As the UN Water Conference continues at UN headquarters in New York, Simona Marinescu, the UN Resident Coordinator in Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tokelau explains why finding a solution to provide all people access to clean and safe water remains a priority for the UN. “Water is life. No other definition captures quite so aptly…
“This should be a period for safe and peaceful religious reflection and celebration for all,” said Tor Wennesland, the UN’s Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. Diplomatic engagement The Special Coordinator recalled that, on 26 February, senior officials from Jordan, Egypt, Israel, Palestine and the United States met in Aqaba, Jordan, to reaffirm…
The UN rights chief called on Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, not to sign the bill into law, saying that it would mean lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Uganda will become criminals simply “for existing, for being who they are“. He warned the legislation would lead to “systematic” human rights violations. Adopted by Uganda’s parliament…
Some two billion people still have no access to safe drinking water and 3.6 billion, use sanitation services that leave human waste untreated. Access to safe water and sanitation offer a pathway to social and economic progress by supporting community health and productivity. From solutions to actions The world needs to progress four times faster…
Lab tests were carried out after eight people in the region developed symptoms of the “highly virulent” disease, including fever, vomiting, bleeding, and kidney failure. Five of the eight confirmed cases have died, including a health worker, and the remaining three are being treated. The agency also identified 161 contacts of those infected, who are…
Secretary-General António Guterres told a conference side event dedicated to the issue of preserving the world’s glaciers that new data released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) showed global average sea levels have already risen faster since 1900, “than over any preceding century in the last 3,000 years.” ‘Erased forever’ He said that “low-lying communities and entire countries could be…
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial—File photo Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandyal has said that the Supreme Court is a constitutional institution which is being defamed through audio tapes. Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has said this while giving remarks in Ghulam Mahmood Dogar case. They say that we are…
—File photo Ahlul-Sunnat wa-ul-Jamaat Karachi leader and Provincial Legal Adviser Saleem Khatri was killed in a murderous attack in New Karachi. According to the police, 55-year-old Saleem Khatri was murdered near his house in New Karachi Sector 5G. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Central Maruf Usman, the deceased was standing at a paan…
Wahab Riaz assumed the charge of Advisor to Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab on Sports and Youth Affairs at the National Hockey Stadium. Secretary Sports Punjab Shahid Zaman and DG Sports Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi met Wahab Riaz and briefed him about sports matters. On this occasion, Wahab Riaz said that all possible measures will be…
Screen grab Federal Foreign Minister and Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that after Shahbaz Sharif became the Prime Minister, the Federation is cooperating with Sindh, our slogan Thar Badle Ga Pakistan is becoming a reality. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in his speech at the inauguration ceremony of Tharparkar Shanghai Electric Project…
