Drought
A few days ahead of the UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), to be held in Doha from March 5-9, the State of Qatar is considered one of the largest donors and supporters of the least developed countries. The Qatar Fund for Develo..
Qatar Charity (QC) distributed 1,500 food packages to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in various camps in Daynile and Garasbale on the outskirts of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. The aid benefited 10,872 people. The aid is part of the cont..
Sinkholes swallowed cars and floodwaters swamped towns and swept away a small boy as California was wracked by a powerful string of storms. Millions of residents faced flood warnings, nearly 50,000 people were under evacuation orders, and more tha..
As if he had not made enough fairy-tales, Argentina's little genius Lionel Messi has saved the potentially most magical script for his last World Cup - with one line left to write. With immense pressure on him to match the late great Diego Mar..
During COP27, that took place in Egypt, world leaders have grappled over what must be done to curb global warming. Seven years ago, world leaders signed an international treaty to limit global warming to well below 2°C. Nonetheless, efforts remai..
The State of Qatar announced its contribution of USD 20 million in support of a humanitarian program "Grain from Ukraine" which aimed at helping African countries to get Ukrainian grain exports. This came in a speech delivered via video ..
The 'FIFA Qatar 2022 for All: Sharing the Joy of Refugees and Displaced Persons' initiative launched by Qatar has been praised by governmental and local authorities in many countries where Qatar Charity (QC) is supervising its implementation ..
Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres stressed that the world's population will reach 8 billion in the middle of November a testament to scientific breakthroughs and improvements in nutrition, public health and sanitation. He ..
A long spell of extreme hot and dry weather is affecting energy, water supplies and food production across China Low rainfall and record-breaking heat across much of China are having widespread impacts on people, industry and farming. River and re..