Renowned environment professor from Belgium John Pascal van Persel will contest the election for the chairmanship of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In this regard, the Belgian government, declaring its full support, has started asking for votes for them worldwide. In this regard, Professor John Pascal and the Ambassador of Belgium to Pakistan,…
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Kang has said that the United States and China are moving towards a conflict and if the United States does not change its attitude, there may be a conflict. Addressing a media press conference, the Chinese Foreign Minister said that instead of a healthy competition, the US is running a…
Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, was speaking during a Council meeting to reaffirm the importance of Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, adopted in October 2000, and to take stock of implementation since it turned 20 nearly three years ago. “As we meet today at the mid-point between the 20th and 25th anniversaries, on…
Queen Consort Camilla, file photo After the coronation of British King Charles III, his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, is expected to change her royal title. King Charles married Camilla Parker in 2005, who was known as the Duchess of Cornwall until Queen Elizabeth II’s death in September last year when she decided not to use…
Women farmers in Sudan are being encouraged to take a more active role in their communities. The livelihood of many farming families is under threat due to the cumulative effects of conflict, economic and political instability, coupled with increased water consumption from population growth and agricultural development; climate change is the latest threat. Women in…
Ned Price, the spokesperson of the US Department of State, has said that there is no truth in the accusations against the US related to regime change. During a news briefing in Washington, he said that propaganda and misinformation will not be allowed to hinder the relations between the two countries. Ned Price said that…
Efforts to turn the Muslim majority into a minority in Occupied Kashmir are at their peak. Photo: File Occupied Jammu and Kashmir consists of three parts in terms of area. 58% of the area belongs to Ladakh, 26% to Jammu and 16% to Kashmir Valley while 55% of the population lives in Occupied Kashmir Valley,…
The WMO initiative would create a network of ground-based measurement stations that can verify worrying air quality data that’s been flagged by satellites or airplanes, potentially in the next five years. “At present, there is no comprehensive, timely international exchange of surface and space-based greenhouse gas observations,” the UN agency said, as it urged “improved (international) collaboration” and…
—File photo Anti-Muslim hostility of the extremist government in India is on the rise, the Maharashtra government ordered to change the name of the garden named after Tipu Sultan in Mumbai. According to Indian media, the name of the garden was ordered to be changed due to the protest of Hindu extremists. Maharashtra Minister Mangal…
