food insecurity

News Desk  Islamabad: A new United Nations assessment has warned that 7.5 million people in Pakistan are facing acute food insecurity and malnutrition following a year marked by devastating monsoon floods, prolonged drought and…

Basit Ali/Mehnaz Bibi Lahore: Climate change is a harsh reality that is transforming our planet; it is no longer a distant threat. The warning signs are everywhere—floods are becoming fiercer due to heatwaves, rapidly melting glaciers,…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: A child sits alone on a woven charpai, his small frame dwarfed by the vast sheet of muddy floodwater that has swallowed his home and his world. In his eyes, there is neither complaint nor expectation — only a…

Hina Afzal Durrani Islamabad: Food waste is a massive global problem with serious consequences for nations and the environment, and Pakistan is no exception. According to a Ministry of National Food Security and Research report, Pakistan…

News Desk Islamabad: The multiple challenges faced by the least developed nations in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries, include food insecurity, poverty, youth unemployment, female illiteracy and water scarcity.…

Asem Mustafa Awan 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 to secure…

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…