“Regardless of who you are, the current UN system still makes you less influential than the veto power possessed by a few and misused by one: Russia. That is to the detriment of all other UN Members,” he said, speaking through an interpreter. Viable reform process World leaders and Foreign Ministers attending the annual debate…
The big objective of the major UN General Assembly meeting is to unlock innovative and practical solutions to close the widening divisions between rich and poor. The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs which drives the UN’s effort on SDG financing, notes that although fiscal challenges are mounting, “there is a window of opportunity…
Rosemary DiCarlo called on the national army and so-called Rapid Support Forces to lay down their arms, more than five months after they began facing off in the streets of Khartoum. She told a high level ministerial event on The Cost of Inaction in Sudan taking place at UN Headquarters in New York that only…
Heads of State, Foreign Ministers, and other top representatives are converging to endorse multilateral treaties which form the bedrock of international legal frameworks. “Multilateral treaties are essential tools for Member States to achieve the objectives of the UN Charter,” emphasized David Nanopoulos, Chief of the Treaty Section at the UN Office for Legal Affairs (OLA)….
A new report by UNAMA’s Human Rights Service has documented over 1,600 cases of human rights violations including torture, committed by the de facto authorities across the country during the arrest and detention of individuals from 1 January 2022 to 31 July this year. Commenting on the findings, UN rights chief Volker Türk described as…
The SDG summit held in New York earlier this week highlighted the disappointing progress made toward achieving the UN’s 17 SDG goals by 2030, said Mr. Kagame. He commended the Secretary-General’s focus on the issue and emphasized that slow progress toward achieving SDGs would exacerbate economic disparities between countries. “This year’s SDG Summit has once again…
Front and centre was an urgent call to action, to prevent cascading climate disasters through a just and equitable energy transition – before it’s too late. In his impassioned address on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly to politicians, business, activists and civil society leaders, Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark warning about the…
5 kg 448 grams of ice solution was recovered from the towels, the towels were kept soaked, accused Imran arrested, investigation started (Photo: File) Islamabad: At the New Islamabad International Airport, ASF foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of ice to Saudi Arabia, three Ihram towels soaked in ice solution were kept in…
Karachi: The weather became pleasant due to drizzle and light rain in different areas of Shahr Quaid. On Wednesday morning, after heavy rains, clouds suddenly covered various parts of the city while there was drizzle at some places. Later, light rain started in many areas with strong winds. The weather became pleasant as the heat…
Islamabad: The Foreign Office has said that the killing of a Canadian Sikh citizen proved that India’s terrorism has reached Canada. Pakistan expects that foreign governments will ensure the protection of our citizens and Kashmiris. According to Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the caretaker foreign minister had a meeting with the US Special Representative…
