Adopting a milestone political declaration at the first ever summit on pandemic prevention and response, nations also committed to get back on track to reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Making us safer “[This] is a historic milestone in the urgent drive to make all people of the world safer, and better protected from…
Mr. Komsic criticised the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, claiming it placed too large an emphasis on migrants as the main beneficiary of SDGs and failed to adequately address the broader impacts of immigration. He accused larger countries of intentionally “taking over” smaller countries by targeting educated, highly trained immigrants who will benefit their economies….
The SDG summit held in New York earlier this week highlighted the disappointing progress made toward achieving the UN’s 17 SDG goals by 2030, said Mr. Kagame. He commended the Secretary-General’s focus on the issue and emphasized that slow progress toward achieving SDGs would exacerbate economic disparities between countries. “This year’s SDG Summit has once again…
A recurring theme in speeches delivered by the Presidents of Seychelles, Namibia, Ghana, Angola, Sierra Leone and Liberia was the urgent need to rebuild trust and rekindle global solidarity in the face of complex changes. They expressed unwavering support for the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), emphasizing that the current trajectory falls…
In his address to the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, President Yoon referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to the DPRK and underscored that any deal struck between those two countries will “threaten the peace and security of not only Ukraine, but also the Republic of Korea.” It is paradoxical, he said, that Russia,…
A new report by UNAMA’s Human Rights Service has documented over 1,600 cases of human rights violations including torture, committed by the de facto authorities across the country during the arrest and detention of individuals from 1 January 2022 to 31 July this year. Commenting on the findings, UN rights chief Volker Türk described as…
Heads of State, Foreign Ministers, and other top representatives are converging to endorse multilateral treaties which form the bedrock of international legal frameworks. “Multilateral treaties are essential tools for Member States to achieve the objectives of the UN Charter,” emphasized David Nanopoulos, Chief of the Treaty Section at the UN Office for Legal Affairs (OLA)….
File photo The ICC World Cup squad is likely to include 3 additional players in the Pakistan team. India is going to host the world’s biggest cricket event, the World Cup, from October 5. The Pakistan Cricket Board has not yet announced the final names for this event. The last date for submission of 15…
File photo The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the rankings of the ODI format. In the ODI format, Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam continues to hold the first position while India’s Shibman Gul is in the second position. Babar Azam’s rating points have decreased from 863 to 857 while Shibman Gul’s rating points…
File photo Indian fast bowler Mohammad Shami got bail in domestic violence case. According to Indian media, the Kolkata court granted bail to Mohammad Shami and his brother Mohammad Haseeb. It should be noted that in 2018, Hussain Jahan, wife of Mohammad Shami, filed a domestic violence case. According to the police, Indian bowler Mohammad…
