Growing national divisions ‘a formidable challenge’ to UN peacekeeping

Growing national divisions ‘a formidable challenge’ to UN peacekeeping

Growing national divisions, combined with increasingly complex conflicts, pose a formidable challenge to peacekeeping and the maintenance of security, Jean-Pierre Lacroix told ambassadors in the Security Council chamber. No ‘magic wand’ “Peacekeeping is not a magic wand to help a country return to stability, but with the support of a unified international community, political processes…

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The delegation of PTI and JUI reached the Election Commission

The delegation of PTI and JUI reached the Election Commission

File photo The delegation of Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) reached the Election Commission. JUI’s delegation headed by Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haidari reached the Election Commission. Apart from this, a 3-member delegation of PTI under the leadership of Senator Ali Zafar has also reached the Election Commission. Yesterday, Election Commission had invited Shehbaz Sharif, Chairman PTI,…

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Incidents like Jardanwala do not happen suddenly, the Caretaker Federal Minister of Information

Incidents like Jardanwala do not happen suddenly, the Caretaker Federal Minister of Information

File photo Caretaker Federal Minister of Information Murtaza Solangi has said that Jardanwala events do not happen suddenly, it has a history. Speaking in Geo News program ‘Jeo Pakistan’, Murtaza Solangi said that people involved in Jaranwala incident will be punished. He said that the culture of mistrust in the society was neither created in…

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Cambodia: National elections ‘extremely disconcerting’, say human rights experts

Cambodia: National elections ‘extremely disconcerting’, say human rights experts

Cambodians went to the polls on 23 July, amid shrinking civic and political space, including a ban on the main opposition party, media restrictions and harassment of perceived opponents of the ruling elite, UN Human Rights Council-appointed independent experts said. “As a result, the national elections were very unbalanced and raised major concerns for the…

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