‘It can happen anywhere’: General Assembly reflects on Rwandan genocide

‘It can happen anywhere’: General Assembly reflects on Rwandan genocide

“We are together to mourn the more than one million children, women, and men who perished in 100 days of horror 29 years ago,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “We pay tribute to the resilience of the survivors [and] recognize the journey of the Rwandan people towards healing, restoration, and reconciliation. And we remember –…

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General Assembly votes to seek world court’s opinion, in quest for ‘bolder’ climate action

General Assembly votes to seek world court’s opinion, in quest for ‘bolder’ climate action

The resolution was put forward by the cyclone-battered Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu, supported by a “core group” of 17 countries from various regions, and is focused on the adverse impacts of climate change on small island developing States as well as climate justice.  The ICJ, also known as the world court, is the UN’s…

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Ukraine: General Assembly resumes emergency special session, taking up new text to end war

Ukraine: General Assembly resumes emergency special session, taking up new text to end war

Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said that, for almost a full year, the world body, UN Secretary-General, and international community have been consistent and vocal in calls to end this war, and to adhere to the UN Charter and international law. “Let this anniversary and the anguish of millions before our eyes over the last year…

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UN General Assembly hears call for worldwide pandemic warning system

UN General Assembly hears call for worldwide pandemic warning system

Participants in a panel headlined, Challenges and Opportunities in Creating an Early Warning System for Global Pandemics, on Tuesday warned that we are witnessing the dismantling of essential infectious disease monitoring programmes, at a time when climate change is driving greater risks to public health. “Any platform will need to include data from outside of traditional…

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Justice Qazi Faiz Isa's expression of indignation at the non-appointment of the Attorney General

Justice Qazi Faiz Isa’s expression of indignation at the non-appointment of the Attorney General

Islamabad: (PNP Update) Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faiz Isa has remarked that the government is so incompetent that it cannot appoint an Attorney General. During the hearing of the case related to the tempered vehicle in the Supreme Court, Justice Qazi Faiz Isa expressed his indignation over the non-appointment of the Attorney General and the…

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Decision not to use RTS in general elections of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Decision not to use RTS in general elections of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Islamabad: (Dunya News) The Election Commission has decided not to use the Result Transmission System (RTS) in the general elections of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the sources, it has been decided to conduct the general elections in both provinces through the Result Management System (RMS) used in Election 2018. The Election Commission has…

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