Briefing ambassadors at the UN Security Council, Geir Pedersen said that recent spike in violence, including airstrikes, rocket attacks and clashes between armed groups, underscored the urgent need for a political resolution. In addition, protests continue in some regions over unaddressed grievances and the presence of six foreign armies in the country are raising fears…
Adopting a United States-led draft resolution without a vote, the Assembly also highlighted the respect, protection and promotion of human rights in the design, development, deployment and the use of AI. The text was “co-sponsored” or backed by more than 120 other Member States. The General Assembly also recognized AI systems’ potential to accelerate and…
Experts and UN leaders exchanged views about the best ways forward, centred on this year’s theme, A Decade of Recognition, Justice, and Development: Implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent. While the decade ends in 2024, much work remains to be done, General Assembly President Dennis Francis told the world body. To galvanize…
“It’s important we don’t let the violence spill over from the capital into the country,” said Ulrika Richardson, briefing journalists at UN Headquarters via videolink from Haiti. She said orchestrated gang attacks on prisons, ports, hospitals and the palace have unfolded over the past weeks, but in the past few days these heavily armed groups…
“When we live in a chaotic world it’s very important to stick to principles and the principles are clear: the UN Charter, international law, the territorial integrity of countries and international humanitarian law,” the UN chief said, speaking at the opening of the European Council in Brussels. “That is the reason why we believe it…
Landhi police registered a case against husband Tariq on the woman’s complaint Karachi: The Landhi police have registered a case against the executioner stepfather who sprinkled the 8-year-old girl with petrol and set her on fire. On February 16, in Kolandhi 36B, the step-father had sprinkled petrol on the 8-year-old girl Vaniya and set her…
The meat of sick chickens was to be sold in the market Lahore: During an operation, the Punjab Food Authority seized a vehicle full of sick chickens, the meat of which was to be sold in the market. Meat safety teams destroyed 880 kg of sick chickens and stale and smelly meat during checking in…
Peshawar: After 9 positive cases were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the new variant of Corona has been confirmed. According to the Health Department, 9 positive cases including the new ‘JN1’ variant of Corona have been reported in the province, all of which were reported from different hospitals in Peshawar. 5 women are also among the…
Other social media platforms are open, why only X is closed? Court The Peshawar High Court has sought response from the Ministry of Interior and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on the petition filed against the closure of X (Twitter). Justice Ejaz Anwar and Justice Waqar Ahmed of Peshawar High Court heard the petition filed…
Islamabad: Companies are not showing interest in the outsourcing of the federal capital’s airport, for which the tender date has been extended. According to Express News, due to lack of interest in the outsourcing of Islamabad Airport, the Civil Aviation Authority has extended the tender date by 2 months, after which the bid date has…
