Speaking one year on from the unprecedented disaster, Abdullah Fadil, UNICEF Representative in Pakistan, noted new challenges for about four million children living without safe water in flood-affected areas. “Vulnerable children living in flood-affected areas have endured a horrific year. They lost their loved ones, homes and schools. As the monsoon rains return, the fear…
“Given the tensions and divisions arising from the constitutional referendum, the Central African authorities urgently need to engage all actors in a genuine political dialogue aimed at de-escalating the situation”, said Yao Agbetse, the UN Independent Expert on the Central African Republic, at the end of a 10-day visit to the country. Inclusive talks “Only an…
Friday, 25 August, marks the sixth anniversary of the start of a massive offensive by Myanmar’s military against the mainly Muslim minority in Rakhine state. Some 10,000 Rohingya men, women, children and newborns were killed, more than 300 villages burnt to the ground, and over 700,000 forced to flee to Bangladesh in search of safety,…
Fighting between the Sudanese Army and military rival the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which erupted in April, has displaced 1.7 million children within the country while more than 470,000 have fled across the border to safety. Urgent response needed Given these numbers, and that countless more children are trapped by the violence, “the urgency of our collective response…
Experts from the UN nuclear watchdog were present to monitor and assess that all relevant international safety standards were applied, as part of a multiyear review of a process that could last for decades. The decision to release the water into the sea has sparked criticism in Japan and the region. Long-term commitment The IAEA…
Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, was briefing a meeting of the Security Council, which also coincided with the 32nd anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. “I would like to congratulate the Ukrainian people today and take this occasion to stress, once again, that the UN’s commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity…
Lawyer of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Barrister Ali Zafar says that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had called PTI for a dialogue where we have put 3 points before the Election Commission. Speaking to the media outside the Election Commission, Barrister Ali Zafar said that issues are resolved only through dialogue. We have put our…
File photo The delegation of Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) reached the Election Commission. JUI’s delegation headed by Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidari reached the Election Commission. Apart from this, a 3-member delegation of PTI under the leadership of Senator Ali Zafar has also reached the Election Commission. Yesterday, Election Commission had invited Shehbaz Sharif, Chairman PTI,…
—File photos Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has reacted to the death of the head of the Wagner military group that rebelled against Russian President Putin. Recall that Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Wagner, the group leading the coup against Russian President Vladimir Putin, was killed in a plane crash yesterday, confirmed by Russian authorities….
Harsha Bhogle, file photo India’s leading commentator Harsha Bhogle also praised Pakistani fast bowlers. Harsha Bhogle, who often seems to criticize Pakistani players, but after seeing the excellent performance of Pakistani fast bowlers, advised all the best cricket teams of the world to be careful while playing against Pakistan before the World Cup. He praised…
