New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Pakistan is among the worst-affected countries as the United Kingdom has reduced its foreign aid spending, cutting development assistance from 0.5 per cent to 0.3 per cent of gross national income (GNI) by 2027, a report has said.A report by The Borgen Project said that the UK government has announced foreign aid cuts of more than $6 billion, with the deepest reductions expected in bilateral aid programmes.Pakistan and Mozambique are set to face the steepest cuts, while …
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Mogadishu, May 16 (IANS) The United Nations on Saturday urged Somali leaders to continue dialogue after three days of talks ended without resolving key political disputes related to the transition process.The United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) welcomed the stated commitment by both sides to continue efforts to find a constructive way forward.”As Somalia enters a period of transition, UNTMIS hopes that, during this phase, the Federal Government of Somalia will prio…
United Nations, May 16 (IANS) UN relief agencies have called for an urgent scale-up of life-saving assistance to stave off a rapidly intensifying, critical food insecurity emergency in Somalia. The Food and Agriculture Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN Children’s Fund and the World Food Programme issued the plea, said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Friday (local time).Haq said that, according to the…
Mogadishu, May 15 (IANS) The Somali National Army (SNA) killed 50 al-Shabaab fighters and wounded others during a coordinated military operation on the outskirts of Baidoa in Southwest State, authorities said on Friday.The Ministry of Defence said the forces destroyed multiple technical battle vehicles, weapons caches, and operational equipment used by the militant group during the assault on Thursday.The ministry also accused armed militia loyal to the former Southwest State leader Abdiaziz Has…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Two India-bound vessels have safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz and are expected to arrive in the country in the next couple of days, the government announced on Thursday.SYMI, an LPG carrier and Marshall Islands-flagged vessel, carrying 19,965 MT of LPG cargo for India, with 21 foreign crew members onboard, safely crossed the Strait on May 13 and is expected to arrive at Kandla on May 16, the government said in its daily briefing.”NV SUNSHINE, an LPG carrier and Vietna…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday strongly condemned the attack on an Indian-flagged cargo vessel off the coast of Oman, describing the incident as “unacceptable” and expressing concern over continued attacks on commercial shipping and civilian mariners in the region. According to reports, the Gujarat-owned cargo ship MSV Haji Ali sank after it was struck by what preliminary reports described as a drone or missile-like projectile on May 13 while sail…
Mogadishu, May 11 (IANS) At least 31 people were killed and 30 others injured in inter-clan fighting that broke out in northern Somalia’s Laashimo Valley last week, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) confirmed on Monday.The fighting, which occurred between May 6 and 7, displaced approximately 9,000 people, 85 per cent of whom are women and children, according to the latest UNHCR situation report.”The scale and intensity of the violence created widespread fear among pastoral…
Athens, April 29 (IANS) The United States continues to depend on Islamabad for mediation in conflict with Iran despite categorising Pakistan as high risk alongside other conflict-ridden countries, including Afghanistan, Somalia, and Yemen. Iran, meanwhile, regards Pakistan’s role as compromised by its perceived alignment with the US and Saudi Arabia, raising allegations of bias and procedural failures that undermined trust, a report said on Wednesday.”Although the United States Department of Sta…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday that discussions about the reform of the Security Council (UNSC) have increased and mentioned that UN has taken “small steps” in this regard. Addressing a media briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday, Baerbock stated that P5 members are in attack of the charter of the UN during the current time.When asked about the efforts being made to reform the Security Council, Annalena Baerbock said, “Thi…
Mogadishu, April 24 (IANS) As many as 62,000 people have been displaced across five districts in Somalia since the beginning of the year, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Friday.According to the latest data released by IOM, three out of every four new displacements are due to drought and a 22 per cent increase from last year, which highlights the increasing severity of climate shocks.Chief of Mission for IOM Somalia, Manuel Pereira, said that “Drought is already forci…