What does Diplomatic Reshuffle mean for Pakistan?
Recent diplomatic reshuffle by Pakistani Government is a significant development in the country’s foreign policy.
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“Let’s Promote Peace Culture” on Peace Day 2024
ISLAMABAD: (Hina Zafar) Peace Day provides a globally shared date for all humanity to commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to building a Culture of Peace.
Counting down the days: UN’s 218 international days explained
Right now, the UN observes 218 international days (and counting)! The tradition started long before the UN’s inception in 1945, but it didn’t take long for the Organization and its growing membership to embrace designated days as a powerful advocacy tool. Check out this classic video from 2017 on the occasion of the International Day of Happiness,…
UN establishes International Day of reflection for Srebrenica genocide
Adopting a resolution with the same title, the Assembly also asked the Secretary-General to establish an outreach programme on the Srebrenica genocide in preparation for the 30th anniversary next year. It further condemned any denial of the Srebrenica genocide as a historical event and called on Member States to preserve the established facts, including through…
‘Alarming lack of compliance’ with international law ramps up danger for civilians
The United Nations alone documented over 33,000 civilian deaths in armed conflicts in 2023 – a horrific 72 per cent increase compared to the previous year – Joyce Msuya, UN Deputy Relief Coordinator, told ambassadors at the Security Council. With the actual figures “likely higher”, the harm and suffering caused to civilians in 2023 “signals…
What is the International Criminal Court?
Established in 2002 and based in The Hague, the ICC is a criminal court that can bring cases against individuals for war crimes or crimes against humanity. Most recently, on Monday it issued a request for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and three leaders of Hamas, the de…
World News in Brief: More Ukraine attacks, rights appeal for jailed Nigerian singer, International Day against Homophobia
“The safety of civilians, homes, schools and hospitals must be ensured. They are not a target,” Denise Brown said in a statement, underscoring that international humanitarian law must be respected. Ms. Brown said these latest attacks came a day after she returned from the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine, which has come under relentless shelling…
UN envoy urges international solidarity with Haiti as gang violence spirals
“Today, it pains me to note that all speeches and callings had not avoided that some of the worst scenarios for Haiti have become realities in recent months and weeks,” said Maria Isabel Salvador, who also heads the UN mission in Haiti, BINUH. Speaking from the capital, Port-au-Prince, she said it was impossible to overstate…
Increase in mental disorders, WHO’s key demand from the international community
Geneva: A recently published study reported that in 2021, more than 3 billion people worldwide were suffering from poor mental conditions. According to media reports, the research was published in ‘The Lancet Neurology’ after which the WHO presented the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) review at the World Health Assembly. After the publication of the…
International Women’s Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle ‘baked-in bias’
“Equality is overdue; to achieve it, we must match rhetoric with resources,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “We must invest in women and girls, turbocharge progress and build a better world for us all.” His new UN System-Wide Gender Equality Acceleration Plan “commits to placing women and girls at the centre of our work across…