British Home Secretary calling Pakistanis guilty of sexual assault is a political statement: British judge

British Home Secretary calling Pakistanis guilty of sexual assault is a political statement: British judge

File photo British Pakistani Judge Ghazin Mehmood has said that British Home Minister calling Pakistanis guilty of sexual assault is a political statement. Speaking at the event in Manchester, Judge Ghazin Mehmood said that the interior minister has directly targeted Pakistanis, his statement is unfair and dishonest. Judge Ghazan Mahmood says that the Minister of…

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Ukraine: ‘Calling it a crisis seems so insignificant compared to everyday reality on the ground’: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

Ukraine: ‘Calling it a crisis seems so insignificant compared to everyday reality on the ground’: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

Denise Brown is the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine. Based in the capital Kyiv, she works alongside around 20 UN agencies with some 2,600 staff, the majority Ukrainians. She spoke to UN News about the challenges of supporting communities in a country at war. “Conditions have been pretty difficult in Ukraine over the…

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‘Time is working against us’, UN chief says, calling for action to end clashes, restore credible Israeli-Palestinian political horizon

‘Time is working against us’, UN chief says, calling for action to end clashes, restore credible Israeli-Palestinian political horizon

“Our immediate priority must be to prevent further escalation, reduce tensions, and restore calm,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at a meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Against a backdrop of deadly accelerating surges of violence, “sky high” tensions, and a stalled peace process, the Secretary-General…

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