Peshawar blast, United Nations and Saudi Arabia condemn

PNP DeskJanuary 31, 2023September 9, 202402 mins

Teachers’ strike in UK, talks between education minister and union failed The strike for salaries and other benefits will affect education in more than 23,000 schools. Along with the strike of teachers, 5 million workers associated with other departments will also be on strike. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,’script’, ‘https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js’); fbq(‘init’, ‘836181349842357’);…

Hate Speech: Turning the tide

PNP DeskJanuary 30, 2023September 9, 2024012 mins

The rise and impact of hate speech is being amplified, at an unprecedented scale, by new communications technologies, one of the most common ways of spreading divisive rhetoric on a global scale, threatening peace around the world. According to leading international human rights organization, Minority Rights Group, one analysis records a 400-fold increase in the…

Hate speech: Nations fight back

PNP DeskJanuary 29, 2023September 9, 202409 mins

Costa Rica is known for its strong democracy, pro-human rights stance, and deep respect of the rule of law, so it was a shock when the 2018 general elections ushered in an unprecedented polarization of Costa Rican society. Allegra Baiocchi, the UN resident coordinator in Costa Rica, witnessed the unprecedented polarization of society, and the…

Hate speech: A growing, international threat

PNP DeskJanuary 28, 2023September 9, 2024011 mins

Hate speech is having a demonstrable effect on society: one of the many similarities between the January attacks on Brazil’s government buildings, and the storming of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, is that each occurred after certain groups repeatedly directed dangerous rhetoric and false claims against others. Concerns over the growing phenomenon have…

Climate crisis and migration: Greta Thunberg supports IOM over ‘life and death’ issue

PNP DeskJanuary 27, 2023September 9, 202405 mins

António Vitorino, and Ms. Thunberg said they had “found much common ground” during a recent discussion about the impact of global climate change on human mobility. The Greta Thunberg Foundation has donated 275,000 Euros (around $269,000) to support IOM‘s emergency response to the historic floods in Pakistan and the crippling drought in Somalia. ‘Chain of…

Peacebuilding must be rooted in ‘bedrock of inclusive, sustainable development’

PNP DeskJanuary 26, 2023September 9, 202408 mins

“People’s sense of safety and security is at a low in almost every country, with six in seven worldwide, plagued by feelings of insecurity”, she stated. The world is facing the highest number of violent conflicts since the Second World War she said, with a quarter of humanity live in war zones – triggering grave…

Latin America, Caribbean ‘must step up’ to tackle rising hunger: FAO

PNP DeskJanuary 25, 2023September 9, 202403 mins

According to the UN agency, between 2019 and 2021, the number of people who went hungry in the region increased by 30 per cent, to 56.5 million. This alarming food insecurity spike happened even though Latin America and the Caribbean is the world’s largest net food exporting region. It had also outperformed other regions in…

UN deputy chief reminds Taliban: Islam does not ban women from education

PNP DeskJanuary 25, 2023September 9, 202407 mins

Traveling with UN Women chief Sima Bahous, and other senior officials, she told journalists on Thursday that she had informed Taliban leaders that a society based on exclusion and repression could never flourish. The first goal of the visit focused on “solidarity and the importance of women’s rights…with a view to education, secondary and tertiary”. …

UN chief calls for worldwide commitment to transforming education

PNP DeskJanuary 24, 2023September 9, 202409 mins

He called for countries to deliver education systems “that can support equal societies, dynamic economies and the limitless dreams of every learner in the world.” Data from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) shows that some 244 million boys and girls are still out of school this year. Additionally, 70 per cent of…

Top UN body asks what more can be done to stop genocide, atrocity crimes

PNP DeskJanuary 24, 2023September 9, 202406 mins

The UN fears risk of these atrocities is heightened given current global crises that include conflict, soaring food and energy costs, and deepening inequalities and tensions, all exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. In her opening remarks, ECOSOC President Lachezara Stoeva highlighted how the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, together with global commitment…