During her visit, which concluded on Tuesday, Ms. Mohammed held a number of bilateral meetings with senior government officials, including President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir. “We must not give up. Times of distress call for courage, solidarity and determination. It starts at…
Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, told ambassadors at the Security Council, that this weekend, in southern Colombia, land purchased by the Government was handed over to some 500 beneficiaries, among them former FARC-EP combatants, peasants and members of the indigenous communities. “Hopeful moments such as these are an increasingly common occurrence today,…
“This is one of the largest protection crises that we are faced with today,” said Mamadou Dian Balde, UNHCR’s Regional Director for the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes. “Inside Sudan itself there are a lot of people in urban settings that are affected equally and who do not have the resources to…
Ms. Mohammadi has been arrested multiple times, the first arrest being in 2011 for her advocacy for incarcerated human rights activists and their families. In 2015, she was rearrested and sentenced to additional years. She is currently serving a lengthy jail sentence in Tehran’s Evin Prison for “spreading anti-State propaganda”, according to a news release…
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Herat at 5:10 AM (00:40 AM GMT) local time, injuring over 100 people, many of whom were taken to hospitals, according to media reports. UN response UN agencies have stepped up support, deploying teams to assess the damage and assist ongoing humanitarian efforts. The UN World…
Over a tenth of the population in Gaza, more than 260,000 people, have been displaced since the start of the current conflict on 7 October and the numbers are rising fast. More than 175,000 people are sheltering in schools operated by UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, which has some 13,000 staff in the enclave. UNRWA…
Abu Dhabi,. The New York Strikers, have actually effectively developed a powerful team for the 7th version of the Abu Dhabi T10 via thePlayer Draft With 11 out of the 17 gamer ports to fill up, they have actually made calculated transfer to reinforce their group. Interestingly, the New York Strikers played their first period…
Pakistan cricket team reached the Indian city of Ahmedabad. Pakistan team reached Ahmedabad by chartered flight from Hyderabad where the team will rest today. Pakistan team will train at Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday and Friday. Remember that the World Cup match between Pakistan and India will be played on October 14. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?…
–File photo Pakistan cricket team’s wicketkeeper batsman Muhammad Rizwan has said that Abdullah Shafiq was told not to look at the scoreboard and play his game. After the great success against Sri Lanka, opener Abdullah Shafiq and Mohammad Rizwan have discussed the match. Mohammad Rizwan said that the plan was to score 100 runs in…
–File photo In the ninth match of the World Cup, Afghanistan has won the toss and decided to bat first against India. Match between the two teams in Delhi Being played at K Arun Jaitley Stadium. In the match, the Indian team is led by Rohit Sharma and the Afghan team is led by Heshmatullah…
