OHCHR issued a statement deploring the latest strike – the fourth since 2017 – which took place in Kaduna state in the north on Tuesday and left at least 80 civilians dead and more than 60 injured. “While we note that the authorities have termed the civilian deaths as accidental, we call on them to…
Briefing ambassadors at the Security Council, Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, said that like the previous year, the year 2023 has been devastating for the people of Ukraine. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has verified 10,065 civilians killed and a further 18,679 injured since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022….
In a letter to the Council, Mr. Guterres invoked Article 99, contained in Chapter XV of the Charter. This says that the UN chief “may bring to attention of the Security Council any matter which in his opinion, may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security.” In a statement to journalists along with the…
Convened in the town of Kasane, the Intergovernmental Committee is considering new entries to UNESCO’s Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and on Tuesday night they unveiled dozens of different entries which have made the cut already, ranging from glass blowing to poncho weaving. The session in Botswana – the latest annual gathering of the committee –…
The High Commissioner also rejected allegations of double standards regarding the UN’s position on the crisis in Gaza, noting that he had been made aware of allegations of sexual violence during the Hamas attack on communities in southern Israel. It was “painfully clear” that the “atrocious” attacks should be fully investigated independently “because that is…
Mr. Stiell’s strong message to government negotiators comes as the latest UN climate conference, running in the UAE’s main city, Dubai, since last Thursday, reaches the halfway mark with agreement on financing for climate adaptation and the fate of fossil fuels still up in the air. “All governments must give their negotiators clear marching orders”. …
Islamabad: Caretaker Minister of Religious Affairs Aneeq Ahmed has said that the meeting of the Arab League on Gaza has been postponed. Addressing the Harmat al-Aqsa conference under the auspices of Majlis Ittehad Ummat Pakistan at the Jinnah Convention Center of the federal capital, the Caretaker Minister of Religious Affairs said that if the OIC…
Photo courtesy of Kirkinfo Despite getting the home team out early on the first day of the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand The visiting team was in trouble. In the match being played in Mirpur, Dhaka, the Bangladesh team was bowled out for 172 runs on a spinners-friendly wicket. Mushfiqur Rahim scored 35…
485 players from 22 countries registered for PSL 9 Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that 485 players from 22 countries have been registered in the 9th edition of Pakistan Super League (PCL). setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’); fbq(‘track’, ‘PageView’); }, 6000); /*setTimeout(function(){ (function (d, s, id) { var…
Abu Dhabi:. New York Strikers’ opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s knock of 41 and Sunil Narine’s spell of 2 for 16 pressed Team Abu Dhabi to their 6th loss in 6 suits via a 24 runs win in the 22nd suit of the Abu Dhabi T10 at theZayed Cricket Stadium Though Abu Dhabi won the throw and…
