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World wastes 19% of its food while 783 million face chronic hunger, UN report finds

World wastes 19% of its food while 783 million face chronic hunger, UN report finds

The United Nations has recently reported that approximately 19% of the global food production in 2022, equivalent to 1.05 billion metric tons, was wasted, the Associate Press reported. The report, co-authored by UNEP and WRAP, found that households contribute to…
UNICEF: Climate change causes ‘Dire Situation’ for 45 million African kids

UNICEF: Climate change causes ‘Dire Situation’ for 45 million African kids

The UNICEF director for eastern and southern Africa stated that at least 45 million children are in a “dire situation”, facing severe food insecurity worsened by climate change. The 2023-24 El Nino weather phenomenon has intensified multiple crises in the…
Over 63,000 migrant deaths reveal alarming levels of fatality due to fleeing conflict, IOM report says

Over 63,000 migrant deaths reveal alarming levels of fatality due to fleeing conflict, IOM report says

More than 600 migrants and refugees died in two Mediterranean shipwrecks over a decade ago, prompting the U.N. migration agency to start recording the number of people who died or went missing while fleeing conflict, persecution, or poverty. Despite global…
Blast near police station in northern Kenya leaves 4 people dead, including 3 officers

Blast near police station in northern Kenya leaves 4 people dead, including 3 officers

An explosion at a small hotel near a police station in northeastern Kenya killed four people, including three officers, and injured several others on Monday, the Associated Press reported. The blast in Mandera, near the Somalia border, was caused by…
World Shirazi Foundation calls for enacting laws in alignment with Muslim events, occasions

World Shirazi Foundation calls for enacting laws in alignment with Muslim events, occasions

The World Shirazi Foundation has called on Muslims to unite the banner of solidarity, compassion, tolerance, and cooperation for the sake of pleasing Allah Almighty, and to reject all differences, conflicts, and discord. In its message on the advent of…
WHO urges concerted efforts to eradicate TB in Africa

WHO urges concerted efforts to eradicate TB in Africa

Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Saturday urged African countries to invest in high-impact interventions to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. According to the WHO official, TB remains the second leading cause of…
UNESCO puts desecration of sacred books on racism, hate crimes list

UNESCO puts desecration of sacred books on racism, hate crimes list

Following an initiative by Turkey, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has included the General Assembly resolution that considers crimes against sacred books a violation of international law within its resolution on racism, discrimination, and hate crimes.…
China imprisons Uyghur publisher over books on Uyghur independence, identity

China imprisons Uyghur publisher over books on Uyghur independence, identity

Prominent Uyghur publisher Erkin Emet, 65, known for publishing books on Uyghur cultural identity and China’s persecution of Uyghurs, has been sentenced to prison, RFA reported. He was taken into custody in July 2018 and accused of inciting ethnic separatism…
At least 17 killed in Al Shabaab attack on military base in Somalia

At least 17 killed in Al Shabaab attack on military base in Somalia

Al Shabaab terrorists attacked a military base in Somalia, killing at least 17 people, Reuters reported. The attackers briefly occupied the Busley base in the Lower Shabelle region using suicide car bombs, the news agency added. According to the report,…
Cholera claims at least 54 lives in Somalia prompting humanitarian calls for action

Cholera claims at least 54 lives in Somalia prompting humanitarian calls for action

At least 54 people have died from cholera in Somalia in recent months, with nine deaths occurring in the past week, marking the highest weekly death toll this year, according to Save the Children. The organization emphasized the vulnerability of…
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