In 2022, the UN verified 27,180 instances of grave violations targeting children – use in conflict, killing and maiming, rape and sexual violence, abduction, attacks on schools, and denial of humanitarian assistance, said Virgina Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict. Among these violations, over 2,300 children suffered from multiple…
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in the country, Grant Leaity, issued the alert on Tuesday, revealing that youngsters in eastern DRC face daily atrocities, including rape, abduction and recruitment by armed groups. “I visited a centre in Beni and North Kivu for children released from armed groups where I met a couple of one-year-old twins….
Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in Saudi Arabia tomorrow, Wednesday; Photo: File Riyadh: In the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, more than 3,000 mosques and Eid places have been allocated for Eid-ul-Azha prayer gatherings. According to Saudi media, Eid al-Adha will be celebrated tomorrow, Wednesday, while the Eid prayer will be offered a quarter of…
Be it in your own country or abroad, there is no doubt that visiting beautiful natural places can be part of the few moments of your life that you will never forget. Such tourism exposes you to a different corner of the world where peace is available free from the noise of busy life and…
File photo In Occupied Kashmir, Indian forces have raided 15 places under the guise of the so-called terror funding case. Raids are being conducted in Poonch district, Jammu districts, Anantnag, Pulwama, Kupwara and Srinagar. On the other hand, the Hurriyat Conference has called for a complete strike on May 22 against the G20 meeting in…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media In the Canadian province of Alberta, fires raged out of control in many places due to strong winds during unusually hot and dry weather. According to international media reports, 25 thousand people have been evacuated from the affected areas of Alberta. The report states that more people in the affected…
Eid prayers are being offered in the Prophet’s Mosque, file photo The Ministry of Islamic Affairs of Saudi Arabia has made arrangements at 20,700 mosques and places to offer Eid-ul-Fitr prayers. More than 6,000 men and women have been given the responsibility of monitoring mosques and places of prayer. After sighting the moon, the Ministry…
Several famous historical sites in Turkey and Syria destroyed by earthquake, photo international media Two devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have killed more than 15,000 people so far, while many historical sites in the region were also destroyed which were spared during many wars and natural disasters. Syria has been at war for the…
A heatwave in the south-central part of Chile has caused wildfires in several places out of control. The terrible fire has engulfed a larger area than the American city of Philadelphia. 23 people have been killed, 979 have been injured in various accidents, while 1100 people have been evacuated from residential areas. According to the…
