Pakistan
Vai alla Scheda Paese »If you do not learn from history, it tends to repeat itself.
— Benazir Bhutto
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Asia Pacific shows progress in water security but challenges remain – ADB
Source: Asian Development Bank Country: WorldBy 2050, 3.4 billion people could be living in water-stressed areas in Asia and the Pacific while water demand will increase by 55%, states new report. Asia Pacific Shows Progress in Water Security, But Challenges Remain – ADB STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Water security in Asia and Pacific has ...
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Malnutrition: the silent killer in Afghanistan
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan, PakistanThe number of children killed by conflict in 2015 represents less than 1 per cent of the estimated number of children dying due to malnutrition in one year HIGHLIGHTS • Malnutrition affects 2.7 million people including a million children under the ...
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In Nauru, refugees face severe abuse and neglect
Source: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch Country: Australia, Nauru, Papua New GuineaHuman Rights Watch and Amnesty said the Australian government’s failure to address serious abuses appears to be a deliberate policy to deter further asylum seekers from arriving by boat.Investigation on Remote Pacific Island Finds Deliberate Abuse Hidden Behind Wall of ...
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Dull disasters: How planning ahead will make a difference
Source: World Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Country: WorldInsights can lead to practical ways in which governments, civil society, private firms, and organizations can work together to reduce the risks to people and economies when a disaster looms. In recent years, typhoons have struck the Philippines and Vanuatu; earthquakes have ...
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Six richest countries host about nine per cent of refugees – Oxfam
Source: Oxfam Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, China, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Pakistan, Somalia, South Africa, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, World, YemenIn sharp contrast, Jordan, Turkey, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Pakistan and Lebanon host more ...
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Locust infestation hits Afghanistan’s most food insecure province
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, PakistanA locust infestation is expected to halve the harvest of Dawlatyar district in Ghor. The majority of families there rely on rain-fed agriculture land and their primary source of staple food is from their own crops. HIGHLIGHTS • One third ...
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EU provides €12.3 million to enhance disaster preparedness capacity across Asia and the Pacific
Source: European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office Country: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Viet NamThe latest allocation brings ECHO's total funding for disaster preparedness programmes in the region to more than €140 million since 1996, including €27 million in ...
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UNHCR doubles grant for registered Afghan refugees opting to return to Afghanistan
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Afghanistan, PakistanDoubling of the repatriation grant for returning Afghan refugees will help to support voluntary repatriation and sustainable reintegration in Afghanistan, said UNHCR chief.ISLAMABAD: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi concluded his first tri-nation visit to Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. On ...
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A record 65 million people displaced at the end of 2015
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Libya, Myanmar, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, YemenConflict and persecution caused global forced displacement to escalate sharply, reaching the highest level ever recorded and ...
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Stocks and stones
IN JULY 2008 outraged investors in Karachi, Pakistan’s commercial capital, pelted the local stock exchange with stones after a plunge in share prices. In Lahore investors blocked the road to the city’s exchange with burning tyres. In Islamabad a mob set fire to share certificates. The panicked exchanges simply prohibited ...
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UNHCR report sees 2017 resettlement needs at 1.19 million
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Afghanistan, Australia, Bhutan, Burundi, Canada, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United ...
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2016 Global Peace Index shows the gap between the most and least peaceful countries continues to widen
Source: Institute for Economics and Peace Country: Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Iraq, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Ukraine, World, YemenThe 2016 Global Peace Index (GPI) shows the world became less peaceful in the last year. The most peaceful countries continue to improve while the least peaceful fall into ...
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Punjab cow breeders complain of falling trade
Holstein Friesian's sales take a hit as buyers are dissuaded by the tedious paper work and permissions from state authorities
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Trade restrictions hit market of Punjab's high yield cow
Holstein Friesian's sales take a hit as buyers are dissuaded by the tedious paper work and permissions from state authorities
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High-yielding cow from Punjab loses market due to trade curbs
Cattle protection laws in the state curb movement of cows to other states where slaughter is permitted
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Pakistan closes in on MSCI upgrade
Promotion to emerging market status could prompt funds outflow
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India to bypass Pakistan on Asia trade link
Delhi, Kabul and Tehran seek new route with port and rail project
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Islamabad - Patrizia Anastasio, la studentessa ICoN che lavora in Ambasciata
Patrizia Anastasio frequenta, dal Pakistan, il master in traduzione attivato da ICoN - Italian Culture on the Net: il Consorzio composto da diciannove Università italiane che ha lo scopo di promuovere e diffondere la lingua e la cultura dell’Italia nel mondo attraverso tecnologie telematiche...
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Pakistan bourse says it is in share sale talks with Qatar, Istanbul exchanges
Pakistan Stock Exchange, which is seeking a strategic foreign investor, has had “serious interest” from Turkey and Qatar exchanges, the Pakistan bourse’s deputy managing director said
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Pakistan paese più arischio per sicurezza informatica
STATI UNITI D'AMERICA San Francisco 07/05/2016. Pakistan, Indonesia, territori palestinesi, Bangladesh, Nepal sono questi gli stati che attirano i più alti tassi di tentativi di attacchi malware, secondo Microsoft Corp. Leggi tutto...
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Minister Gentiloni in Islamabad
Minister Gentiloni’s visit to Pakistan, which follows his two-day visit to Afghanistan, confirms the great attention that Italy focuses on this region. Mr Gentiloni will meet with the President of the Republic, Mamnoon Hussain, with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, with National Security and Foreign Adviser...