Fitch also expressed concerns about Pakistan's economy despite the IMF agreement

Fitch also expressed concerns about Pakistan’s economy despite the IMF agreement

Photo: File After Moody’s, another global rating agency, Fitch, also expressed concerns over Pakistan’s economy despite the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement. According to the American media, rating agency Fitch has said that Pakistan will need financing in addition to IMF funding for debt repayment and economic recovery. According to Fitch, if the current account…

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Cooperation key to weathering climate crisis, growing inequality, new tech challenge: Guterres

Cooperation key to weathering climate crisis, growing inequality, new tech challenge: Guterres

António Guterres was addressing the Council of The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the world’s largest regional security body in terms of landmass and population which currently includes China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and new member Iran. The UN has had a cooperation agreement with the Asia-focused SCO since 2010, which also partners…

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Activating ‘citizen mode’ to support democracy from the ground up

Activating ‘citizen mode’ to support democracy from the ground up

People around the world should be able to play a more significant role in decision and policy-making processes that impact them and their communities in order to uphold democracy; that’s according to participants in a discussion at the UN focusing on strengthening democratic governance. In recent years, the UN has increasingly been looking at ways to…

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Greater protection needed for Palestinians amid rising violence, annexation threat

Jenin: UN concerned over ongoing Israeli military operation

In a statement from his spokesperson on Monday, Mr. Guterres affirmed that all military operations must be conducted with full respect for international humanitarian law.  The incursion follows another operation in the camp on 19 June, which left four Palestinians killed and 91 others injured. Rising death toll The UN’s humanitarian affairs coordination office (OCHA) said on Tuesday that…

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