This follows a request from South Africa in a pending case accusing Israel of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention. Reading the new provisional measures in an open session at the court in The Hague, ICJ Justice Nawaf Salam announced that Israel must abide by its obligations under the Genocide Convention to “immediately halt…
Texas: A hospital in the US has suspended its liver and kidney transplant programs after a doctor was found to have altered the records of transplant candidates. According to US media, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center issued a statement saying that inappropriate changes made by a doctor at the hospital disabled candidates on the liver…
The move will allow for further evaluation of the security issues that impact both personnel on the ground and the people they are trying to serve, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Wednesday during the noon briefing for reporters in New York. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) reports that daytime operations are continuing, including…
File photo The inquiry committee has recommended an audit of health card operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the document, in 2022, 2602 operations were performed under the health card in the private hospital, of which only 1829 operations of the appendix were performed. From the health card data, it was found that some people…
Ravina Shamdasani, the spokesperson for OHCHR, said in a statement that the Office regretted the announcement and that it continues to engage with the authorities and other stakeholders. “Our guiding principle has been and remains the promotion and protection of the human rights of the people of Venezuela,” she added. Earlier this week, OHCHR said…
“It’s difficult to imagine that Gazans will survive this crisis without UNRWA…“(we) have received reports that people in the area are grinding bird feed to make flour,” said Thomas White, Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza and UN Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Citing “colossal” needs now facing over two million people…
The warning comes as aid agencies scramble to respond to a fresh wave of displacement sparked by the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Darfur region of Sudan, with reports of mass killings, rapes and widespread destruction. The crisis is occurring amid the ongoing war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) which erupted…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media Protests continue in major cities of France against the killing of a young man by the police. Angry protesters attacked public property, police stations and shops, police arrested 917 people in various operations. Meanwhile, a curfew has been announced in the municipalities of Paris and the gathering of people has…
December 2022: UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani The embassies of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reopened today and have resumed operations. Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in its statement that the Foreign Ministers of the two countries, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman…
Jamnagar: Famous Indian doctor Gaurav Gandhi, who performed more than 16 thousand heart operations, died of a heart attack. According to Indian media, 41-year-old Dr. Gaurav Gandhi, a famous cardiologist from Jamnagar, Gujarat, was found unconscious at his home on Tuesday morning, after which he was taken to the hospital where he died. According to…
