The independent expert outlined what’s been happening on the ground as violence and displacement continue to ripple across the country following the outbreak of clashes between the national army and RSF militia in April 2023. Out of 45 million people, more than seven million have been displaced, with some seeking safety in neighbouring nations, and…
Among those whose working lives have been upended, de facto authorities “banned” approximately 400 women workers at a pine nut processing from the workplace and dismissed another 200 at a power plant, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a report on the human rights situation. The Mission also noted that women were…
Mr. Lai is the founder of the campaigning pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, which was shut down in 2021 in the wake of the June 2020 National Security Law clampdown in the region. He has spent much of the past three years in solitary confinement after campaigning for decades for freedom of speech and democratic space…
Meanwhile, in New York, the Security Council met once again to discuss the war stemming from Russia’s invasion that will mark its bloody two-year anniversary next month. At least 27 civilians were reportedly killed and a further 25 injured in the Donetsk attacks that struck local markets and a nearby residential area in the city,…
That’s according to Juliette Touma, Director of Communications for UNRWA, the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees, who spoke in depth to UN News’s Conor Lennon on Monday about her most recent visit to the Strip. The interview has been edited for clarity and length. “This was my second trip since the war began. I try…
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was addressing the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board when he said that “several outstanding issues” still needed to be resolved by governments and that time was “very short” to find consensus. “A failure to deliver the pandemic agreement and the International Health Regulations amendments will be a missed opportunity for which…
Citing Gaza’s health authorities, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) also noted that some 62,681 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli strikes launched in retaliation for Hamas-led massacres in Israel that left some 1,200 dead and around 250 people taken hostage. Two Israeli soldiers have also been killed in Gaza since…
General elections, educational institutions will be closed for how many days? Important news has arrived There will be holidays in educational institutions on the occasion of general elections across the country. Sources say that polling for the general elections across the country will be held on February 8, 2024 and educational institutions will be closed…
File photo It has been decided to nominate Mohsin Naqvi to the PCB in place of the resigned Chairman PCB Management Committee Zaka Ashraf. According to the sources, Mohsin Naqvi will be named Patron’s representative in the Board of Governors. It should be noted that Mohsin Naqvi is also the caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab…
— File photo After the divorce of former Pakistan cricket team captain Shoaib Malik with former Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, a video of the past of the Indian player has come to light. The above mentioned video on social media is from the past in which the former Indian tennis star is giving advice…
