Bhubaneswar, Feb 28 (UNI) Leading global philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates was honoured with the KISS Humanitarian Award 2023 in recognition of his philanthropic work on Wednesday. He was conferred the award for his unparalleled contributions to enhancing global health, and education and addressing climate change through innovative technology solutions aimed at reducing…
United Nations, Jan 23 (UNI) “Intense” Israeli strikes in Gaza and Palestinian rocket fire into Israel persisted on Monday, with UN humanitarian reports stating more than 25,000 deaths in the enclave since the war’s onset on October 7. Referencing information from Gaza’s health authorities, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported…
Gaza, Dec 2 (UNI) The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that Israel had banned the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing on the enclave’s border with Egypt. “Today, Israeli occupation forces informed all organizations and entities operating at the Rafah border crossing that the entry of aid trucks…
Gaza, Nov 22 (UNI) A humanitarian pause between Israel and Hamas may start at 04:30 GMT on November 23, the i24 broadcaster reported on Wednesday. According to the broadcaster, Hamas will hand over to Israel a preliminary list of 10 prisoners on Wednesday evening, if it is agreed upon, the Israeli side will hand over…
Geneva, Nov 16 (UNI) The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday awarded the 2023 Olympic Cup to the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation for its commitment to supporting refugee athletes and refugees worldwide through taekwondo. IOC president Thomas Bach presented the Cup in a ceremony at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. “World Taekwondo, through its foundation, shares our…
Tunis, Nov 14 (UNI) Tunisia sent on Monday the second plane loaded with 13 tons of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, reported the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP). The plane took off from the Tunis-Carthage International Airport in the capital Tunis to El-Arish International Airport in North Sinai, an Egyptian province bordering Gaza, the report…
Bhopal: The Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) is set to host a short-term training program focused on the theme of “Air Pollution: Monitoring, Modeling, and Decision Making.” This program has been designed to align with the objectives of the National Clean Air Program (NCAP) and aims to enhance the capacity for conducting PMx…
Washington, Oct 24 (UNI) US President Joe Biden held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during which he welcomed the release of two more hostages from Gaza and noted the need to maintain a continuous flow of humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip, the White House said on Tuesday. “The President welcomed…
Bhopal: State Bank of India, Mainit Branch, Bhopal has taken an important step with the aim of promoting awareness towards environmental protection and health. As part of this move, 50 bicycles have been distributed to Maulana Azad National Institute, with the primary objective of making the campus a “Green Campus”. In a dignified program organized…
Jerusalem, Oct 23 (UNI) Israel will not transfer any humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and will also prevent any uncontrolled supplies from other countries, the prime minister’s office said on Sunday. “Israel will not provide any humanitarian aid to Gaza and will prevent any unsupervised supply from others,” the office was quoted as saying…
