“As we move into 2023, the Syrian people remain trapped in a profound humanitarian, political, military, security, economic and human rights crisis of great complexity and almost unimaginable scale,” said Geir Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria. Outlining recent developments, he reiterated his previous calls for calm on the ground, good faith engagement in Syria’s stalled Constitutional Committee…
Speaking at the ninth meeting of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact in New York, he urged for all counter-terrorism policies and initiatives to be “firmly grounded” within their defence. “Combatting terror must never be used as an excuse for trampling on people’s human rights,” he said. “When we protect human rights, we are in fact…
According to the UN agency, between 2019 and 2021, the number of people who went hungry in the region increased by 30 per cent, to 56.5 million. This alarming food insecurity spike happened even though Latin America and the Caribbean is the world’s largest net food exporting region. It had also outperformed other regions in…
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay made the appeal in her message to mark the International Day of Women in Multilateralism, which highlights their role in building peace and ensuring sustainable development. It also provides an opportunity to advocate for increased representation of women in key decision-making positions in global collaboration. ‘Incomprehensible inequality gap’ “Celebrating their…
This decision recognizes the outstanding universal value of the site and the duty of all humanity to protect it. ‘Reinforced protection’ “Odesa, a free city, a world city, a legendary port that has left its mark on cinema, literature and the arts, is thus placed under the reinforced protection of the international community,” said Audrey…
Earlier, Justin Timberlake and Shakira also sold their music shares. Famous pop singer Justin Bieber sold the rights to his songs for 200 million dollars. The rights to Justin Bieber’s songs have been bought by music publishing and recording company Hipgnosis. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed by Hipgnosis, but the deal is…
File photo The screening of a BBC documentary on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was banned in India. According to foreign media reports, a documentary film based on Gujarat has been banned by the students of Delhi’s famous university ‘Jawahirlal Nehru University’. This BBC documentary highlights the role of then minister Narendra Modi in the…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam has retained his first position among batsmen in the new ODI rankings of the International Cricket Council (ICC). According to the newly released ICC rankings, national team captain Babar Azam is at the first position with 887 points, while Rasi van der Dusen and Quinton de Kock are at the second and…
The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has published a joint assessment of the situation in Afghanistan, warning that women and girls are at risk of persecution under the Taliban regime. In the light of this review, the country guidance that has been issued under the Afghan women have been declared eligible for refugee status…
Nabil Zafar, file photo Nabeel Zafar, a well-known comedian and actor of Pakistan showbiz industry, explained the reason for changing his name before starting his career as an actor. Nabeel Zafar recently appeared as a guest on a private TV show where he talked about the difficulties he faced at the start of his showbiz…
