Hailing from Afghanistan, Algeria, Iraq, Sudan and Gaza, women entrepreneurs were in the spotlight at the closing of the 2024 World Entrepreneurship Investment Forum (WEIF), which has been running since Tuesday in Bahrain’s capital, Manama. During a panel discussion on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ and later in exclusive interviews with our UN News team that…
“The safety of civilians, homes, schools and hospitals must be ensured. They are not a target,” Denise Brown said in a statement, underscoring that international humanitarian law must be respected. Ms. Brown said these latest attacks came a day after she returned from the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine, which has come under relentless shelling…
The world economy is forecast to grow by 2.7 per cent in 2024, up from 2.4 per cent projected at the start of the year. Growth will reach 2.8 per cent in 2025, representing a slight increase. These changes are mainly due to better-than-expected performance in some large developed and emerging countries, notably Brazil, India,…
“The war in Gaza is an open wound that threatens to infect the entire region,” he said. “In its speed and scale, it is the deadliest conflict in my time as Secretary-General – for civilians, aid workers, journalists, and our own UN colleagues.” He stressed that nothing can justify the abhorrent 7 October terror attacks…
Ms. Hennis-Plasschaert, also the head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), cited notable advancements in infrastructure, economic reforms, and regional influence, signalling an Iraq on the rise. “[Today] Iraq looks different to the country to which UNAMI was first deployed some 20 years ago. Indeed, it looks different to the country I…
“Food and fuel stocks will run out in a matter of days,” the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned in a social media post on X. “Since 6 May, we have not been able to access and receive aid from the Kerem Shalom crossing. The situation is becoming unsustainable.” The UN agency highlighted the very real…
Islamabad: In the missing poet Farhad case, the Islamabad High Court has said that there should be a death penalty legislation against those who make people disappear, they are the ones who talk more about the missing people, the poet because of talking about the missing people. was picked up, it’s a shame we all…
Governor House’s IT program is becoming popular across the country, Governor Sindh: Photo: File Karachi: Sindh Governor Kamran Tesori says that Karachi is no longer a city of light. Addressing a function organized in his honor by the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tesuri said that Karachi is no…
Karachi: CTD Police arrested two suspects involved in communal target killing in the city, the suspects have confessed to killing 13 people and injuring 11 during investigation. DIG CTD Police Asif Ijaz Shaikh, while holding a press conference in CTD Civil Lines, said that there was a sudden increase in target killings in the city…
Three mobile phones and objectionable material were also recovered from the accused and the investigation was started. FIA Cyber Crime Circle Rawalpindi has arrested 2 suspects including an Education Department official involved in sexually harassing and blackmailing a female teacher. Three mobile phones and objectionable material were also recovered from the accused and the investigation…
