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…
Since the brutal 7 October terror attacks by Hamas and other militants on southern Israel and the ensuing military onslaught by Israel on Gaza, more than three quarters of the enclave’s population have been displaced from their homes, many multiple times. There are widespread shortages of food, water and sanitation, and the health system continues…
Briefing the Security Council, Sima Bahous, Catherine Russell and Natalia Kanem – heads of UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and UN Population Fund (UNFPA), respectively – also welcomed the agreement on the release of some of the hostages taken during the Hamas attack on…
The regional directors of the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA), children’s agency UNICEF and health agency WHO, said they were “horrified” at latest reports which indicate many have been killed – including children – in facilities across Gaza city and other northern areas of the Strip. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society is reporting…
Lahore: The Accountability Court reserved its decision on the acquittal plea of former Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and other accused in the Ashiana Iqbal Housing Society reference. The verdict, reserved by the court, will be pronounced on November 7. Meanwhile, the Accountability Court also approved the request of Ahad Khan Cheema, Advisor to the Caretaker…
Lahore: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has filed an acquittal in the money laundering reference. Amjad Pervaiz Advocate filed a petition for acquittal from the money laundering reference in the Accountability Court Lahore on behalf of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz. It has been argued in the petition that NAB made a…
The devastating impact of 12 years of civil war has been compounded by the 6 February earthquake which has left tens of thousands of people dead and millions more in need of support on both sides of the border between Syria and Türkiye. WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Dr. Ahmed Al Mandhari,…
