“After decades of progress, women’s rights are being undermined and reversed,” said Secretary-General António Guterres. Pointing to several ominous examples, he said women’s rights are severely restricted in Afghanistan, sexual violence is being reported during the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict and the patriarchy is pushing back against hard-won rights women have striven to achieve. “The women…
The 2023 Human Development Index (HDI) stands at a new high following steep decline during 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the UN Development Programme (UNDP). Rich countries experienced unprecedented development, the Human Development Report details, yet half of the world’s poorest nations continue to languish below their pre-COVID crisis levels….
Ms. Boucly spoke to Khaled Mohamed from UN News as news emerged of fresh Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, and an UNRWA report that more children have been killed there in recent months than in four years of conflict worldwide. On Wednesday, the agency reported that at least one of its staffers had been killed and a…
“I am appalled to know that families were just getting together to have dinner and spend a quiet evening at home, only to see their homes damaged and their loved ones injured,” said Ms. Brown, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, in a tweet. Trapped under rubble According to the UN Office in Ukraine, the strike…
“This war is a war on children. It is a war on their childhood and their future,” said UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini, who described as “staggering” the latest Gaza health authority data indicating that at least 12,300 youngsters have died in the enclave in the last four months, compared with 12,193 globally between 2019 and…
Islamabad: During the hearing of the case against the closure of social media platform X, the court has remarked that whoever did it but the social media platform was closed. Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamir Farooq heard a citizen’s request against the closure of social media platform X (formerly Twitter). During the hearing, the…
Karachi: Additional District and Sessions Judge Gharbi sentenced the accused to 2 years imprisonment in the case of marriage with a minor (15 years old) girl. Additional District and Sessions Judge Gharbi Irshad Hussain pronounced the decision of the case against the accused Muhammad Aslam for marrying a young girl, in which the court sentenced…
Karachi: The Sindh High Court has extended the injunction on petitions against recovery of municipal charges in electricity bills. According to Express News, a two-member bench consisting of Justice Faisal Kamal and Justice Abdul Rahman heard the petitions against the collection of municipal charges in electricity bills. Jamaat-e-Islami lawyer Usman Farooq advocate stated that no…
The court gave time to the federal government and the Punjab government to submit a written reply. The Lahore High Court has sought a response from the government on the request of the Sunni Ittehad Council for specific seats. A hearing was held in the High Court on a petition filed against the Sunni Ittehad…
Peshawar: Peshawar High Court while hearing the case related to reserved seats has remarked that it seems like the spoils have been divided. The hearing on the petition filed by the Sunni Unity Council for the reserved seats was conducted in the Peshawar High Court by a 5-member larger bench headed by Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim,…
