The UN chief also met with the head of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), the highest investigative body in the UN system, his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Monday at the regular Noon Briefing. This is to ensure that the investigation into allegations that several UNRWA personnel were involved in the 7 October…
Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand have received the first-ever WHO certificates for demonstrating that they have a best practice policy for industrially produced trans-fatty acids (iTFA) elimination in effect, supported by adequate monitoring and enforcement systems. Trans fats are industrially produced or naturally occurring, and both are linked to an increased risk of…
Armed youth from rival factions of the Dinka ethnic group have been battling over the location of an administrative boundary in the oil-rich region, claimed by both countries, according to media reports. The UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) reported that clashes erupted on Saturday in the Nyinkuac, Majbong and Khadian areas, leading to…
IOM underscored the need for regular migration pathways at a one-day summit in Rome hosted by Italy to boost development in Africa and curb migration flows. The A Bridge for Common Life conference represented a critical opportunity to examine “unified and sustainable mechanisms to stop further needless loss of human life on treacherous routes,” said Amy Pope, the agency’s Director…
Prosecutor Karim Khan emphasized the “ugly and inescapable truth” that failure to act now is not only a damning verdict on the present but will subject future generations to a similar fate. “It cannot be a case of ‘play, rewind, and repeat’,” he warned. A clear assessment by his office indicated the presence of “grounds…
“There is simply not enough food,” UNRWA tweeted on social platform X, formerly Twitter, with photographs from another city slightly further north, Deir-al-Balah, showing people queuing “in the rain and cold” for relief supplies. In its latest situation update, UN aid coordination office OCHA reported heavy fighting in Khan Younis close to two hospitals: Nasser –…
Photo courtesy of Social Media Indian cricket team’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been found guilty of violating the International Cricket Council (ACCC) Code of Conduct. ICC has said that Jasprit Bumrah violated Article 2.12 of the Code of Conduct Level 1, and was awarded one demerit point for violating the Code of Conduct. The…
File photo The reason for the decline in the fitness and fielding quality of the Pakistan cricket team has come to light. According to the sources, the previous team management had stopped the series of fitness tests, Babar Azam and Mickey Arthur had unanimously stopped the series of fitness tests, the previous team management completely…
Former captain of Pakistan cricket team Shoaib Malik says that you must do what you want to do in life, you should not worry about what others are saying because people will say that this is their job. An interview clip of Shoaib Malik, who recently got married to Pakistani actress Sana Javed, is circulating…
Photo courtesy of Social Media Shamar Joseph, the fast bowler of the West Indies cricket team, has said that I was in pain but I said that I will bowl. “I didn’t expect to be able to play, I didn’t go for the feeding on the fourth day, the captain told me you will bowl,…
