Alexander Senkevich, the Mayor of Mykolaiv, spoke to UN News about reconstruction efforts and the role of the United Nations amidst the threat of ongoing shelling. “We were bombed for 230 days, 159 people died, and 750 were injured. A lot of the city was destroyed because there was shelling everywhere. Mykolaiv City Council/Valery Fedchenko…
Established by the General Assembly in 1966, the Prize was awarded for the first time in 1968 on what is now Human Rights Day, 10 December, and it is awarded every five years for achievements in the field of human rights. Previous recipients have included Jimmy Carter, Nelson Mandela, Dr. Denis Mukwege, Eleanor Roosevelt, Malala Yusafzai, and the International…
Under the policy, all women and girls are mandated to fill out a detailed form providing personal information, reasons and previous history of traveling without a male guardian. Those who refuse to complete or submit the form are denied exit. “Not only is this policy discriminatory, but it also restricts the freedom of movement of…
Information on the projects and the positive impact they are having on the lives of victims, and children born as a result of sexual exploitation, are contained within the fund’s fifth annual report released earlier this week, covering 2022. Contributions to the Trust Fund can be made by governments, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, private institutions,…
In March, the value of the food vouchers for camp residents was reduced from $12 per person per month to $10, and in June, to just $8; the equivalent of 27 cents a day. “The ration cuts are our last resort. Many donors have stepped forward with funding but what we have received is simply…
For millennia, civilisations have looked up to the sky pondering the origin and mysteries of the Moon. Ground-based observations enabled by the invention of the first telescopes opened a new chapter in understanding Earth’s celestial companion, and for humankind itself. ‘One small step’ Following the birth of space exploration nearly 70 years ago, the Moon…
The Islamabad High Court declared the implementation of super tax worth billions of rupees as unconstitutional The court quashed all demand and recovery notices related to super tax by declaring the collection of super tax by the government illegal. 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’); }, 6000); /*setTimeout(function(){…
Photo courtesy of Twitter The International Cricket Council released a promotional video for the World Cup in October, but it did not feature ICC number one batsman Babar Azam. A 2 minute 12 second video of the World Cup promo has been released by ICC. The video shows the ups and downs of cricket while…
—File photo Additional Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar ordered tea for Election Commission lawyer Amjad Parvez on his complaint. During the hearing of the Tosha Khana case in the court, Election Commission lawyer Amjad Pervez complained that Khawaja Haris did not offer tea during the break. On this, Judge Humayun Dilawar said that we will balance…
Photo courtesy of American Media Sweden’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the staff of the embassy in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, is safe. Speaking to the news agency on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, it has been said that the responsibility for the protection of diplomatic missions and…
