Gender equality in the judiciary has been historically unbalanced, including at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. The first woman to be elected as a member of the ICJ in 1995 was Dame Rosalyn Higgins, who in 2006 also became the first female President of the Court. …
The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said the humanitarian supplies had been off-loaded in Chasiv Yar, which is some 10 kilometres to the west of Bakhmut, which Russian forces are attempting to wrest control from Ukrainian troops. After months of fighting, the mercenary Wagner Group now claims to be in control of the eastern part…
The International Day was proclaimed following the unanimous adoption of an Assembly resolution last March that called for global dialogue that promotes tolerance, peace and respect for human rights and religious diversity. As the UN Secretary-General stated, the nearly two billion Muslims worldwide – who come from all corners of the planet – “reflect humanity…
Renewed violent clashes between non-state armed groups and government forces have sparked the latest emergency, with 300,000 people forced to flee their homes in North Kivu Province in February alone. According to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, another 20,000 fled at the start of the week and nearly 50,000 became displaced from the Kitchanga region in Masisi territory…
In a statement, the dozen experts said representatives from the Russian-owned mercenary outfit had been “offering pardons for criminal sentences to prisoners who join the group and take part in the war in Ukraine, as well as a monthly payment to their relatives”. The experts – members of the Working Group on the use of Mercenaries, the Working Group…
In an appeal for $178 million to support humanitarian assistance across the seven affected countries in the Greater Horn region, veteran WHO worker Liesbeth Aelbrecht warned that the situation was worse than anything she’d seen in more than two decades in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. “These 48 million people do include as…
Elections should be held in tribal districts after complete census and constituencies, otherwise they will boycott the elections, said the elders (Photo: File). Islamabad: The tribal elders demanded a suo motu notice from the Supreme Court on ill-treatment of the tribals. Advisors of Khyber district, North Waziristan, Mohmand district and South Waziristan while holding a…
Karachi: The investigation into the murder of Vice Chairman of Federation of Private Schools Pakistan, Khalid Raza, who was shot dead in Golestan Johar Block Seven, is ongoing, during which important revelations have come out. According to the details, according to the investigative sources, Khalid Raza, who was killed on February 26, was initiated 3…
The migrant boat sank in Tunisia, 54 were rescued. Photo: File Tunisia: Two migrant boats sank in Tunisia in two consecutive days, in which a total of 14 people died while 54 people were rescued. According to the World News Agency, two migrant boats sank today and yesterday off the coast of Tunisia. In the…
Saif Ali Khan, file photo Nawab of Bollywood Saif Ali Khan has given an important advice to men to get married. In an interview, Saif Ali Khan spoke to his wife Kareena Kapoor Khan about the age gap between marriage and spouse. “I would advise all men to marry young and beautiful women,” he said….
