Interviews
Approximately 821 million people in 2017 suffered from hunger, according to new report
During a high-level briefing on food security at the UN, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Jose Graziano da Silva noted that the international community is failing to end...
UN member states pledge $425 million to development and humanitarian activities
19 countries pledged a total of $425.69 million at the United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities, which took place yesterday 5th November. The pledge marks an increase of over $27 million...
Community Health workers in Myanmar contribute to 70% reduction in Malaria species
Over a six year period, malaria cases in remote and rural locations of Myanmar have drastically decreased due to the service of trained community health care workers. According to a study by BMC Medicine,...
UN report warns Asia-Pacific is falling behind Zero Hunger targets, as millions remain malnourished
According to a recent United Nations report, hundreds of millions of children and adults in Asia are undernourished in large cities due to the lack of sustainable, nutrition-sensitive and inclusive urban...
UN DESA warns that thousands of cities worldwide are at high risk of disaster
According to a report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) titled ‘The World Cities in 2018’, approximately 60% of cities around the world with at least 500,000 inhabitants...
New project to assist unaccompanied migrants across Spain
Within the last few years, numerous countries worldwide have encountered an influx of young, unaccompanied migrants who fled their home countries in search of a better way of life, safety and...
Urban migration is increasing the risk of natural and man-made disasters
Each week, 1.4 million people migrate to cities and urban areas around the world. This poses significant challenges and increases the risk of natural and man-made disasters. In his message for World...
Pokhara, Nepal sees largest outbreak of Dengue Fever
On Tuesday, twenty-two new cases of dengue fever were reported in Pokhara, Nepal. Out of the 22 patients infected by the disease, four are undergoing treatment in Charak Memorial, six are in Gandaki Medical...
Qatar approves new law to protect asylum seekers
According to Human Rights Watch, the emir of Qatar has signed the Gulf region’s first law to organise procedures and manage requirements for individuals seeking asylum in Qatar. Deputy Middle East...
WHO warns that air pollution is “the new tobacco”
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said recently that “air pollution is the “new tobacco”” and that the simple act of breathing is killing...
Sulawesi inundated with rain just a month after fatal earthquake and tsunami
A month after an earthquake and tsunami devastated Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island, heavy rainfall has ravaged the area while 220,000 remain homeless, according to a report by Save the Children. The heavy...
Uganda implements tax on drinks to raise funds for HIV treatment
A two per cent tax levied on alcohol and soft drinks will be used to internally raise funds for HIV treatment, a move officials hope will reduce Uganda’s reliance on international donors and organisations....
