Linked to South Africa’s ongoing case accusing Israel of violating its obligations to the Genocide Convention, the new request, filed on 10 May, asked the ICJ’s 15 judges to order Israel to “immediately withdraw and cease its military operations in the Rafah governate” and open up the enclave to international aid workers and journalists. South Africa…
In a vote of 12 in favour to one against, with two abstentions, the Council did not adopt a draft resolution that would have recommended the General Assembly to hold a vote with the broader UN membership to allow Palestine to join as a full UN Member State. The draft resolution is among the shortest…
At the same time, a full six months since Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel prompted an unprecedented Israeli military response, former residents of Khan Younis just north of Rafah are already returning to the shattered city – a move that aid teams cautioned against, given the absence of stockpiled supplies. “The planning is underway for…
The proposal for the referral, made by Ambassador Vanessa Frazier of Malta, Security Council President for April, received no objections from the body’s 15 members. “Unless I hear a proposal to the contrary, I shall refer to the Committee of Admission of New Members, the request that renewed consideration be given to the application of…
Appointed by the Secretary-General in early February following Israeli allegations that 12 UNRWA employees were involved in the Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel in October, the group also aims to meet Palestinian Authority officials and may request a visit to Gaza, said its chair, former French former minister Catherine Colonna, who spoke outside the Security Council after…
<!– –> <!– Change Voice –> How many Afghan students are there in Sindh schools? Data request Karachi: Sindh education department under education in schools Afghan Children’s data has been requested. According to the details, Director Schools Yar Mohammad Bilidi has directed to collect the data of Afghan students in government schools. In this regard,…
File photo Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle had to suffer when their desire to fly from Britain to America on President Biden’s special plane was completely ignored. British media has revealed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wanted to return to the United States sitting with President Biden on Air Force One…
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) to initiate the process after fulfilling the mandatory requirements for its accreditation program to be eligible for World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) recognition. WFME has applied. After the enactment of the PMDC Act 2022, the Council took up the issue of WFME recognition process on a priority basis….
The meeting of the Human Rights Council is likely to be held this week: Photo: File Geneva: An emergency meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council was convened at the request of Pakistan to discuss the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. The spokesperson of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Pascal Sim,…
The destruction earlier this month of the Soviet-era dam and hydroelectric plant in an area reportedly under Russian control since its invasion in 2022, has caused widespread flooding across southern Ukraine, washing away homes, destroying sanitation and sewage systems and crippling water supplies. In a statement, Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown vowed that the UN would…
