Duval Dormeus is part of a group supported by the UN Peacebuilding Fund and was first interviewed by UN News back in July 2022. The security situation has worsened in the Caribbean country since then. In the first three months of 2024, over 2,500 people have been killed or injured due to gang violence according…
According to UN estimates, the world is facing an annual financing gap of about $4 trillion to achieve sustainable development, leaving countries with hardly any resources to invest in better education, healthcare, renewable energy or social protection. “The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are hanging by a thread, and with them, the hopes and dreams of…
Amid multifaceted crises ranging from conflicts to climate, and poverty and inequality, the world looks to the UN “to help deliver the better, safer and greener world we need,” Mr. Guterres said. “But we cannot solve 21st century problems with 20th century tools – we need a UN 2.0,” he stressed, in a message opening…
“Israel made public claims that a significant number of UNRWA employees are members of terrorist organisations. However, Israel has yet to provide supporting evidence of this,” according to the 54-page final report, Independent review of mechanisms and procedures to ensure adherence by UNRWA to the humanitarian principle of neutrality. The UN Secretary-General, who received the final…
UNICEF warned that as urban warfare increases, the use of weapons designed for open battlefields are now a common reality in cities, towns and villages, with devastating effects on their young residents. Between 2018 and 2022, explosive weapons were responsible for 49.8 per cent of the more than 47,500 instances of children killed and maimed…
The Final Report, led by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna, was due to be released later on Monday; Ms. Colonna was also preparing to speak to journalists at a scheduled noon briefing in New York as Chair of the Independent Review Group on UNRWA. “The Secretary-General accepts the recommendations contained in Ms. Colonna’s report,” Mr….
The holiday will be applicable only to district Lahore, notification issued (Photo: File) Lahore: In connection with the arrival of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, a local holiday has been declared in Lahore district yesterday. After the approval of Chief Secretary Punjab, Section Officer Safdar Shabbir has issued a notification, according to which there will be…
The woman had obtained clearance from the red counters of ASF, Customs and ANF and had also taken the boarding pass. At New Islamabad International Airport, due to the negligence or alleged collusion of ASF, Customs and ANF personnel, the luggage of the female passenger reached the plane bound for Saudi Arabia with prohibited items….
Islamabad: Senator Shibli Faraz was appointed as the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. The notification of appointment of Shibli Faraz as the Leader of Opposition in the Upper House has also been issued. Founder PTI nominated Syed Shibli Faraz as Leader of Opposition in Senate. Senator Shibli Faraz has previously served as Leader…
The request for reconsideration of the order of action against the corrupt officers of FBR on corruption was rejected Karachi: The Supreme Court rejected the request for reconsideration of the order of action against the corrupt officers of FBR for corruption in the contracts of tracking containers. In front of the bench comprising of Justice…
