Mr. Stiell’s strong message to government negotiators comes as the latest UN climate conference, running in the UAE’s main city, Dubai, since last Thursday, reaches the halfway mark with agreement on financing for climate adaptation and the fate of fossil fuels still up in the air. “All governments must give their negotiators clear marching orders”. …
To advance development, States must reject authoritarianism and protect civic space and fundamental rights, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Monday.
Courtesy: ABP West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has criticized the Modi government. According to Indian media from Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee while addressing an election rally in West Bengal’s Birbhum district said that BJP’s divisive politics destroyed Occupied Kashmir and Manipur. He said that BJP’s policies pushed Manipur towards chaos. BJP is now doing divisive…
Speaking to the Council’s annual meeting in Geneva on protecting the rights of women and girls, the UN High Commissioner said it was an urgent task, and there needed to be zero-tolerance of gender-based violence. He highlighted the alarming reality that female human rights defenders, women journalists, and those in public office and political decision-making…
In his annual review presented to the Human Rights Council, which opened its 53rd regular session on Monday, Mr. Türk insisted that such cooperation was “vital” in a world plagued by conflict, climate disasters and development setbacks. Rights monitoring ‘in the interest of all Malians’ Human rights “must always be above the fray of politics”, Mr….
File photo The spokesperson of the US State Department, Vedant Patel, has said that Pakistani politics is a matter of the Pakistani people, whatever is according to the constitution. During the weekly press briefing in Washington, he said that the US values its long-standing cooperation with Pakistan, and a prosperous and democratic Pakistan is in…
Photo: Social media Islamabad: Modi government has made the demolition of houses a new tactic to suppress the freedom spirit of Kashmiris. Under the guise of anti-terrorist operations, grave human rights violations are on the rise, the Modi government has made bulldozer politics a new weapon against Muslims. So far, more than 100,000 properties have…
Jacinda Ardern, Photo International Media Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has given up politics. Jacinda Ardern said during her final address to Parliament in Wellington that the responsibilities of motherhood did not hinder a political career or leading the public. “I bid farewell to my political career today with the assurance that I…
File photo Shadab Khan, the vice-captain of the Pakistan cricket team in the white ball format, has said that he has no intention of entering politics. Talking to the media in Rawalpindi, Shadab Khan said that they will work together for the welfare of the people. He said that he will go ahead with planning…
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has strongly criticized the delay in aid to the earthquake victims. The emir of Qatar says he is concerned about the delay in the delivery of aid to the victims of last month’s earthquake in Syria. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, at the opening of the…
