To be held from 15 to 19 April, President Dennis Francis’ flagship initiative converges various mandated events into a singular, impactful week, elevating the discourse on such critical sectors as tourism, infrastructure, energy and transport. “The Sustainability Week initiative is essentially designed to galvanise momentum around sustainability in a way that helps to supercharge implementation…
Adopting a United States-led draft resolution without a vote, the Assembly also highlighted the respect, protection and promotion of human rights in the design, development, deployment and the use of AI. The text was “co-sponsored” or backed by more than 120 other Member States. The General Assembly also recognized AI systems’ potential to accelerate and…
10:51 AM Israel: Ceasefire must have pre-conditions Gilad Menashe Erdan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN, said that it has been 150 days since Hamas committed “the most brutal and barbaric massacre since the Holocaust”. “Once again, this body [General Assembly] has convened not to condemn Hamas, no. Not to condemn their…
“Your efforts are urgent,” he said in a video message to the sixth edition of the UN Environmental Assembly (UNEA-6). “Our planet is on the brink, ecosystems are collapsing, our climate is imploding, and humanity is to blame.” Action now The UNEA is the world’s highest decision-making body on the environment and aims to help restore…
Independent members protested in the House wearing masks of founder PTI Islamabad: In the opening session of the National Assembly, the newly elected members took oath, after the oath taking, slogans were raised again by the Sunni Ittehad Council. According to the agenda of the inaugural session, at the beginning of the inaugural session, recitation…
More than 7,000 delegates from 182 countries are scheduled to take part in the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) which runs through Friday. Delegates are convening in the Kenyan capital as climate change intensifies, a million species face the risk of extinction, and pollution remains among the world’s leading causes of…
Set up as a sort of ‘world parliament on the environment’, UNEA aims to define priorities for environmental policies and develop international legislation on the matter. Why is UNEA important? The 2024 Environment Assembly, or UNEA-6, is expected to host a record 6,000 delegates, including seven Heads of State and 139 Ministers and Vice-Ministers, as…
“As we reflect on the two years of anguish and hardship, let us emerge from this place with a resounding message of solidarity and unwavering support to the resilient people of Ukraine,” he said, speaking on the eve of the solemn anniversary. The UN Security Council is also set to meet on Ukraine later on…
Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Malik Ahmed is likely to be made the Speaker of the Punjab Assembly. Before the Punjab Assembly meeting, a meeting of the Muslim League-N Punjab Parliamentary Party was held which was chaired by Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz. Zaheer Chanan, who won the provincial seat from Bahawalpur, will be the…
Mir Asim Kurd Gallo Shahbaz Sharif announced joining the party in a meeting—Photo: Screengrab Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League (N) has increased the number of seats in the Balochistan Assembly where the member Mir Asim Kurd Gilo who was elected as an independent from Constituency PB-12 Kuchi Bolan announced his participation in the meeting with Shahbaz…
