In a statement following a briefing last week by Bintou Keita, the head of the UN mission, MONUSCO, ambassadors condemned all armed groups operating in the country and demanded the immediate cessation of hostilities and of any further advances by the M23. They expressed concern over ongoing displacement in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu…
Briefing the Council on the current situation on the ground, Ramesh Rajasingham, coordination director with UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, and Janti Soeripto of the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Save the Children, outlined the latest impact of the devastation that has followed the Hamas-led terror attack on Israel last October, which left more than 1,200 people…
“The UN WFP has managed to bring desperately needed food and nutrition supplies into Darfur; the first WFP assistance to reach the war-wracked region in months,” said Leni Kinzli, WFP Communications Officer in Sudan. The convoys crossed into Sudan from Chad in late March carrying enough food and nutrition supplies for 250,000 people facing acute…
Marking six months of war since the “abhorrent” Hamas-led terror attacks of 7 October, António Guterres told journalists at UN Headquarters in New York that nothing could justify the horror unleashed by Palestinian militants that day. “I once again utterly condemn the use of sexual violence, torture injuring and kidnapping of civilians, the firing of…
In a resolution adopted by 28 votes in favour, six against and 13 abstentions, the 47-member Human Rights Council backed a call to cease the sale, transfer and diversion of arms, munitions and other military equipment to Israel, the occupying Power…to prevent further violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human rights”. …
Globally popular messaging application WhatsApp has introduced a video feature for testing in the beta version released for iOS. In a screenshot presented in a WhatsApp Beta Info report, it can be seen that WhatsApp is working on a ‘picture-in-picture’ feature that will allow users to record video while they are in other chats. Will…
Lahore: There is a possibility of unusual increase in heat intensity in Punjab this month. According to the spokesperson PDMA, the intensity of heat will increase in the month of April and the temperature will be slightly higher than the average of the last 30 years. There are also chances of heatwaves in the plains…
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to review the issues of national security and the security of Chinese citizens every month. Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif presided over a high-level meeting regarding the law and order situation in the country, in which he said that the war will continue until the monster of…
Islamabad: Election Commission has set the last date of election campaign for by-election. In the case of by-elections in 21 constituencies of the National and Provincial Assemblies, the Election Commission has announced the last date of the election campaign. According to the Election Commission, the candidates should finish campaigning between April 19 and 20 for…
The meeting of the National Assembly has been convened on Monday, April 15. A notification regarding the convening of the meeting has also been issued by the National Assembly Secretariat. The meeting of the National Assembly will be held on Monday, April 15 at 5 pm after the Eid al-Fitr holidays. Speaker National Assembly Sardar…
