Pakistan: Why do so many children drop out of Pakistani schools?
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanHUFSA CHAUDHRYWhy do retention and enrolment rates in Pakistan drop drastically beyond the primary school level? The Pakistan Education Statistics...
View ArticleAlbania: 'Large number' of Syrian refugees waiting to enter Albania
Source: Agence France-PresseCountry: Afghanistan, Albania, Greece, Iraq, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, WorldTirana, Albania | AFP | Thursday 2/25/2016 -...
View ArticleMozambique: A Year in the Lives of Smallholder Farmers
Source: World BankCountry: Mozambique, Pakistan, United Republic of TanzaniaSTORY HIGHLIGHTSThere are an estimated 500 million smallholder farming households globally, who comprise a large proportion...
View ArticlePakistan: UNDP Pakistan Integrated Approach to Peacebuilding and Disaster...
Source: UN Development ProgrammeCountry: PakistanRecent years have brought immense suffering to the people of Pakistan through both natural disasters and a prolonged internal conflict. The effects of...
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Afghanistan: Pakistan’s Relations with Afghanistan and Implications for...
Source: NBRCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanEXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis essay discusses the long-term and current relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the intertwined militancy in the two countries,...
View ArticlePakistan: Rs275m approved for dengue control programme
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanKARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah approved Rs275 million for a three-year dengue control and prevention programme on Thursday, officials...
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Greece: Winter Operations Cell (Updated February 26, 2016 12:46 PM)
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, Austria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Pakistan, Serbia, Slovenia, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav...
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Italy: Italy – Sea Arrivals UNHCR Update #5 January 2016
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Algeria, Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Gambia, Iraq, Italy, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian...
View ArticlePakistan: Two new polio cases emerge in KP
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanAli AkbarPESHAWAR: Two new cases of polio virus have been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, raising this year’s national tally to...
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World: Building resilient communities: what had happened in the world for the...
Source: MERCY MalaysiaCountry: Afghanistan, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Philippines, United States of America, Viet Nam, WorldOver the same 10 year time frame, disasters...
View ArticlePakistan: U.N. urges Pakistan to resolve Afghan refugees' status
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanSource: Reuters - Sat, 27 Feb 2016 11:46 GMTBy Krista MahrKALABAT, Pakistan, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A senior U.N. official has urged Pakistan to...
View ArticlePakistan: UNHCR handovers three schools under RAHA programme to Khyber...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanHARIPUR: As part of the Refugee Affected and Hosting Areas (RAHA) initiative, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) completed a two-year...
View ArticlePakistan: Empowering youth through education, skills development is key to...
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanQUETTA: UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner Mr. George Okoth-Obbo stressed the need for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to...
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Pakistan: Pakistan: Inter-Cluster Mission to Sipah (Bara, Khyber Agency FATA)...
Source: World Health Organization, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Programme, UN Children's Fund, UN Department of Safety and Security, Food and Agriculture...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan: Inter-Cluster Mission to NWA (North Waziristan Agency...
Source: World Health Organization, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Programme, UN Children's Fund, UN Department of Safety and Security, Food and Agriculture...
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Serbia: Serbia Daily Update, 24 February 2016
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, Algeria, Croatia, Greece, Iraq, Morocco, Pakistan, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,...
View ArticlePakistan: New polio cases perturb health department
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanASHFAQ YUSUFZAI PESHAWAR: The surfacing of new polio cases in the province has upset the health department.According to the officials, the polio virus...
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World: CFR Backgrounder: The Zika Virus - February 22, 2016
Source: Council on Foreign RelationsCountry: Brazil, Colombia, Cook Islands, Easter Island (Chile), Ecuador, French Polynesia (France), Indonesia, Malaysia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Pakistan,...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Japan’s Contribution Of US$120 Million Helps WFP Meet...
Source: World Food ProgrammeCountry: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea, Iraq, Japan, Jordan,...
View ArticlePakistan: Panelists Stress Integrating Gender into Climate Change Inequity:...
Source: Government of PakistanCountry: PakistanIslamabad, 22 February, 2016: ‘Women are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of natural disasters and Climate Change, where their rights and...
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