Kuwait City: (PNP) The DP World ILT20 and the Kuwait Cricket Board celebrated their landmark partnership with a special event in Kuwait City on Monday. The star-studded event featured legendary cricketers and DP World ILT20 commentators Harbhajan Singh and Waqar Younis, who shared their insights on the sport’s growth in the region in…
The Lahore Press Club (LPC) and the Pakistan Press Club Malaysia Chapter (PPC-MC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Lahore this week in order to strengthening global journalistic ties and promoting professional collaboration, . The historic document was exchanged between Arshad Ansari, President of Lahore Press Club, and S.M. Abbas, President of Pakistan Press…
The Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge also includes key provisions aimed at protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Its approval by consensus, in Geneva, marked the conclusion of negotiations that began in 2001. “Today we made history in many ways. This is not just the first new…
Dennis Francis was speaking at an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo. The landmark conference concluded with a Programme of Action, adopted by 179 governments, that put reproductive rights, gender equality and the empowerment of women, girls and young people at the heart of development…
“In these trying times – where peace is under severe threat, and dialogue and diplomacy are in dire need – let us be an example of constructive dialogue to honour our commitments to Indigenous Peoples,” Dennis Francis told world leaders and ambassadors meeting in the General Assembly Hall. Member States convened to commemorate the 10th…
Adopting a United States-led draft resolution without a vote, the Assembly also highlighted the respect, protection and promotion of human rights in the design, development, deployment and the use of AI. The text was “co-sponsored” or backed by more than 120 other Member States. The General Assembly also recognized AI systems’ potential to accelerate and…
In an update to the UN Human Rights Council, Mr. Türk described 2024 as a “mega election year” with more than 60 countries slated to hold elections involving nearly half of the world’s people. “Every election – even an imperfect one – constitutes an effort to at least formally acknowledge the universal aspiration to democracy,” the…
Catherine Russell made the appeal in a statement to mark World Children’s Day, which commemorates the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) – the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. “At no time since the CRC was adopted 34 years ago have children’s rights been in greater…
World Water Week is taking shape from Monday in Stockholm, Sweden. This is an annual gathering of thousands of organizations and individuals – Government experts, UN officials, scientists and academics – who come together to rethink how water is being managed. Serious challenges loom Among them is the President of the General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi,…
had killed innocent civilians while deployed in Afghanistan; Photo: File Sydney: Australia’s top military officer, Ben Roberts Smith, filed a defamation claim against three newspapers for alleged involvement in war crimes while deployed in Afghanistan in what was being called the most important case of the century, but he lost the case. According to the…
