Virginia Gamba, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, who is currently preparing her latest report, said data gathered so far reveals that trends showing high levels of violations are continuing. Nearly 24,000 grave violations were verified in 2021, the last reporting year. Most involved killing and maiming, as well as recruitment and…
World Radio Day, observed annually on 13 February, celebrates the power of the medium. The theme this year is ‘Radio and Peace’, highlighting its role in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. “Since it was developed about a century ago, radio has proven to be an exceptional means of communication, debate and exchange – indeed, it is…
The devastating impact of 12 years of civil war has been compounded by the 6 February earthquake which has left tens of thousands of people dead and millions more in need of support on both sides of the border between Syria and Türkiye. WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Dr. Ahmed Al Mandhari,…
Only a single crossing point – Bab al-Hawa – has been open to humanitarians since the 6 February earthquakes struck across the border region of southern Türkiye and northwest Syria, which has been in the grip of civil war for the past 12 years, and is the last remaining region partly under the control of…
“Today, we are here to start the job of moving the recommendations in Our Common Agenda from ideas to action – from abstract to concrete,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. Briefing the world body on Our Common Agenda, launched in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a guide to realizing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals…
Internet has made many of our daily tasks very easy, whether it is to buy something, make a booking or get information about something, everything is available online. But there is no dearth of online scams and recently an Indian man also fell victim to it. Rohit Verma, a resident of the Indian city of…
Top Coat: The winter school holidays of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been extended till February 28. According to a statement issued by the provincial government, the holiday was decided in view of snowfall and extreme cold, more than three feet of snow in Kaghan Valley while the temperature is below freezing point. It should be noted…
Chechen commander Apte Alauddinov An attempt was made to poison Chechnya’s military commander through an envelope, President Ramzan Kadyrov said this morning. President Ramzan Kadyrov said that Apte Alauddinov “is the commander of the Ahmed Special Forces and the deputy commander of the Second Army Corps”. He said that Alauddinov will recover, his life is…
During the hearing of the case of gas theft of more than 6 crore 78 lakh rupees against a factory in Faisalabad in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Justice Qazi Faiz Isa got angry with the lawyers and said that how can the lawyers strike? The license of such advocates should be revoked. A two-member…
Pervez Khattak and Shehryar Afridi—File photo PTI leaders and former federal ministers Pervez Khattak and Shehryar Afridi have deposited a fine of Rs 50,000 each in the government treasury. According to the Election Commission of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Parvez Khattak is participating in the by-elections from NA-25 Nowshera. The Election Commission KP says that Pervez Khattak…
