTS • One third ...

Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office Country: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Viet NamThe latest allocation brings ECHO's total funding for disaster preparedness programmes in the region to more than €140 million since 1996, including €27 million in ...

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Afghanistan, PakistanDoubling of the repatriation grant for returning Afghan refugees will help to support voluntary repatriation and sustainable reintegration in Afghanistan, said UNHCR chief.ISLAMABAD: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi concluded his first tri-nation visit to Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. On ...

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, YemenConflict and persecution caused global forced displacement to escalate sharply, reaching the highest level ever recorded and ...

IN JULY 2008 outraged investors in Karachi, Pakistan’s commercial capital, pelted the local stock exchange with stones after a plunge in share prices. In Lahore investors blocked the road to the city’s exchange with burning tyres. In Islamabad a mob set fire to share certificates. The panicked exchanges simply prohibited ...

Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Afghanistan, Australia, Bhutan, Burundi, Canada, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United ...

Source: Institute for Economics and Peace Country: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Iraq, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, YemenThe 2016 Global Peace Index (GPI) shows the world became less peaceful in the last year. The most peaceful countries continue to improve while the least peaceful fall into ...

Holstein Friesian's sales take a hit as buyers are dissuaded by the tedious paper work and permissions from state authorities

Holstein Friesian's sales take a hit as buyers are dissuaded by the tedious paper work and permissions from state authorities

Cattle protection laws in the state curb movement of cows to other states where slaughter is permitted