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food crisis

Small Island States Face Existential Threat As Sea Level Rise: GA

Editorial Sep 23, 2023

News Desk United Nations: A staggering 900 million people living in low-lying coastal zones are at risk of losing their homes due to rising sea levels and other climate effects, and the issue extends far beyond coastal communities,…

Opinion

Starvation Of Millions

Editorial Jul 12, 2023

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: The alarm bells are ringing, and with floods and upcoming monsoons, the picture appears bleak. The United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) has done the needful and it is time the government took measures…

Food

Agri Research Necessary to Tackle Food Insecurity

Editorial Mar 17, 2023

News Desk Faisalabad: Pakistan is one of those most severely impacted by climate change, and things are only going to get worse. Agricultural scientists must develop climate resilient varieties and the role of University of Agriculture…

Human Rights

Guterres Urges Political Will to Boost Humanitarian Aid

Editorial Feb 22, 2023

News Desk Islamabad: Political will and pecuniary support are needed to combat war, climate change, famine, and the food crisis as humanitarian needs worldwide increase, and be ready for the next emergencies that inevitably lurk around…

Human Rights

Dignity on sale for a bag of flour

Editorial Jan 12, 2023

Asem Mustafa Awan

Islamabad: They are poor. They are hungry. They have very little money even to buy a bag of flour. They suffer indignity of standing in queue for hours to receive a bag of flour at a government rate.

They live

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