In a statement released late on Wednesday the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he had been deeply distressed to hear of the hundreds of lives lost and many others affected by the deluge in Kenya as well as Burundi, Somalia, Tanzania and other parts of East Africa. He extended his condolences to the Governments and…
“WHO and partners managed to access (Al) Shifa (hospital) in the north and deliver fuel, some lifesaving supplies for 150 patients and treatment of 50 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition and also bring it vaccines,” said Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, UN World Health Organization (WHO) Representative for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. For the first time…
The team is working with local authorities and civil society to find fresh solutions to the young nation’s environmental challenges, one reused plastic bottle at a time. There is no supply issue. “Every time it rains in Juba, say during a weekend of rain, you can see about 25,000 kg (approx. 55,000 lbs) of plastic…
Speaking ahead of Sunday’s grim milestone, Spokesperson Liz Throssell reiterated the need for OHCHR staff to have access to Israel and all parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territory to investigate human rights violations by all parties. Fourteen weeks have passed since Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups carried out bloody attacks against Israel on 7…
“The nightmare in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis. It is a crisis of humanity,” he said, speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York. He also voiced ongoing grave concern over rising violence and an expansion of the conflict between Israeli forces and Hamas militants, stating that “the occupied West Bank, including…
On 25 October, the United Nations will mark the adoption in 2000 of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) to improve the protection of women and girls during conflicts, and recognize their leadership and unique roles in peace processes. Today, more than 600 million women and girls live in conflict-affected countries. In 2022, the United Nations verified nearly 2,500…
Fighting between the Sudanese Army and military rival the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which erupted in April, has displaced 1.7 million children within the country while more than 470,000 have fled across the border to safety. Urgent response needed Given these numbers, and that countless more children are trapped by the violence, “the urgency of our collective response…
Kashmiri youth martyred during search operation in Pulwama district, Photo: File Srinagar: Two more Kashmiri youths were martyred in the aggression of the Indian Army in Occupied Kashmir. According to Kashmir Media Service, the incident of martyrdom of the youth took place in Pulwama district of Jannat Nazir valley where the occupying Indian army searched…
This month, the number of martyrs in the aggression of the Israeli army reached 14; Photo: File Nablus: During a search operation in the West Bank, the Israeli army fired indiscriminately at a house and killed two Palestinian youths, Hamza Maqbool and Khairy Shaheen. According to the World News Agency, during the raid on both…
Former Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that the problems have been solved, the risk of default is now over. Miftah Ismail reacted to the new agreement between Pakistan and the IMF while speaking on Geo News program ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Ke Saath’. He said that the fears of uncertainty related to the economy are…
