World News in Brief: UNCTAD development finance call, Nepal quake update, religious freedom in Nicaragua

World News in Brief: UNCTAD development finance call, Nepal quake update, religious freedom in Nicaragua

That’s the message from the UN’s trade and development body UNCTAD, which called on Tuesday for urgent reform of the international financial system to support the world’s 46 Least Developed Countries. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, these most vulnerable economies urgently require foreign investment to add value to their economic output,…

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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN humanitarians plead for ‘access, access, access’

Israel-Palestine crisis: UN humanitarians plead for ‘access, access, access’

“Every day, you think it is the worst day and then the next day is worse,” UN health agency spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said, quoting a colleague in Gaza, which remains under almost complete blockade. “Access, access, access is necessary.” 160 children killed daily The level of death and suffering is “hard to fathom”, Mr. Lindmeier…

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Caretaker Chief Minister Sindh is furious over the non-implementation of official price lists

Caretaker Chief Minister Sindh is furious over the non-implementation of official price lists

Photo: Screen grab Karachi: The Caretaker Chief Minister has expressed his anger over the non-implementation of official rates in Sindh. On behalf of the caretaker chief minister of Sindh, letters were issued to the commissioners of Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana, Mirpur Khas and Shaheed Benazirabad. Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqir said that according to reports, the…

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