‘Unprecedented insecurity’ in Haiti requires urgent action: new UN envoy

‘Unprecedented insecurity’ in Haiti requires urgent action: new UN envoy

Gang violence is expanding at an alarming rate in areas previously considered relatively safe in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and outside the city, with a shocking increase in criminality and abuses, and a police force that is unable to handle the situation.  At the same time, almost half the population, 5.2 million people, needs humanitarian aid,…

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WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95 per cent

WHO launches new pandemic prevention plan, as COVID deaths fall 95 per cent

The guidance provides a joined-up approach for responding to the threat or arrival of any respiratory pathogen such as flu or the range of coronaviruses, that have the ability to rapidly mutate into different variants. The new Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats Initiative, or PRET, incorporates the latest tools and approaches for shared learning and collective action established…

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The resigned members of PTI cannot participate in the National Assembly session, the Spokesperson of the National Assembly

The resigned members of PTI cannot participate in the National Assembly session, the Spokesperson of the National Assembly

File photo The spokesperson of the National Assembly has said that the resigned members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) cannot participate in the meeting. In a statement, the spokesperson said that the Speaker National Assembly took the decision after consulting with constitutional experts. He said that the Sindh High Court suspended the Election Commission’s notification regarding…

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