Photo Express Rawalpindi: An emergency drill was conducted in Central Jail Adiala Rawalpindi in which Rangers, Police, Rescue 1122 and Bomb Disposal Squad personnel participated. During the exercise in Adiala Jail, a practical demonstration of dealing with terrorist activities was carried out, while the response time of the police jail staff and the staff of…
Maryland, USA: Scientists have introduced a robot in the field of medicine that is capable of performing surgeries better than humans. According to media reports, a team of American researchers has developed a robot surgeon. It can remove cancerous tumors from very sensitive places inside the human body, which is a challenge for even the…
Pallekele(PNP) N7 Group, a prominent figure in the real estate sector, proudly announces its title sponsorship of The Legends Cricket Trophy 2024. This esteemed event, held at the iconic Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka, celebrates the essence of cricket while paying tribute to legendary players of the game including Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj…
“Women’s rights are human rights” has echoed throughout the UN Commission on the Status of Women for decades, including at its current session that runs from 11 to 22 March at UN Headquarters.
The 2024 Joint Response Plan backed by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and migration agency, IOM, is led by the Government of Bangladesh. It seeks to alleviate the plight of around one million Rohingya refugees living in densely-populated camps in Cox’s Bazar and on the island of Bhasan Char after they fled ethnic violence in…
Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs told ambassadors at the Security Council that conflict prevention is a cornerstone of the UN’s mission. “Prevention saves lives and safeguards development gains. It is cost effective,” she said. Recalling the Secretary-General’s policy brief on A New Agenda for Peace, Ms. DiCarlo said prevention needed to be…
Martin Griffiths was speaking at a review of humanitarian efforts to help people uprooted by conflict, climate change or other emergencies. He echoed concerns that help for the world’s internally displaced isn’t being delivered quickly enough by the United Nations and its partners, as escalating conflicts, large-scale disasters, water scarcity and food insecurity continue to…
“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…
