• Pakistan-Nigeria Cooperation At Highest Point – Foreign Minister

    Pakistani foreign minister,Syed Tariq Fatemi has revealed that the ties between Pakistan and Nigeria had moved beyond commercial and economic gains to defence cooperation. Speaking with LEADERSHIP  in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, Fatemi said that the recent purchase of 10 Pakistani – made Trainer Aircraft by the Nigerian ...

  • Contributions to Country-Based Pooled Funds hit record levels with over US$700 million in 2016

    Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Myanmar, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, World, YemenMoney is allocated in conjunction with Humanitarian Response Plans, ensuring availability at the ...

  • Esplosione in un mercato in Pakistan, almeno trentanove morti

    Esplosione in un mercato in Pakistan, almeno trentanove morti. L’esplosione è avvenuta il 21 gennaio in un mercato affollato nella regione tribale del Kurram, vicino al confine con l’Afghanistan. L’attacco è stato rivendicato sia dai talebani pachistani sia da un ramo del gruppo jihadista Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, affiliato ad Al Qaeda. Un ...

  • Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan requests US$550 million

    Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan, PakistanThe continued deepening and geographic spread of the conflict has increased the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance 2017, now 9.3 million. OVERVIEW THE CRISIS The continued deepening and geographic spread of the conflict has prompted a 13% increase in the ...

  • Esplosione in un mercato in Pakistan, almeno 21 morti

    Esplosione in un mercato in Pakistan, almeno 21 morti. L’esplosione è avvenuta il 21 gennaio in un mercato affollato nella regione tribale del Kurram, vicino al confine con l’Afghanistan. L’attacco è stato rivendicato sia dai talebani pachistani sia da un ramo del gruppo jihadista Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, affiliato ad Al Qaeda. Un ...

  • Kenya will not shut down internet on Election Day

    Kenya has no plans to shut down the internet before, during or after the general election in August, the Communications Authority said yesterday. The Authority officials made the statement in response to reporters' questions at a briefing on what is expected of broadcasters covering the August 8 polls. "We are ...

  • The lost years: secondary education for children in emergencies

    Source: Human Rights Watch Country: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldThe Human Rights Watch report offers solutions host countries, donors, and humanitarian actors could adopt to promote secondary education in countries affected by crises or large refugee flows.Amin, 18, became a refugee when his family fled Syria for Lebanon five years ago. ...

  • More than 1.3 million Afghan children under five need treatment for acute malnutrition

    Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan, PakistanNutrition surveys in 2016 show global acute malnutrition (GAM) prevalence ranging from 10.9% to 20.7%. Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has breached emergency thresholds in 20 of 34 provinces. NEEDS SUMMARY Afghanistan remains one of the most dangerous, and most violent, crisis ridden ...

  • Political dynasties prepare to take seats in 2017

    For years political families have ruled and wielded power over Kenya's economy and society and this year the children of 'royalty' run for election. Do they have a birthright? Dynasties appear to be taking root. Family brand names carry cachet, some dating back to the freedom struggle. This, along with ...

  • What are aid groups' priorities for 2017? - Expert views

    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation Country: Cameroon, Chad, Ethiopia, Iraq, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, World, YemenAfter a year of record humanitarian needs, 2017 looks set to be even more challenging. The Thomson Reuters Foundation asked aid agencies to name their three priorities for ...

  • Pakistan commissions China-assisted fourth nuke plant

    Pakistan’s fourth nuclear power plant was inaugurated by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday, with the leader inviting further Chinese investment in power generation. The plant, known as Chashma-3, or C-3, has been build with Chinese assistance at Chashma in the Mianwali district of southern Pakistan, where two similar plants ...

  • The duty to defend the constitution (2)

    In Golak Nath v Punjab,(AIR [1967] SC 1643), which concerned a constitutional amendment that abolished property rights, the Supreme Court ruled that an amendment could not abridge fundamental rights even if it followed the constitutional procedure.In 1973, following the enactment of four constitutional amendments that limited the power of judges ...

  • Record numbers of Afghan refugees return from Pakistan in 2016

    Source: Afghanistan Analysts Network Country: Afghanistan, PakistanThe younger ‘returnees’ include those who have never lived in Afghanistan and some whose parents weren't even born there. Many now find themselves in a desperate situation, with neither jobs nor proper housing. Author: Jelena Bjelica Date: 22 December 2016 More than half a million Afghan refugees ...

  • Ongoing conflicts continue to intensify food insecurity, FAO says

    Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Country: Afghanistan, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Haiti, Iraq, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, ...

  • First global fund to finance disaster response before it happens

    Source: Start Network Country: WorldAid agencies will be able to secure financial support in anticipation of flooding, a refugee exodus or other foreseeable emergencies from the Start Fund.Aid agencies will be enabled to tackle looming disasters before they have occurred, under a pioneering project being launched today by a fast-growing humanitarian ...

  • Robust funding critical to ending the pandemic of violence against women and girls

    Source: UN Women Country: WorldUrging governments and international actors to back up agreed international commitments, this year’s “Orange the World” initiative will focus on raising money to end violence against women and girls.UNiTE campaign’s “Orange the World” initiative urges raising money to end violence against women and girls during ...

  • Oxfam launches campaign to end violence against women and girls

    Source: Oxfam Country: Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, South Africa, World, ZambiaOxfam is kick-starting campaigns in Morocco, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Guatemala, South Africa and Zambia to coincide with the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Gender inequality is both the cause and the consequence of violence against women ...

  • Oxfam launches campaign to end violence against women and girls

    Source: Oxfam Country: Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, South Africa, World, ZambiaOxfam is kick-starting campaigns in Morocco, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Guatemala, South Africa and Zambia to coincide with the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.Gender inequality is both the cause and the consequence of violence against women ...