Roza Otunbayeva, who also heads the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), also underscored the need for greater engagement with the de facto Taliban authorities who seized power in August 2021. She told the Council that the human rights situation in Afghanistan is characterized by systemic discrimination against women and girls, repression of political dissent…
WFP described the decision taken on safety grounds as a major setback to humanitarian efforts in the country’s breadbasket, where staff had been regularly providing aid to over 800,000 people, including many who had escaped the fighting in Khartoum. The ongoing fighting makes it extremely challenging for humanitarian agencies to safely deliver assistance, especially with…
Though its current evaluation of the global public health risk is “low”, the UN health agency cautioned that with the onset of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the new variant “could increase” the burden of respiratory infections in many countries, noting other diseases such as RSV, influenza and childhood pneumonia that are already on the…
Photo, screen grab Pakistan cricket team all-rounder Shadab Khan became a part of Punjab Police. Shadab Khan met IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar, on this occasion Punjab Police appointed him as its brand ambassador. According to the spokesperson of Punjab Police, cricketer Shadab Khan donned the uniform of Punjab Police, on this occasion IG Punjab…
135 UNRWA staff members are known to have been killed in Gaza since the escalation of fighting since the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel. That’s the most ever in one incident but, despite the danger and extremely difficult working conditions, UNRWA is continuing to assist those caught up in the fighting through no fault…
—File photo The International Cricket Council has released a new ranking of players in the ODI format. In the new ranking, Pakistan’s Babar Azam again became the number one batsman. With Shubman Gill’s absence from India’s series against South Africa, Babar Azam returned to the number one position. Babar Azam leads the list of ODI…
Khurram Shehzad dismisses Australian batsman Mitchell Marsh — Courtesy Cricinfo Khurram Shehzad, the fast bowler of the Pakistan cricket team on the tour of Australia, was surrounded by fitness problems. According to the spokesperson of the Pakistan team, Khurram Shahzad complained of side strain during the first Test match against Australia. The spokesperson said that…
Cristiano Ronaldo, file photo World famous Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo shared pictures of his favorite food on social media. Cristiano Ronaldo who is known for his incredible fitness, rigorous training, is also very fond of food. They prefer to eat salad with avocado toast, thigh meat with fruit and cheese and yogurt for breakfast….
—File photo Pakistan cricket team’s all-rounder Shadab Khan’s visit to New Zealand came out. In his post on social networking website X (formerly Twitter), Shadab Khan has expressed good wishes for the selected team in the tour. Shadab Khan says that I am currently recovering from my injury and will start playing 4-day cricket soon….
South Africa beat India by 8 wickets in the second ODI of the series. Batting first, the Indian team scored 211 runs in the 47th over. South Africa easily achieved the target in 42.3 overs, Tony De Zorzi played an unbeaten innings of 119 runs, his innings included 6 sixes and 9 fours. Reza Hendricks…
