Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, will also visit the occupied West Bank, where she will meet with the Palestinian Authority, civil society organizations, recently released detainees and other relevant actors. The visit is set to start on Monday and will conclude in early February. Giving voice to…
Since 7 October when Israel launched its military campaign to destroy Hamas in response to the militant group’s terror attacks in southern Israel that left some 1,200 dead and more than 250 taken hostage, Gaza health authorities have reported at least 25,700 killed and some 63,740 injured. In its case, which began earlier this month in…
“Sudan is experiencing a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions. It’s a living nightmare for children,” Mandeep O’Brien said this week in an interview with UN News. Nearly 10 months have passed since clashes erupted between the Sudanese Army and a rival group known as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), leaving14 million children in desperate need of lifesaving assistance. Child displacement crisis Ms. O’Brien said…
According to Jan Hoffmann, Chief of Trade Logistics at UNCTAD, the attacks are not only adding to geopolitical tensions but also raising costs and leading to increased greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. “Maritime transport is really the lifeline of global trade,” he said, speaking to journalists at the UN Headquarters in New York via video link…
“I cannot overstress the severity of the situation in Haiti, where multiple protracted crises have reached a critical point,” said Maria Isabel Salvador, presenting the latest report of the UN political office there, BINUH. The Caribbean country remains plagued by mounting violence and insecurity at the hands of armed gangs, against a backdrop of political, humanitarian, and socioeconomic…
The date of the President’s Trophy final has become a mystery for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Earlier, PCB changed the date of the final of the President’s Trophy due to the players’ participation in the Sindh Premier League and announced that the final would be held from February 6 to 10. If changed again,…
The death toll from intensified fighting “in the area” of the training centre in the southern city of Khan Younis in recent days has risen to 12 confirmed fatalities and 75 injured – 15 critically – said Thomas White, Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. “Persistent attacks on civilian sites in Khan Younis…
— File photo Pakistan Cricket Team Director Mohammad Hafeez is likely to meet the Acting Chairman PCB today. According to the sources, Mohammad Hafeez will inform Acting Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board Shah Khawar about the tour of Australia and New Zealand in the meeting. Sources say that Muhammad Hafeez’s contract has expired and the decision…
Peshawar: The court rejected the request of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf to have the elections in KP under judicial supervision. A 2-member bench consisting of Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Muhammad Ibrahim Khan and Justice Shakeel Ahmed dismissed PTI’s request to conduct the election under the supervision of the judiciary. The bench heard the case on December…
Lahore: In Punjab, the use of artificial intelligence has been started to catch motorcycle riders without helmets. According to Punjab Police spokesperson, Safe Cities Authority has developed a first-of-its-kind software to track motorcycle riders without helmets. In this regard, IG Punjab Dr. Usman Anwar said that CCTV cameras of Punjab Safe Cities Authority will identify…
