UN condemns deadly attacks in Moscow
The UN chief condemned in the strongest possible terms Friday’s deadly terrorist attack at a concert hall outside Moscow.
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World News in Brief: Sex trafficking and child recruitment in Sudan, new mass grave in Libya, children at risk in DR Congo
This is being compounded by an increase in child and forced marriage, and the recruitment of boys by combatants in the continuing war between rival generals that erupted nearly a year ago. All this is happening against the backdrop of the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the country that has caused an unprecedented mass displacement of over…
How is the UN supporting Haiti’s struggle to overcome violence and instability?
1. The context: Lawlessness and fear While the situation in Haiti has long been characterized by lawlessness, with powerful gangs controlling much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, the months of January and February 2024 have been the most violent in the last two years, with over 2,500 people killed, kidnapped or injured since the start of…
UN officials outraged at Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy plants
The UN chief António Guterres condemned in the strongest terms the large-scale missile and drone attacks, his Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, said on Friday. Guterres appalled at attacks on civilians “The Secretary-General is appalled by the continued killing and destruction and once again underlines that attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure violate international humanitarian law;…
Gaza: UN aid team reaches stricken north, confirms ‘shocking’ disease and hunger
The UN’s top aid official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Jamie McGoldrick, reached Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia on Thursday, where children with the most severe and life-threatening hunger are being treated at a new World Health Organization (WHO)-supported specialised feeding facility. “Without swift treatment, these children are at imminent risk of death,” UN…
UPDATING LIVE: Russia and China veto US resolution stating imperative of ‘immediate and sustained ceasefire’ in Gaza
09:26 AM Alternative resolution fails to support diplomatic talks: US Russia has put politics over progress in vetoing the resolution, throwing stones when it lives in a glass house, said the US Ambassador. She said Russia and China were doing nothing meaningful to advance peace. She said the new text fails to support sensitive diplomacy…
Successful experience of growing fleshy rice
Scientists have successfully experimented with growing beef cells in rice grains to make cheap and environmentally friendly food. Scientists have developed a new type of hybrid food by growing ‘fleshy’ rice which they say will prove to be a cheap and environmentally friendly source of protein. According to the BBC report, researchers from South Korea’s…
Karachi; School and money exchange company’s van collided, 2 people died
Karachi: In a horrific collision between a high roof van of a school and a high roof van of a money exchange company near the Malir Check Post No. 2 railway gate, 2 people in the high roof van were killed while more than 4 people including 3 school children were injured. According to the…
Fraud of several billions from citizens in the name of employment abroad, four accused including a woman arrested
The accused are in the custody of FIA (Photo: FIA). Islamabad: FIA Anti-Human Trafficking Circle Islamabad, in a major operation, arrested a gang in the name of Global Citizenship Solution Agency, which was defrauding hundreds of citizens, including four accused including a woman. According to Express News, 4 suspects, including a woman, were arrested in…
Controversial speeches have been banned from mosques and Imambargahs in Islamabad
Islamabad: All the registered and unregistered mosque committees of Islamabad were declared null and void under the 1986 rules and a ban was imposed on controversial speeches from mosques and imambargahs. The rules of 2023 have been implemented in place of the 1986 rules on endowment and non-endowment mosques and imambargahs, according to which no…