Stéphane Dujarric was responding to questions from correspondents at the regular noon briefing in New York, after news reports that progress had been made towards a permanent ceasefire, to end Saudi Arabia’s military involvement in a military coalition that has backed the internationally recognized Government in its civil conflict with Houthi militia, since 2015. Neighbouring…
“Emanating from any arms transfer is the inherent risk of diversion of the equipment to unauthorized end users,” said Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. Addressing the Council during the first open meeting of Russia’s month-long presidency – and during which many delegates referenced the ongoing conflict in Ukraine – she emphasized that…
A Venezuelan girl waits at a reception centre in northern Brazil. More than 800,000 Venezuelans have come to Brazil in recent years, seeking medical attention, food, and new opportunities. When they cross the northern border, they are offered overnight accommodation, food, protection, and hygiene services at the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Reception and Support…
The 2016 peace deal between the authorities and the FARC-EP militia group ended five decades of conflict, and the report is the first to cover verification of its chapters on comprehensive rural reform and ethnic issues, in line with a Security Council resolution adopted in January. The report spans the period from late December to…
The issue is under the microscope this week at the latest session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD), taking place at UN Headquarters in New York. Delivering opening remarks, Ms. Mohammed began by highlighting the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, who have been banned from high school and university, calling this “one…
An explosion has occurred near a police vehicle in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan. According to the police, 4 people were killed and 11 injured in the explosion on Shahrah Iqbal. 2 policemen are also included in the dead. The police further said that many vehicles and motorcycles were also damaged in the blast….
The missing foreign currency worth lakhs of rupees of a passenger who arrived in Faisalabad from Dubai was dutifully returned by the vigilance staff of Civil Aviation Authority at Faisalabad Airport. According to the spokesperson of CAA, the vigilance staff of Faisalabad Airport found an abandoned bag lying in a trolley from the drop lane,…
—File photo PTI leader Zartaj Gul and former Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar did not appear at the Anti-Corruption Punjab office today. According to anti-corruption officials, a notice was sent to Sardar Usman Buzdar to appear today. Usman Buzdar’s lawyer appeared in Anti-Corruption Punjab and asked for a week’s time. The lawyer said that…
—File photo The Lahore High Court rejected the request of the lawyer of the Court Tehreek-e-Insaf to immediately stop the JIT from working. In the Supreme Court, a hearing was held regarding the investigation of the allegations of stone pelting and petrol bomb throwing at the police in Zaman Park. Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh and…
Photo: Muhammad Waseem in an exclusive conversation with Geo News Former Chief Selector of Pakistan Cricket Team Muhammad Wasim has said that it was not right to send all the youngsters against full strength Afghanistan in the condition of Sharjah. In an exclusive conversation with Geo News, Mohammad Wasim said that the home series is…
