The UN agency said on Friday that 264 suspected cholera cases, four confirmed cases and 16 associated deaths werereportedin the eastern state as of 25 September. Investigations are taking place to determine whether the disease has spread to Khartoum and South Kordofan states, which have seen increased cases of acute watery diarrhoea. Sampling and surveillance WHO is deploying rapid response teams to…
On Thursday, Hoang Thi Minh Hong, an acclaimed climate activist and former World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) employee, was sentenced to three years in prison and fined $4,100 after being convicted for tax evasion. Her trial lasted only three hours, and access to family and defence counsel were limited throughout her detention. Moreover, the…
OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told reporters in Geneva that out of 71 aid worker deaths recorded so far this year, 22 had been working in South Sudan and 19 in Sudan. The victims are overwhelmingly local humanitarians working on the front lines of the response, Mr. Laerke said. He stressed that attacks on aid workers…
And a busy stage it was. The big week of UNGA’s 78th session was triple focused on health, climate change, and turbocharging the race midway to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While world leaders’ report cards on this global stage have traditionally headlined past UNGA sessions, recent years have seen a growing number of…
Audrey Azoulay was speaking on Friday in Beijing, China, where she co-chaired the award ceremony for the 2023 UNESCO Prize for the Education of Women and Girls, alongside the agency’s Special Envoy, Professor Peng Liyuan. She appealed for an “intensification of global investments in favour of girls and women’s access to education”. Striving towards equality …
Over 88,000 refugees from the Karabakh region have fled to Armenia in less than a week and humanitarian needs are surging, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. PNP Deskpnp.com.pk
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the panel of commentators for the Cricket World Cup. The panel of ICC commentators includes former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, England’s Eoin Morgan, Shane Watson, Lisa Sthalkar, Ramiz Raja, Ravi Shastri, Aaron Finch, Sunil Gavaskar and Matthew Hayden. Nasir Hussain, Ann Smith, Ann Bishop, Waqar Younis, Sean Pollock,…
–File photo Pakistan men’s team reached the finals in Asian Games squash competition. In the semi-final, Pakistan defeated Hong Kong by two to one, Nasir Iqbal and Noor Zaman won the matches for Pakistan. Pakistan has reached the final of Asian Games men’s team squash since 2010. Apart from this, the semi-final between Pakistan and…
Zaka Ashraf — file photo Pakistan Cricket Board Management Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf has said that Pakistan and India are traditional rivals in the field of cricket and not enemies. Zaka Ashraf has said in a statement that the great reception in India is an expression of the love of the people of both the…
Photo, screen grab In the warm-up match of the World Cup, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first against New Zealand. The match between the two teams is being played in Hyderabad and all 15 players will be available for both the teams in this match. 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];…
