Order of the High Court of Delhi in W.P.(C) 6444/2021 in the matter of Ratiram Ahirwar & Others Vs Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board & Others dated 13/07/2021. The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in exercise of his power under Section 22 of the Building and Other Construction …
EU officials said they are increasing assistance to countries where results were best Aid: The European Union (EU) will triple its development assistance to the country by committing Nu 3.5B or Euro 42M between 2014-2020. The EU ambassador to Bhutan João Cravinho announced this in Thimphu yesterday. Like previous EU …
Thirty donor countries on Wednesday 4.43 billion for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support developing countries over the next four years to prevent degradation of the global environment, said a press release on Thursday. Promised in Geneva, Switzerland, the funding will support projects in more than 140 countries to …
The Centre will provide ₹352 crore assistance to farmers for replanting horticultural crops that were hit by untimely rains and hailstorms early this month in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Rajasthan, a Government source said today. That apart, the Centre has decided to release ₹92 crore to Karnataka for providing …
The Supreme Court on Monday called for a report as to how many famine-stricken people of Thar had been provided relief and assistance so far. The three-member SC bench, headed by Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, was hearing of a suo moto case regarding the death of over 100 children …
Ambassador for Japan in Sri Lanka Nobuhito Hobo recently signed an aid agreement with programme unit chief & Acting Director Civic Force, Megumi Kuwana, for disaster management in Sri Lanka. The aid package amounts to US $. 291,005 ( Rs. 37. Million). The ambassador said the ‘Capacity Building Project on …
The United Nations appealed on Monday for more than $US2 billion ($2.28 billion) to feed and care for a record 20 million people across Africa's Sahel belt, but aid workers said they feared donor fatigue and a weak global recovery may prevent them from reaching the target. Conflicts in Mali, …
Pepsi Country Head Jehanzeb Qayyum Khan on Saturday presented Rs 2.0 million cheque to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for the help and assistance of earthquake victims of Balochistan. The chief minister appreciated the humanitarian spirit of the philanthropists towards relief of earthquake affectees of Balochistan. The Punjab government, he …
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the international community today to ramp up aid for the Philippines' typhoon reconstruction, saying "we must not allow this to be another forgotten crisis." Ban met with key ambassadors stationed in Manila at the end of his three-day visit and urged donor countries to …
Japan on Saturday pledged 20 trillion yen ($19.2 billion) in aid to Southeast Asian nations over the next five years to help close the region’s development gap and improve its disaster preparedness. The announcement at a summit meeting with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations comes as prime minister …
The European Union on Tuesday approved a grant aid of EUR 4 million to help Maldives tackle issues related to climate change. The EU delegation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives said on Thursday that the funds would replicate ongoing projects, but with a focus on Addu and Fuvahmulah. It …
The World Bank said it raised to almost $1 billion its financial aid package to support relief and reconstruction in typhoon-devastated areas in the central Philippines, as the toll of death and destruction kept rising more than two weeks after the storm. The World Bank said it offered $480 million …
Following is a list of some of the assistance offered to the Philippines from around the world after a devastating typhoon hit the center of the country last weekend. - THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT is appealing for 87 million Swiss francs ($94.6 million) to provide 100,000 …
World Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have promised $1.8 billion aid to Bangladesh. The assurance was given at the annual conference of the multi-lateral lending agencies in Washington. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Abul Kalam Azad told bdnews24.com on Sunday that Bangladesh would get the loan at an …
The Italian Ambassador to Pakistan Chiodi Cianfarani called on the Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar at his office on Sunday. The Italian ambassador conveyed the sympathies of the people and government of Italy over the recent earthquake in Balochistan and offered to donate 300,000 Euros for the earthquake affectees. Ambassador …
—$200,000 has been denoted to Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) by Republic of Korea for rehabilitation of Balochistan earthquake victims. On Wednesday, Korean ambassador to Pakistan Dr Song Jong-Hwan presented the cheque of US $ 200,000 to PRCS Chairman Major General (Retd) Ch Muhammad Nawaz Khan at the PRCS National …
The Korean Government will provide $3.0 million support to Bangladesh to improve its poor people's access to food in the disaster-prone regions. The fund, to be disbursed under a three-year project titled "KOICA-WFP Food for New Village (FFNV)", commenced this year, will also enable the poor to take advantage of …
Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong has handed over Chinese government’s cash assistance of $1.5 million for flood victims of Pakistan. A formal ceremony was held at the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) where the aid certificate was signed by the Chinese ambassador and Economic Affairs Division Secretary Nargis Sethi. The …
The Non-Resident Nepalis’ Association (NRNA) on Wednesday donated Rs 5 million to the prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund to be used for the welfare of victims of recent floods and landslides in various parts of the country. A team led by NRNA President Jiba Lamichhane met chairman of Interim Election …
Indian Ambassador Jayanta Prasad on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a bridge over Bangari River in Bhaluhi-Bharwalia VDC (Chiljhapati Ghat) in Bara district. The 40-meter-long bridge, being constructed with Indian assistance of Rs 31.79 million, will serve as a link to the road connecting the Nepal-India border, a statement …
The Netherlands government has provided US$ 3 million (Tk 23 crore) to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to help people living in disaster-prone districts of southwest Bangladesh get better prepared to face disasters in the future, reports UNB. The contribution will enable the government and WFP to support 7,000 …
