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Topics United Nations | srilanka emergency | sri lanka IANS | Colombo Last Updated at December 15, 2022 08:46 IST https://mybs.in/2b2vIrM United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has approved $74.87 million worth of assistances to economically burdened Sri Lanka's Country Strategic Plan (CSP) from 2023 to 2027. The WFP's Executive Board approved CSP is to be effective from next

Topics Sustainable Development Goals | United Nations | Investment IANS | United Nations Last Updated at December 2, 2022 14:14 IST https://mybs.in/2b2pHsD Colombia, Eswatini and Malawi have pitched nearly $600 million worth of high-impact, investment-ready projects in sectors such as infrastructure, agriculture and digital connectivity at the 7th edition of the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Investment Fair. Representatives from

Topics Pakistan | Floods ANI Last Updated at September 11, 2022 16:40 IST https://mybs.in/2b0aYYR Following the visit of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Pakistan to extend support to flood victims, the United Nations released a report on Friday and said that the natural disaster had interrupted the education of nearly 3.5 million children in the country.

Topics Afghanistan IANS | United Nations Last Updated at August 19, 2022 09:42 IST https://mybs.in/2axrwtD The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned a fatal attack on a mosque in the capital Kabul. "We deplore yesterday's attack in a Kabul mosque, the latest in a disturbing series of bombings which have killed and injured

Topics Afghanistan | United Nations | Taliban IANS | Islamabad Last Updated at August 8, 2022 08:52 IST https://mybs.in/2axmrLQ More than 120 people have been killed and wounded in Afghanistan in recent days, the United Nations has said. In a statement, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urged the de-facto Taliban government to provide greater security for

Topics Ranil Wickremesinghe | srilanka emergency | sri lanka ANI Last Updated at August 1, 2022 09:09 IST https://mybs.in/2axjcso Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that there is no point in demanding that he "goes home" as he has no home to go to while referring to the threats received from the protestors. Speaking in Kandy, a

Topics World Bank | Afghanistan ANI Last Updated at July 16, 2022 13:44 IST https://mybs.in/2ax6Hp4 The United Nations Development Progamme (UNDP) has signed a USD 20 million partnership agreement with the World Bank to support humanitarian, economic, and social development initiatives across all eight regions and 34 provinces of Afghanistan. In a statement, UNDP said the

Topics ICC T20 World Cup 2022 | Cricket Press Trust of India | Dubai Last Updated at July 27, 2022 06:58 IST https://mybs.in/2axAtvJ Defending champions Australia will beat India in the finals of the T20 World Cup to lift the trophy, predicted two-time World Cup winning skipper Ricky Ponting. The 47-year-old has picked India and Australia as