Ulrika Richardson, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti, who is also the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, told journalists in Geneva that 5.2 million Haitians need humanitarian assistance and over 4.3 million face acute food insecurity – that’s a staggering two out of five people in a country which used to be…
Amid ongoing bombardment in the Gaza Strip, UN agencies and humanitarian partners continue to provide desperately needed food, water, healthcare and other services to the more than two million people living there.
In a letter to the President of the UN General Assembly Dennis Francis, the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, warned that UNRWA’s ability to implement its mandate in Gaza is “severely limited” and that the primary platform for humanitarian assistance to over 2.2 million people in Gaza is “on…
Live broadcast of the meeting, which starts at 10 AM New York time. 10:25 AM Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the Observer State of Palestine to the UN, outlined the impact of the strikes by Israel, saying the bombardment “placed every possible impediment on humanitarian aid and access.” “And we are all supposed to pretend…
With negotiations on curbing global warming and the future of fossil fuels generating the most buzz as the latest UN climate conference heads towards the finish line – COP28 is scheduled to wrap up next Tuesday – young people and children grabbed the spotlight today. In the lead-up to the conference, the UN released a…
The Global Study on Homicide analyzes the complex dynamics behind these violent deaths and includes a special section on how organized crime is driving death rates up in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report examines homicides related to criminal activities and interpersonal conflict, as well as “socio-politically motivated homicides” such as the deliberate killing…
University of Karachi has introduced a new four-year degree program called Digital Media Marketing under the Department of Mass Communication with immediate admissions. In this regard, while addressing the introduction program held at Professor Sarwar Naseem Hall of University of Karachi, Vice Chancellor of University of Karachi Professor Dr. Khalid Iraqi said that the credit…
Ban on former New Zealand cricketer Lou Vincent eased, Lou Vincent was banned for life by the ECB in 2014. The ECB’s Disciplinary Commission announced a relaxation of the ban and Lou Vincent was allowed to join domestic cricket. Former Kiwi cricketers also raised their voices to relax the ban on Vincent. Lou Vincent had…
Karachi: Taking action, Rizvia police arrested 3 fake journalists including the woman who harassed and blackmailed the woman and recovered the fake press card. According to the Rizvia Police, the arrested suspects pretended to be journalists and blackmailed the woman (s) and took Rs 49,000. The accused were demanding more money. He came again to…
Photograph of the arrested suspect and recovered weapons (Photo: CTD) Karachi: Acting on secret information, CTD arrested a terrorist of the banned organization Tehreek Taliban and recovered weapons. According to the spokesperson CTD Sindh, the arrested terrorist is involved in the attack on the house of former federal minister Afzal Lala, he is the emir…
