FAO will co-lead the Clean and Healthy Oceans initiative together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), in a strategic partnership with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the UN educational, science and cultural agency UNESCO. “Together, we can turn the…
“The violence and suffering of the Syrian people remind us of what is at stake as diplomatic efforts continue on Syria,” said Najat Rochdi, UN Deputy Special Envoy for the country. “Ultimately, we need a nationwide ceasefire in line with Security Council resolution 2254.” Worsening crisis Briefing on current conditions, she said recent reports have tracked deadly…
The effort is centred on the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos meet and from where illicit items including drugs are trafficked to lucrative markets across Southeast Asia. UN News spoke with Jeremy Douglas, the Regional Representative of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Southeast Asia and the…
The forces of division and rift in the nation have been defeated, Shahbaz Sharif mercury poplar: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached Para Chinar on Pak-Afghan border and spent Eid day with army men and officers. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir offered Eid prayers along with soldiers and officers at…
In the first innings of the second Test match of the Ashes series, the Australian team was dismissed for 416 runs. In this match being played at Lord’s, Steve Smith played a brilliant innings of 110 runs on behalf of the Kangaroos. Travis Head 77, David Warner 66 and Marence Labushin 47 were dismissed. Pat…
Lahore: After the rains in Punjab, there is a low-level flood in the Indus River at the Chashma barrage, the Relief Commissioner of Punjab has issued instructions to all the concerned departments. According to PDMA, it is likely to remain partly cloudy and humid in most of the districts of the province from today to…
Riyadh: Saudi Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman passed away. According to Arab media reports, the Saudi royal house has said in a statement that Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud has passed away. According to the official news agency SPA, the statement said that Prince Saud’s funeral prayer…
Modi government stopped Eid prayers in historic mosque from occupying army; Photo: File Srinagar: India’s claim to be a so-called secular state was once again exposed when the occupying army on the orders of the Modi government forcibly stopped the performance of Eid prayers in a historic mosque in Kashmir. According to Kashmir Media Service,…
File photo Pakistan women football team will play friendly matches against Singapore next month. According to sources, arrangements have been made with the Football Association of Singapore of Pakistan Football Federation for the matches in next month’s FIFA Women’s International window. According to sources, Pakistan and Singapore women’s teams will play 2 matches between July…
Screen grab Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, offered Hajj and Eid greetings to Muslims around the world on the occasion of Eid Al-Zahya. While tweeting on the micro-blogging site Twitter, the Canadian Prime Minister shared a video in which he can be seen celebrating the Eid festival with Canadian Muslims with great enthusiasm. In…
