The warning comes as the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, reported that over the past week that nearly 300,000 people have now fled Rafah following the Israeli military’s orders for further evacuations from area. “There is nowhere safe to go,” the agency warned in a message on X. Catastrophic consequences In a telephone conversation on…
The UN chief delivered his impassioned appeal at the high-level opening of the Global Climate Action Summit, which will see world leaders and Heads of State and Government taking centre stage for the next two days in the Al Waha Theatre in Dubai’s iconic Expo City. Warning that “humanity’s fate is hanging in the balance”,…
To help understand why this international treaty is important, UN News has put together a quick guide on global efforts to eradicate exposure to quicksilver, as mercury is also known. Making waves The landmark Convention is named after the Japanese coastal city where residents suffered decades of mercury poisoning from industrial wastewater released by a…
File photo Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the incident of desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden and said that it is not an expression but a part of political and satanic agenda. Shahbaz Sharif vowed that the decision to allow the desecration of the Torah and the Gospel has emboldened the desecrators, and from…
Jeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has said that collective action is needed to prevent incidents of desecration of the Holy Quran and that international law should be used to prevent religious hatred. In a statement issued after an extraordinary meeting called by the OIC in Jeddah after the desecration of the Holy Quran…
Duty to rescue people in distress In a joint statement, refugee agency UNHCR and migration agency IOM, said that the duty to rescue people in distress at sea without delay was a “fundamental” rule of the international maritime law. They underscored that the current approach to Mediterranean Sea crossings – one of the world’s most…
A ministerial meeting of the ‘international coalition’ against ISIS was held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, which was addressed by the Saudi and American foreign ministers. On this occasion, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal said that Saudi Arabia will try to chase ISIS wherever possible. He further said that measures will continue to…
Netanyahu strongly criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency, Photo: File Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated his commitment that he will do whatever it takes to stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb. According to the World News Agency, the Israeli Prime Minister in his video statement strongly criticized the International Atomic…
More than 43 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia continue to suffer through one of the worst droughts in recent history, caused by five consecutive seasons of poor rains. Years of conflict and insecurity have sparked mass displacement, while skyrocketing food prices and most recently, the fighting in Sudan, have compounded the situation. Appeal…
Islamabad: The federal government has decided to establish five additional anti-trafficking courts in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan for speedy hearing of trafficking cases during the ongoing national crackdown against traffickers. Sources say that on Tuesday, the federal cabinet has approved the establishment of five special courts. This decision was made through the circulation summary submitted…
