Millions at risk of climate displacement in Middle East CAIRO: Little rainfall, aggressive heatwaves and worsening drought make the Middle East the most water-stressed... Published 30 Oct, 2022 12:21pm
World COVID disrupted measles vaccinations in Africa and now cases are surging BUNDUNG: Clutching an umbrella, medical records and her two-year-old daughter, Kani Fall negotiated the brown... Published 24 Oct, 2022 11:57am
World Ukraine war pushes 4 million children into poverty: UN PARIS: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting economic fallout have thrown four million children into... Published 17 Oct, 2022 09:42am
Pakistan World Food Day 2022 event held: Call to make efforts to increase production, control food wastage ISLAMABAD: The flooding in Pakistan has further augmented food insecurity and malnutrition; therefore, there is a... Published 15 Oct, 2022 05:38am
Pakistan World continues sending assistance ISLAMABAD: The world community continues to send humanitarian relief assistance to held the flood victims of... Published 24 Sep, 2022 03:49am
Pakistan UN urges EU to come forward ISLAMABAD: The United Nations announced Wednesday that it is going to revise its flash appeal in light of the dire... Published 22 Sep, 2022 05:48am
Pakistan Flood-borne diseases could get ‘out of control’ as deaths rise KARACHI: At least nine more people have died from water-borne diseases in flood-hit areas of Pakistan, officials... Updated 21 Sep, 2022 09:43am
Pakistan Pakistan flood-borne diseases kill 9 people Death toll from deluge itself has touched 1,559 Updated 20 Sep, 2022 08:32pm
Pakistan Children’s deaths clarion call for the world: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday urged the world for swift action by taking as a clarion call the... Updated 20 Sep, 2022 09:50am
Pakistan LUMHS, UNICEF hold maternal health symposium HYDERABAD: Department of Pediatrics and Gynecology Bilawal Medical College, LUMHS Jamshoro in collaboration with... Published 19 Sep, 2022 06:08am
Pakistan Children, women suffer from water-borne diseases, death toll crosses 1,500 Total of 2.3 million patients have been treated since July 1 in the field and mobile hospitals set up in the flooded region Updated 16 Sep, 2022 08:41pm
Pakistan Flood-hit communities: Meta says contributing Rs125m to UNICEF, Hands, ITA ISLAMABAD: In response to the devastating floods in Pakistan, Meta is contributing 125 million rupees to UNICEF,... Published 15 Sep, 2022 05:57am
Business & Finance PBC, UNICEF sign MoU to promote family-friendly policies at workplace KARACHI: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) signed a Memorandum of... Published 14 Sep, 2022 04:45am
Print Body takes stock of calamitous state of country Floods that have inundated a third of the country were preceded by four heatwaves and multiple raging forest fires, the disaster management chief says Updated 04 Sep, 2022 02:19pm
Print Aid groups warn of growing plight ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Armed forces rescued a further 2,000 people stranded by rising floodwaters, they said on Friday,... Updated 03 Sep, 2022 09:41am
World Death toll from floods in Afghanistan rises above 180: Taliban KABUL: Flooding in Afghanistan this month killed more than 180 people, the Taliban said on Thursday, appealing to... Published 25 Aug, 2022 11:07pm
World Eight children dead, more missing as flooding destroys Afghan homes At least eight children were killed in floods that swept away houses in central and eastern Afghanistan this week,... Published 23 Aug, 2022 11:27pm
Editorials Return the money where it belongs EDITORIAL: Two weeks after an American drone killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul and as the Taliban... Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:33am
World Action wanes at UN to isolate Russia almost six months into Ukraine war UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA: On a June night under the chandeliers of Russia’s United Nations mission in New York, dozens... Published 17 Aug, 2022 10:38am
Pakistan UNICEF official meets Punjab ombudsman LAHORE: UNICEF’s Chief of Child Protection Programme Ms Daniela Luciani called on Ombudsman Punjab Maj Azam ... Published 04 Aug, 2022 05:43am
Pakistan Workshop on child protection concludes PESHAWAR: A nine-day training workshop on Child Protection Case Management and Referral System in Khyber ... Published 06 Jul, 2022 07:39am
Pakistan Anti-polio drive in FATA: army lending a helping hand LAHORE: A seven-day anti-polio campaign has been started here Monday during which over five million children in ... Published 28 Jun, 2022 07:13am
Pakistan Conference on completion of water, drainage projects LAHORE: A conference was organized by the Punjab Housing and Urban Development Department on the ‘completion of... Published 24 Jun, 2022 07:39am
Pakistan World Day Against Child Labour being marked today ISLAMABAD: World Day Against Child Labour will be marked on Sunday across the globe including Pakistan to raise... Published 12 Jun, 2022 07:44am
Pakistan Child mortality rate down in Sindh: CM KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday said that his government, with its focused efforts on... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:15am
Pakistan WHO promises to beef up response to diarrhoea, cholera cases ISLAMABAD: Country Representative, World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Palitha Mahipala has visited the affected... Published 22 May, 2022 06:03am
World Waiting for the water train in scorching India JODHPUR: Afroz misses school every day to spend hours waiting with a handcart full of containers for a special train... Published 17 May, 2022 02:24pm
Pakistan Bilawal participates in 2nd Global Covid-19 Summit ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday participated in the 2nd Global Covid-19 Summit... Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am
World UN to hold another meeting on Ukraine UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council is expected to hold a new public meeting on Thursday on Russia’s war in... Published 10 May, 2022 09:53am
World Western nations to bolster Ukraine aid BRUSSELS/LVIV/MARIUPOL: Western leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday will agree to strengthen their forces in... Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:46pm