Tag: Pakistan

  • UN Specialized Fund & Program Combats Hunger In World’s Fragile Contexts

    UN Specialized Fund & Program Combats Hunger In World’s Fragile Contexts

           JOINT PRESS RELEASE IFAD and WFP work together to combat hunger in fragile contexts Rome, Italy, March 2024. The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have today launched an action plan to work together in fragile contexts — countries simultaneously affected by economic shocks, and extreme weather, in combination with little…

  • Navigating The Treacherous Khyber Pass In My Citroën 2CV4

    Navigating The Treacherous Khyber Pass In My Citroën 2CV4

    It’s June 1976- I just crossed the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Because the Khyber Pass is on the Pakistani side I have to change driving from right to left in my Citroën 2CV4. As being a Dutchman, I only have a mirror on the left side of my car. That shows to be far…

  • More To Vast World Of Biennials Than Venice, Whitney and Documenta

    More To Vast World Of Biennials Than Venice, Whitney and Documenta

    With the historic opening of Documenta 14 in Athens this month, now is a perfect time to take a look around the world at more of the biennials happening in every corner throughout the year. You may recall a previous post in which we discussed three of the brightest stars in the biennial universe (namely, Venice, Whitney,…