This year’s commemoration pays tribute to the people and organizations that have been on the frontlines of the disease – from fighting stigma and discrimination, to advocating for access to affordable interventions and community-led services. They “have left an indelible mark on the world with their activism,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Advocacy and impact Innovations such…
Releasing its 2023 World Malaria Report as nations gather at the UN climate change conference, COP28, the health agency warned that despite expanding access to malaria prevention, more people are getting sick with the disease. WHO documented 249 million cases in 2022, an increase of two million from 2021 and exceeding the pre-pandemic level of…
“We are taking baby steps and stepping far too slowly to work out the best responses to the complex climate impacts we are faced with,” Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change Simon Stiell told delegates gathered for COP28. The 28th annual meeting known as ‘COP’ after the Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention…
While 2023 is not yet over, a provisional report from the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed that it is set to be the warmest on record, with global temperatures rising 1.4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Mr. Guterres said that the race is on to keep alive the 1.5-degree limit agreed by world leaders…
Important news for students! Announcement of winter vacations in educational institutions Winter vacations have been announced in educational institutions. According to the details, the Sindh government has issued a notification for winter vacations in public and private schools. As per the notification issued, all public and private schools will have winter vacation from December 22…
Karachi: In the Federal Urdu University, formal proceedings have been started for the selection of a new and permanent vice-chancellor after about one and a half years. The meeting of the search committee of the university has been convened on Wednesday, December 6, which will be chaired by HEC chairman Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed himself as…
Lahore: Central President of PTI Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that there is no doubt left in Sharif brothers being pampered after being acquitted of the cases. Speaking informally to journalists on the occasion of appearance in the court, former Chief Minister of Punjab and Central President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chaudhry Pervez Elahi said that…
The intelligence wing of CTD Sindh arrested the leader of the gang involved in kidnapping for ransom. Karachi: The intelligence wing of CTD Sindh arrested Saad Imran, the leader of the group involved in kidnapping for ransom. According to CTD, on November 10, CTD Sindh’s intelligence wing team was engaged in an operation in the…
Why 29 November? On that day in 1947, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the partition of Palestine. At the founding commemoration of the international day, the then-UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim expressed a view echoed by successive secretaries-general that “events of these last years have made the world painfully aware that the Palestinian people and…
Islamabad: Bail application filed after arrest in 190 million pounds corruption case by Chairman PTI. On behalf of Imran Khan, through lawyers Latif Khosa, Intizar Panjotha, Ali Ijaz, the application has been filed in the Accountability Court Islamabad, on which Judge Muhammad Bashir has issued notices. Chairman NAB and Director General NAB have been made…
