New Delhi/Jammu,September 17 (Scoop News) – Expressing deep concern and anguish at the grim situation in Kashmir and other parts of the state, Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti today sought Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s intervention in averting the humanitarian disaster unfolding there. In a statement issued here, she said the government on […]
Baghdad Urged to Tackle Water Shortage Crisis
UN report found that 100,000 Iraqis have fled their homes since 2005 due to water shortages. By Saleem al-Hasani, Basim al-Shara Iraqis are calling on their incoming government to devote more energy to resolving the country’s chronic water problems, with some experts stating that water will be more important than oil in the long-term development […]
Swat Crisis: Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Pakistan Need Our Help
As military operation continues in Swat, Dir, Buner and adjacent locations, the residents are migrating to safer regions like Mardan, Charsadda and Peshawar. With more than 1.7 million people are so far displaced from their places of residence, Swat Crisis is termed as largest humanitarian and displacement crisis in recent times. Whether we support the […]
‘Political Settlement the Only Solution to Zimbabwean Crisis’
The current political logjam in which Zimbabwe has been enmeshed in for the past seven months can only be resolved if the country’s two main political parties, ZANU PF and the MDC agree to consummate their global political agreement signed in September last year, a Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) senator has said. David Coltart, a […]
African leaders seek humanitarian corridors in DR Congo
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned that the armed conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo could engulf the wider region. His remark on the crisis has come at a time when African leaders following a summit in Nairobi on the Congolese crisis have called for an immediate ceasefire to facilitate a ground for […]
Burma in crisis after cyclone Nargis
On May 2nd Burma was hit by a devastating cyclone, which has left the Irrawaddy delta under water, destroyed the largest city Ragoon, left 22,000 dead and 41,000 missing. The situation is becoming increasingly worse as poor access and lack of supplies mean that the secondary effects of the cyclone are inevitably going to increase […]
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