In a letter to the President of the UN General Assembly Dennis Francis, the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, warned that UNRWA’s ability to implement its mandate in Gaza is “severely limited” and that the primary platform for humanitarian assistance to over 2.2 million people in Gaza is “on…
The news came as the UN chief released a strongly worded statement on a record summer of global warming in the northern hemisphere, according to the European Union’s climate service Copernicus. Dog days bite back “Our planet has just endured a season of simmering – the hottest summer on record,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres,…
He was speaking at UN Headquarters in New York, where he presented three new policy briefs on these themes to Member States. Serious challenges “They touch on some of the most serious challenges we face – challenges that may determine whether we are able to achieve the vision of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable…
Islamabad: (PNP News) After the long breakdown across the country, electricity has started to be restored in different areas. According to the National Transmission and Dispatch Company, power has been restored from Kala Shah Kaku and Narang Mandi grid stations, power restoration process has started at various grid stations of LESCO, power supply has been…
Lahore: (PNP News) There was a power breakdown in major cities of the country, including Lahore, due to which electricity supply has been suspended in many areas. Sources say that electricity supply in the entire country was affected due to power trip in Multan region. Electricity supply was suspended in different areas of Lahore at…
