So far, one human case has been reported in the United States since the outbreak of bird flu among the millions of dairy cattle across the country. At least 220 people are subject to monitoring and at least 30 have been tested. “However, many more people have been exposed to infected animals, and it is…
Volker Türk said he was concerned by the increasing number of journalists charged, convicted and jailed for their independent reporting, in what appears to be an intensification of a crackdown on dissenting voices. He described the continuous attacks on free speech and the criminalization of independent journalism in Russia as “very troubling”. “The intensification of the crackdown on journalists’ independent…
Thousands of people have taken to the streets for days to protest the draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, which would require media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) receiving more than 20 per cent of funding from abroad to register as “organizations acting in the interest of a foreign power”. Respect human rights Mr. Türk…
In recent days, demonstrations unfolding through tented encampments on school grounds – sparked by students at New York’s prestigious Columbia University who are demanding authorities divest from Israel due to its occupation and military assault on Gaza – have spread nationwide. University authorities from the west to east coast have taken different approaches, ranging from…
The Vice-Chancellor said that the non-payment of salaries has been going on for the last 6 months—File: Photo Karachi: The non-payment of salaries to the teachers in the evening program in the Federal Urdu University was the cause of compromise on the teaching standards in the university and this matter is a challenge for the…
Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif wore police uniform Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif wore police uniform, she says that she had to prove herself to become the Chief Minister. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif while addressing the passing out ceremony of lady constables at Police Training College Chohang said that the…
Photo: Express News Islamabad: Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif reached Karachi on a one-day visit where the Prime Minister visited Mazar-e-Quaid. Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tesori and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah welcomed the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister visited Mazar-e-Quaid, laid wreaths, recited Fatiha and prayed for the development and prosperity…
The Climate Promise 2025 aims to accelerate efforts from local to international levels to take more ambitious steps to ensure the global temperature does not heat up beyond the 1.5° limit, a goal set with the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the initiative, driven by the UN Development Programme (UNDP),…
The Final Report, led by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna, was due to be released later on Monday; Ms. Colonna was also preparing to speak to journalists at a scheduled noon briefing in New York as Chair of the Independent Review Group on UNRWA. “The Secretary-General accepts the recommendations contained in Ms. Colonna’s report,” Mr….
According to UN estimates, the world is facing an annual financing gap of about $4 trillion to achieve sustainable development, leaving countries with hardly any resources to invest in better education, healthcare, renewable energy or social protection. “The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are hanging by a thread, and with them, the hopes and dreams of…
