Ending AIDS by 2030 a ‘political and financial choice’
That’s the message from UNAIDS, the UN agency dedicated to ending the epidemic, which said on Thursday that truly eradicating it boils down to a “political and financial choice”. The…
Top UN forum meets to ‘build political momentum’ for SDGs
The ambitious set of objectives agreed in 2015 for people and planet have been derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic and escalating global crises. Since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda…
Guterres appeals for humanitarian, security and political action to end Haiti’s ‘living nightmare’
He said citizens of the Caribbean nation are “trapped in a living nightmare” as armed gangs encircle the capital, Port-au-Prince, blocking roads, controlling access to food and healthcare, and undermining…
Sikh community protest in Geneva for release of political prisoners
Geneva: The Sikh community has protested in Geneva for the release of political prisoners. According to the details, the Sikh community has appealed for help from the international community in…
Ukraine: War ‘weakening’ international security, political affairs chief warns
“The war in Ukraine has created a humanitarian and human rights catastrophe, traumatized a generation of children, and accelerated the global food and energy crises,” said Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for…
The goal of the G7 countries is to contain Russia and eliminate it as a political rival: Russia
Moscow: The Russian Foreign Minister says that the G7 countries want to do a dual deterrence of Russia and China and eliminate Russia as a geopolitical rival. According to an…
New UK law curtails key civil and political rights: UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called the Public Order Bill “deeply troubling legislation”, after it completed its passage through parliament on Wednesday. “It is especially worrying that…
British Home Secretary calling Pakistanis guilty of sexual assault is a political statement: British judge
File photo British Pakistani Judge Ghazin Mehmood has said that British Home Minister calling Pakistanis guilty of sexual assault is a political statement. Speaking at the event in Manchester, Judge…
Yemen: UN envoy welcomes mass prisoner release, urges push for political solution to war
“Nearly 900 conflict-related detainees are being released by the parties in Yemen starting today, Friday, and over the course of three days,” the Office of the Special Envoy of the…
Congress member’s letter to Joe Biden administration on ‘political retaliation’ against PTI
—Photo: Screenshot Washington: US Congressman Brad Sherman shared a post in which he warned Secretary of State Anthony Blanken about alleged “political vendettas” against “democracy in Pakistan” and specifically the…