Youth in Haiti remain optimistic amid worsening instability
The agency surveyed over 3500 young people in early June, the majority of whom believe their rights are rarely or never respected. “When I ask children if their rights in…
It will remain cloudy in Karachi today
—File photo Karachi is expected to be partly cloudy and partly cloudy today throughout the day. According to the Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature in the city was recorded at…
UN Karabakh mission told ‘sudden’ exodus means as few as 50 ethnic Armenians may remain
In a statement issued following Sunday’s mission led by the UN’s Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan, together with other senior agency officials, they heard and saw for themselves that in the…
Schools in Punjab will remain closed from tomorrow to Monday
—File photo Schools across Punjab will remain closed from tomorrow to Monday due to the outbreak of conjunctivitis. Department of Schools Education Punjab has issued a notification to keep schools…
South Sudan: Key electoral questions ‘remain unanswered’
With 15 months to the end of the transition period, “time is of the essence” for getting the election process settled, UN Special Representative for South Sudan, Nicholas Haysom told…
The ambassador to Niger will remain there despite the junta’s ultimatum, the French president said
Right: French Ambassador Sylvain Atay, Left: French President Emile Macron French President Emmanuel Macron says that the ambassador stationed in Niger will remain there despite the junta’s ultimatum. On Friday,…
ISIS and other terrorist organizations remain a serious threat
File photo The United Nations has warned that Daesh and other terrorist organizations associated with it remain a serious threat to neighboring countries. A United Nations counter-terrorism official told the…
WHO hails Mauritius, Netherlands for tobacco control measures but global risks remain
Hailing Mauritius and the Netherlands for implementing all of the UN health agency’s MPOWER tobacco control measures – a feat matched to date only by only Brazil and Türkiye –…
UN pledges to ‘remain engaged and committed’ amid Niger coup
Nicole Kouassi, UN Acting Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator, was speaking from the capital, Niamey, just hours after the general whose troops seized the democratically elected president, declared that he…
Revealed that chances of heart attack remain even in clean air
New York City: A study has shown that even in clean air, chances of heart attack remain high. In a study conducted at Columbia University in the US, researchers examined…