United Nations projects soaring humanitarian needs in world in 2022
The Hindu
OCHA is projecting 17% jump in the number of people who will need urgent assistance and is appealing to donors to provide $41 billion to help 183 million people.
The United Nations is predicting that a record 274 million people – who together would amount to the world’s fourth most-populous country – will require emergency humanitarian aid next year in countries such as , Ethiopia, Myanmar, Syria and Yemen which face a raft of challenges including war, insecurity, hunger, climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.
The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in its annual overview of future needs, is projecting a 17% jump in the number of people who will need urgent assistance in 2022, and is appealing to donors to provide a record $41 billion to help 183 million people who are the most in need.
Pakistan's ruling PML-N win majority of seats in by-elections for national and provincial Assemblies
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) got the lion’s share in the key by-elections by winning at least two National and 10 provincial Assembly seats, according to the unofficial results