Security Council passes resolution against restrictions on women in Afghanistan

PNP DeskApril 28, 2023September 12, 202402 mins

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Afghanistan: Security Council condemns Taliban’s ban on women working for UN

PNP DeskApril 27, 2023September 12, 202404 mins

The resolution passed unanimously by the 15-member body in New York, calls for the “full, equal, meaningful and safe participation of women and girls in Afghanistan”, and urges all countries and organisations with influence on the fundamentalist rulers of the country, “to promote an urgent reversal” of policies which have in effect erased women from public…

A security agreement was reached between the US and South Korea

PNP DeskApril 27, 2023September 12, 202403 mins

social media A new security agreement was reached between the US and South Korea called the “Washington Declaration”. According to foreign media reports, the agreement between the two countries was announced after the meeting between US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yul. Under the new agreement, the US will send a…

Security Council veto should be ‘very last resort’: General Assembly President

PNP DeskApril 26, 2023September 12, 202404 mins

The landmark resolution, adopted by consensus, calls for the General Assembly to automatically meet within 10 days if any of the five permanent members of the Security Council – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States – uses their right of veto. The aim is to hold these countries accountable for exercising…

‘Fragile ceasefire’ holds in eastern DR Congo, Security Council hears

PNP DeskApril 19, 2023September 11, 202406 mins

The region is plagued by violence emanating largely from multiple armed groups, including the rebel M23 force, which has been fighting a major campaign against Government troops, who are backed by the UN mission there known by its French acronym, MONUSCO, as part if its vital protection-of-civilians mandate. Hundreds of civilians have been killed at…

Decision to give VVIP security to New Zealand cricket team

PNP DeskApril 13, 2023September 11, 202403 mins

File photo It has been decided to provide VVIP security to the New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the New Zealand cricket team is on a tour of Pakistan from April 11 to 26. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has also directed the team to provide state level security….

Mali: Civilians paying the price as terrorist violence flares up, Security Council hears

PNP DeskApril 12, 2023September 11, 202409 mins

El-Ghassim Wane, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, briefed the Security Council on major developments in the West African country over the past three months. MINUSMA was established a decade ago following insecurity in the north and a failed military coup, which led to the signing of…

International system crucial to countering threat of weapons diversion, Security Council hears

PNP DeskApril 10, 2023September 11, 202405 mins

“Emanating from any arms transfer is the inherent risk of diversion of the equipment to unauthorized end users,” said Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. Addressing the Council during the first open meeting of Russia’s month-long presidency – and during which many delegates referenced the ongoing conflict in Ukraine – she emphasized that…

Türkiye, Syria quake response continues, food security threat rising

PNP DeskMarch 31, 2023September 11, 202404 mins

OCHA Spokesperson Jens Laerke, told reporters in Geneva that the current phase was still “a humanitarian emergency where we look at, ‘What do the survivors need? How can we support those who have survived this devastating earthquake?’” Help for millions in need In Türkiye, where over nine million have been directly affected, the UN and partners have…

DR Congo: Security Council warned of ‘considerable’ deterioration in restive east

PNP DeskMarch 29, 2023September 11, 202408 mins

Aware of the worsening situation involving multiple armed groups clashing with Government forces, and each other, a Security Council delegation visited the DRC earlier this month in solidarity with the people of DRC, and to mobilize the United Nations peacekeeping and humanitarian operations in the face of security, electoral and structural challenges. Abuses by militia…