The United States has offered North Korea up to $900,000 in emergency flood assistance but has made no decision yet on a broader request for humanitarian food aid for the isolated country, the Stat
The Canadian Federal government has pledged several hundred million dollars as financial support to growers in Saskatchewan and other prairie regions affected by extremely wet weather conditions th
The West Bengal Chief Minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday sanctioned a grant of Rs 88 crore for the Aila-affected families in Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas.
Bhubaneswar: In a glaring instance of step-motherly attitude, the Centre has ignored the repeated requests made by the Odisha government to release a special package of Rs 4,500 crore for Special P
Sometimes the British overplay their importance in international affairs, but in the humanitarian crisis in east Africa they have contributed more than most.
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) has not yet bounced back to pre-crisis levels, though some regions show better recovery than others. The reason is not financing constraints, but perceived risks and regulatory uncertainty in a fragile world economy.
Despite completion of recovery and relief operation in the affected areas in last year's flood in Pakistan, the people still need more help and assistance for revival of normal life with all basic
The World Bank on Monday pledged more than $500 million (348 million euros) to aid the drought-strickenHorn of Africa region, asUnited Nations aid chiefs met in Rome to discuss ramping up relief ef
