At its resumed eleventh emergency special session, the world body adopted a new resolution calling for an end to the war, only hours before the conflict enters its second year on Friday. The results were 141 Member States in favour and seven against – Belarus, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua, Russia…
The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ilze Brands Kehris, concluding a 10-day visit to the country on Wednesday, reported a resurgence of attacks by armed groups and the devastating toll on communities alongside the need for action. “The violence must stop,” she said, encouraging authorities to redouble their efforts to counter rising hatred and…
The trucks carried items from the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, including food commodities, shelter, hygiene, and other supplies. Most of the trucks, 47, went through the Bab al-Hawa crossing and the remainder entered through Bab al-Salam, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in…
Top UN officials have called for halting escalating cycles of violence following Israeli-Palestinian clashes and airstrikes on Wednesday that left 11 dead and more than 100 injured.
More than 4,300 people participated in the Internet for Trust Conference, organized by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), which will launch the guidelines in September. The three-day event marked the latest phase in the global dialogue to develop regulatory solutions for social media to improve the reliability of information and promote human…
According to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO), maternal deaths have either increased or stagnated nearly everywhere, from 223 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2020, down from 227 in 2015 and 339 in 2000. Unless progress is made on global targets for reducing maternal deaths – most of which are…
Addition of Justice Faiz and Justice Tariq to bench of suo motu case: Pakistan Bar Regarding the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly elections, on the Supreme Court’s own notice, the Pakistan Bar Council has requested that a bench consisting of 9 senior judges of the Supreme Court be formed. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;…
File photo Jason Roy, a foreign player of Pakistan Super League team Quetta Gladiators, has said that we are working hard to make a comeback, we have to forget the previous matches and focus on the next matches. Talking to Geo News, he said that I always believe that I can play a role in…
Oman has announced to open its airspace for all international airlines, Israeli passenger planes will also be able to pass through. The Civil Aviation Authority of Oman has announced the opening of airspace for all airlines that meet the required conditions. The authority said in a statement on Twitter that the Sultanate of Oman, following…
Lahore: The families of Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders arrested in Jail Bharu Tehreek approached the court for their release. PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi Ejaz Chaudhry, Asad Umar. The families of Waleed Iqbal and others have approached the Lahore High Court for their release. The son and daughter of Shah Mahmood Qureshi have filed an application…
