The resolution was put forward by the cyclone-battered Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, supported by a “core group” of 17 countries from various regions, and is focused on the adverse impacts of climate change on small island developing States as well as climate justice. The ICJ, also known as the world court, is the UN’s…
Thousands searching for a better life meet their death crossing deserts, rivers and remote areas in the region. IOM’s Missing Migrants Project, documented 1,433 deaths last year – the highest number since its establishment in 2014. The Project is run by the UN agency’s Global Data Institute (GDI), which this week launched the first Network…
Speaking to reporters in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that in Equatorial Guinea, WHO is on the ground supporting the outbreak response. “We have deployed teams to assist with case finding, clinical care, logistics, and community engagement. We have also helped to establish treatment units in the affected areas,” he said. The number of officially reported…
Aware of the worsening situation involving multiple armed groups clashing with Government forces, and each other, a Security Council delegation visited the DRC earlier this month in solidarity with the people of DRC, and to mobilize the United Nations peacekeeping and humanitarian operations in the face of security, electoral and structural challenges. Abuses by militia…
Since the beginning of the year, several civil society activists and journalists have been detained for speaking out against Taliban policies that restrict women and girls’ access to education, work, and most other areas of public life. “No one should be detained for speaking out in defence of their fundamental rights and the rights of…
Photo: File Pakistan’s third private airline Air Sial has started its international flights from Lahore today. Chairman Air Sial says that in the first phase, 8 weekly flights will be operated from Lahore and Islamabad to Jeddah. Speaking to the media at the opening ceremony at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport, Chairman Air Sial Fazal…
File photo A proposal to change the schedule of New Zealand cricket team’s tour of Pakistan is under consideration again, there is a possibility of playing 3 ODI matches instead of 4 in Karachi. The New Zealand team will tour Pakistan at the end of Ramadan, but the proposal to change its schedule again is…
The anti-corruption case against former Chief Minister Punjab Pervez Elahi’s principal secretary Muhammad Khan Bhatti was dismissed. Judicial Magistrate Ghulam Murtaza Wark pronounced a safe verdict. The court dismissed the case of Muhammad Khan Bhatti’s encroachment of powers. Advocate Rana Intizar appeared in the court on behalf of Mohammad Khan Bhatti. Anti-corruption Punjab requested physical…
File photo Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani inquired whether the public should not know who are the family members of their representative. The case of Imran Khan’s disqualification for not disclosing his alleged daughter Teriyan in the nomination papers was heard in the Islamabad High Court. A larger bench headed by Islamabad High Court Chief Justice…
File photo New Zealand’s tour of Pakistan is being considered to change the scheduled matches again. According to the sources, the proposal of holding 3 ODI matches instead of 4 in Karachi is under consideration while Pindi can host 2 ODI matches instead of 1. According to the schedule under consideration, the New Zealand team…
