In 2022, Baah was one of the 173 Ghanaian women peacekeepers who served in the UN Interim Mission in Lebanon. She was also one of the 6,200 uniformed women peacekeepers – military and police personnel – serving in the world’s 12 peacekeeping missions which are mostly in Africa (6) and the Middle East (3). These women are often…
Under-Secretary-General Atul Khare was speaking at the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial conference, which opened in Accra, Ghana. Delegates from more than 85 countries are attending the two-day meeting, where day one’s discussions focused on environmental management at peacekeeping operations and deploying more women to serve under the UN flag. Greener and leaner Addressing a side…
The new findings from the UNICEF research wing focus on Member States of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Union (EU). Analysing child support policies among the group of developed economies, the report finds that despite an overall decrease in poverty of nearly eight per cent over the seven year…
Photo: Screen grab National women’s team all-rounder Alia Riaz Victory in the T20 series against New Zealand After saying that now we will go ahead. After the historic success in the first T20 series against New Zealand, captain Nida Dar and Bisma Maruf in a conversation with all-rounder Alia Riaz said that they wanted to…
Hat-trick by Nisar Ahmed of National T20 Cup, Lahore In the ongoing National T20 Cup in Karachi, thanks to Nisar Ahmed’s five-wicket performance including a hat-trick, Lahore Blues registered their first victory in the Super Eight and defeated Rawalpindi by 64 runs. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’);…
The New Zealand government has banned the use of mobile phones in schools. According to details, New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Lexon said in a statement that banning mobile phones in schools will improve student behavior and help them focus on studies. He said that this ban will be applied during the next 100 days….
Will COP28 go down in history as a turning point for climate action? The world’s largest climate gathering under way in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will identify what more needs to be done to reach Paris Agreement targets set in 2015 and set the agenda for years to come. UN chief António Guterres has said…
Marked by record breaking land and ocean temperatures, the decade between 2011-2020 saw continued rising concentrations of greenhouse gasses that “turbo charged” dramatic glacier loss and sea-level rise, according to a new report from the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The report comes as the latest annual UN climate conference, COP28, reaches its midway point…
Pakistan Cricket Team and Prime Minister’s XI have participated in the ceremony of Australian Prime Minister. Pakistan cricket team participated in the honor ceremony organized by the Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese on Tuesday. Apart from the Pakistan Cricket Team, the Prime Minister’s XI was also invited to the function at the Parliament House….
File photo Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar has congratulated the Pakistan Women Cricket Team for winning the T20 series in New Zealand. In this regard, he has said that the Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team has become the Asian Women’s Cricket Team to win the T20 series in New Zealand. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq…
