Dozens of civilians were killed and injured, including a two-month-old girl who was hospitalized for her injuries. A hospital and an ambulance were reportedly struck, with two healthcare workers and a patient reported to be among the injured. Civilians pay the price Denise Brown, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, issued a statement saying she was…
Ambassadors met for their annual briefing with the heads of UN Police Components serving at field missions. Approximately 9,000 police officers – men and women – from 94 countries are deployed at UN peace operations, mainly in formed police units (FPUs) comprised of 140 members. Unique responses required Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, opened…
Mr. Guterres was commenting on the latest report by UN climate change body UNFCCC, which shows, he said, that global climate ambition stagnated over the past year and national climate plans are “strikingly misaligned” with the science. “As the reality of climate chaos pounds communities around the world – with ever fiercer floods, fires and…
Diabetes is a chronic disease which occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. WHO said that more than 460 million people worldwide live with diabetes and millions more are at risk. The UN health agency stressed that people with the condition require…
UN agencies and partners are scaling up response to the outbreak, which was first declared in Gedaref state, located in the east, on 26 September. At least 2,525 suspected cases of acute watery diarrhoea/cholera have been reported, including 78 associated deaths, in 27 localities across seven states. Millions at risk More than 3.1 million people…
“Rain will just add further to the suffering” of people in the Strip, WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris told reporters in Geneva, at a time when disruptions in sewage pumping and water shortages have caused a spike in waterborne diseases and bacterial infections. The World Health Organization warned last week that since mid-October, over 33,500 cases of…
Photo: APP Peshawar: The appointment of the new caretaker chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Syed Arshad Hussain Shah, has been challenged in the Peshawar High Court, in which the newly appointed chief minister has been requested to be stopped from work and the appointment declared null and void. The writ petition has been filed by…
Photo: File The meeting of former cricketers with Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Zaka Ashraf ended, former cricketers advised Zaka Ashraf not to make changes in haste. Sources said that former captain Younis Khan, Sohail Tanveer and Wahab Riaz met Zaka Ashraf. According to sources, former captain Younis Khan, Sohail Tanveer and Wahab…
Photo: File Where and when will the 9th edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) be held? In this regard, the meeting of the PSL Governing Council will be held today. Sources say that Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Zaka Ashraf will preside over the meeting at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). Sources said…
Several XCNs found involved in water theft, MD Salahuddin Karachi: MD Water Board has admitted that Water Board officers are involved in water theft in the city, against whom a departmental report has been prepared. He said that the investigation process of the report is going on. In the investigation so far, several XCNs have…
