Media reports suggest that infrastructure for the mission is being put in place as supplies arrive by air into the capital, Port-au-Prince. Here’s what you need to know about what happens next: Why is an international security mission necessary? Haiti is wracked by violence that has escalated to unprecedented levels. In an address to the…
The communication system of the satellite will also be tested for the next 5 days, Pakistani space scientist Dr. Khurram Islamabad: Pakistan’s first satellite space mission i-cube has successfully reached the lunar orbit. The Chang’e-6 mission successfully placed the Pakistani satellite iCube Qamar into lunar orbit. After deployment of iCube Qamar, all subsystems will be…
First awarded in 2022, it acknowledges the exceptional contributions made by women justice and corrections officers serving from Member States across the world, who challenge gender stereotypes and barriers. In an interview with UN News, Major Bouzi said she was deeply honoured and grateful to have been recognized for her efforts. “First of all, it…
Pakistan’s first satellite mission to the moon took off from China today, with a team of Pakistani experts present at the space center when it was sent into space from the Hainan Space Launch Site. Pakistan’s first satellite mission “iCube Qamar” was launched to the moon. This historic moment was launched from China’s Hainan Space…
The satellite was designed and developed by IST in collaboration with Shanghai University of China and Sparco Photo: Sparco Islamabad / Karachi: In a historic event, Pakistan’s first satellite mission from China was launched to the moon at 2:28 PM, which will reach the moon’s orbit in 5 days. Dr Khurram Khurshid, a member of…
(Photo: APP) Islamabad: Pakistan’s historic Lunar Mission (IQ-Q) will be launched into space from China on Friday. Based in Islamabad Institute of Space and Technology According to (IST), the satellite iCube-Q has been developed by IST in collaboration with China’s Shanghai University and Pakistan’s National Space Agency Sparco. The iCube-Q orbiter is equipped with two…
Kenya has offered to lead the multinational mission that aims to provide much needed back up to the national police in a bid to regain control of the streets from gang rule, which has plunged the country into chaos in recent months. Kenya was joined by the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Chad and Jamaica in…
That’s according to the Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Jamie McGoldrick, speaking in-depth to UN News exactly six months since hostilities began with the Hamas-led terror attack. He underlined that the entire UN aid effort is about saving lives “and nothing else.” The veteran humanitarian was speaking as the Israeli defence forces said…
Ms. Keita, who also heads the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MONUSCO, sounded the alarm over the humanitarian disaster “unfolding before our very eyes”. More than seven million people in the country are displaced, particularly due to the operations of armed groups such as the M23 and the Allied Defense Forces (ADF) across the…
In a tradition that started when he served as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees to shine a light on Muslim communities in distress, Mr. Guterres is slated to arrive in Cairo on Saturday, where he will reiterate his urgent calls for a humanitarian ceasefire and the cessation of violence, notably in Gaza and Sudan….
