New York: During the half-century of Saddam Hussein’s dictatorial regime, the US-led invasion of the country and the rise of the terrorist organization Daesh in the region, up to one million people, including a large number of children, have gone ‘missing’. According to international media, the United Nations report estimates that between 250,000 and 1…
United Nations Office Building, file photo Russia got the presidency of the United Nations Security Council for one month. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Koliba responded by saying that Russia’s presidency of the Security Council is a slap in the face of the international community. He said that the Security Council members should thwart any Russian attempt…
A woman sits in a makeshift shelter after the devastating floods of 2022 in Pakistan. Photo: The Express Tribune New York: The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has published its new analysis report on climate change, which likens the situation to a ticking time bomb and calls for more action from influential countries….
On the occasion of the 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Sikh community living in Europe protested in front of the headquarters of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Organizers of the protest say attacks and violence against religious minorities have increased in the country since Indian Prime Minister…
The day against Islamophobia will be celebrated by the United Nations on March 15 every year; Photo: File New York: United Nations General Secretary Antonio Guterres has said that we all have to stand against discrimination against Muslims and Islamophobia. Last year, March 15 was designated by the United Nations as “International Day to Combat…
“The national duty to investigate torture is alarmingly, universally, under-implemented,” said Alice Edwards, UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. ‘Take ownership’ “Despite the impressive growth in international criminal courts and tribunals and our collective commitment to those entities, their capacity to deal with the scale and scope of…
An extremist leader in Sweden desecrated the Koran and burned it in public; Photo: File Geneva: At the meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Arab countries described the global silence on the burning of the Holy Quran as disappointing. According to the international news agency, the Arab countries protested at the meeting…
North Korea asked the United Nations to stop joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States. In a statement on state media on Sunday, Vice Foreign Minister Kim Sae-jeong said the allies’ exercises and statements had raised tensions to an “extremely dangerous level”. He said that the United Nations and the international community…
Doha: The United Nations has called the rich countries of the world responsible for the difficult lives of the people of other poor countries. In this regard, while addressing the meeting regarding the development of poor countries in Doha, the capital of Qatar, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, blamed the rich…
File photo UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has condemned the tactics of rich countries against poor countries. Addressing a conference of 46 least developed countries in Qatar, Antonio Guterres said that rich countries and energy companies are harassing poor countries with interest rates and fuel surcharges. The Secretary General of the United Nations said that…
