World News in Brief: Menstrual hygiene day, Guterres condemns DPRK missile launch, conflict in Sudan

World News in Brief: Menstrual hygiene day, Guterres condemns DPRK missile launch, conflict in Sudan

Specifically, the report points out that only two out of five schools worldwide provide menstrual health education while less than one in three schools globally has menstrual waste bins in girls’ bathrooms. Even further, 427 million children are unable to access sanitation services that are “single-sex and usable at school”; meanwhile one in five schools…

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World News in Brief: ‘Appalling’ attacks in Kharkiv, plea to aid Myanmar civilians, maritime tribunal boosts climate action, civilian protection

World News in Brief: ‘Appalling’ attacks in Kharkiv, plea to aid Myanmar civilians, maritime tribunal boosts climate action, civilian protection

Denise Brown said civilian lives must be protected during conflict by all sides, but in Kharkiv in recent days, they have instead been targeted in their homes, with businesses and transport links damaged and attacked. “My thoughts are with the families who have lost their loved ones due to the strikes,” she said, adding that…

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There is great news for the students

There is great news for the students

There is great news for the students There is great news for the students. According to the sources, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has granted a non-banking financial company license to Adofi Financial Services Private Limited. The institute is providing the first digital platform for Study Now, pay letter initiatives in Pakistan. Public-Private…

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World News in Brief: Myanmar violence intensifies, praise for Brazil refugee response, Baháí detainees in Yemen

World News in Brief: Myanmar violence intensifies, praise for Brazil refugee response, Baháí detainees in Yemen

“Our team on the ground is deeply alarmed by the latest reports of further escalating violence and destruction taking place in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships,” said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, briefing reporters at UN Headquarters on Monday. Renewed violence and the destruction of property in Buthidaung has resulted in the displacement of potentially tens of thousands…

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Punjab

long summer vacations in educational institutions; Big news for students

long summer vacations in educational institutions; Big news for students There has been news regarding summer vacations in educational institutions. Schools Education Punjab has issued summer vacation notification in view of heat wave. According to the notification issued, there will be summer vacation in educational institutions from June 1 to August 14. Apart from this,…

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Ukrainian civilians subject to ‘unbearable routine’ of Russian attack

World News in Brief: More Ukraine attacks, rights appeal for jailed Nigerian singer, International Day against Homophobia

“The safety of civilians, homes, schools and hospitals must be ensured. They are not a target,” Denise Brown said in a statement, underscoring that international humanitarian law must be respected.  Ms. Brown said these latest attacks came a day after she returned from the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine, which has come under relentless shelling…

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World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine

World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine

Providing an update of the situation, he said the World Food Programme (WFP) distributed close to 10,000 hot meals on Monday and Tuesday to about 5,000 people displaced in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area. The UN agency started to transition from hot meals distributions to cash-based transfers for the displaced. “So far, more than 37,000 people…

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