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Myanmar's war-ravaged Rakhine state could face imminent famine according to a United Nations report, which estimates that more than two million people could be at the risk of starvation.

The UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees estimated Tuesday that a quarter of a million people had been impacted since Israel's army issued a new evacuation order for parts of southern Gaza a day earlier.

A UN agency said Thursday that rebuilding war-wracked Gaza will cost an estimated $30 billion to $40 billion and require an effort on a scale unseen since World War II.

India's population is estimated to have reached 144 crore (1.44 billion), with 24 per cent in the 0-14 age bracket, according to a recent report by the UNFPA.

Far from worthless junk, the UN estimates the value of metals in all these discarded gadgets at $91 billion.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is set to worsen as Israel gears up to intensify airstrikes to prepare the ground for an all-out ground offensive. Hamas' attack on Israel and the retaliation has claimed nearly 5,800 lives so far, UN estimates say.

An estimated one million people have been displaced in the first seven days of the conflict in Gaza, the United Nations agency supporting Palestinian refugees said Sunday.

UN also said in its report that Afghanistan is home to an estimated 3.5 million drug users, which account for nearly 10 per cent of the total population.

South Asia is home to highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to COVID-19 forced families to marry off their young daughters, according to new estimates released by UNICEF on Wednesday.

As India became the most populous country in the world, UN projections estimate that the country's population is expected to grow for the next three decades after which it will begin declining.

India has become the world's most populous country, overtaking China, shows data released by the United Nations today. According to UN estimates, India's population is 142.86 crore against China's 142.57 crore.

The latest study presents an optimistic scenario, against last year's UN estimate, which said that the world population would hit 9.7 billion by the middle of the century.

Damage from the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month has been estimated at over $100 billion for Turkey alone, the United Nations said Tuesday.

According to the report, the UN expects that India will overtake China in April, though it may have already reached this milestone since the UN estimates are projections.

The world's population is projected to reach 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to the UN estimates, which consider this a milestone in human development.

Myanmar's war-ravaged Rakhine state could face imminent famine according to a United Nations report, which estimates that more than two million people could be at the risk of starvation.

The UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees estimated Tuesday that a quarter of a million people had been impacted since Israel's army issued a new evacuation order for parts of southern Gaza a day earlier.

A UN agency said Thursday that rebuilding war-wracked Gaza will cost an estimated $30 billion to $40 billion and require an effort on a scale unseen since World War II.

India's population is estimated to have reached 144 crore (1.44 billion), with 24 per cent in the 0-14 age bracket, according to a recent report by the UNFPA.

Far from worthless junk, the UN estimates the value of metals in all these discarded gadgets at $91 billion.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is set to worsen as Israel gears up to intensify airstrikes to prepare the ground for an all-out ground offensive. Hamas' attack on Israel and the retaliation has claimed nearly 5,800 lives so far, UN estimates say.

An estimated one million people have been displaced in the first seven days of the conflict in Gaza, the United Nations agency supporting Palestinian refugees said Sunday.

UN also said in its report that Afghanistan is home to an estimated 3.5 million drug users, which account for nearly 10 per cent of the total population.

South Asia is home to highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to COVID-19 forced families to marry off their young daughters, according to new estimates released by UNICEF on Wednesday.

As India became the most populous country in the world, UN projections estimate that the country's population is expected to grow for the next three decades after which it will begin declining.

India has become the world's most populous country, overtaking China, shows data released by the United Nations today. According to UN estimates, India's population is 142.86 crore against China's 142.57 crore.

The latest study presents an optimistic scenario, against last year's UN estimate, which said that the world population would hit 9.7 billion by the middle of the century.

Damage from the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month has been estimated at over $100 billion for Turkey alone, the United Nations said Tuesday.

According to the report, the UN expects that India will overtake China in April, though it may have already reached this milestone since the UN estimates are projections.

The world's population is projected to reach 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to the UN estimates, which consider this a milestone in human development.