Welcome to this first ever guest-edited UN News live page. We’re reporting from the opening day of the 17th session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP17) to the game-changing Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Our blogger-in-chief this morning is Nick Herd, an activist, actor and talk show host with Down syndrome…
Pakistan and China sign 23 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), Photo; social media Islamabad: The important meeting between Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir and Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken place at the end of the visit of a high-level delegation of Pakistan to Beijing. According to reports, in a picture that has gone viral…
(Photo: Screen grab) Lahore: Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar has been met by China’s ambassador to Pakistan, Jiang Zhaidong, in which Pakistan-China relations, CPEC, government initiatives to revive Pakistan’s economy and other important issues were discussed. In the meeting, a detailed discussion was also held regarding Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s upcoming visit to China….
Islamabad: Federal Information Minister Atta Tarr has said that all the units are on the same page against terrorism in the security meeting chaired by the Prime Minister. While giving a news conference regarding the death of 5 Chinese and one Pakistani in yesterday’s suicide attack, Federal Information Minister Atta Tarar said that CPEC is…
Independent members protested in the House wearing masks of founder PTI Islamabad: In the opening session of the National Assembly, the newly elected members took oath, after the oath taking, slogans were raised again by the Sunni Ittehad Council. According to the agenda of the inaugural session, at the beginning of the inaugural session, recitation…
At least 18 civilians were killed and more than 100 injured in an attack on Belgorod, said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General in the UN Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, briefing the Council on the latest developments. Russia had called for the emergency meeting following reported attacks on Belogorod. Located about 40 km north of…
5:55 PM It’s been a day of intense activity in and around the Security Council at UN Headquarters but it does now look as if ambassadors are going to go into consultations at the top of the hour, to try and bring the United States on board with the resolution which it is hoped will…
They are taking part in the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial, which opens in the capital, Accra, on Tuesday. The two-day meeting aims to secure vital political support and concrete commitments to strengthen UN Peacekeeping efforts to meet current and future challenges and needs, in line with ongoing reform under the Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) framework…
Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi met Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Zaka Ashraf in Lahore today. This meeting was held at PCB Headquarters Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. During the meeting, Management Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf acknowledged Shahid Afridi’s dedication and support for the game. He said that we appreciate you as a hero of…
09:00 (New York) The tenth Emergency Special Session of the Assembly is expected to start at 10 AM, New York time, and as of reporting, 110 speakers are inscribed on the list. The State of Palestine is expected to address Member States first, with Israel expected to go second. Emergency Special Session Under the “Uniting…
