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…
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…
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…
1400 security officers of London’s Heathrow Airport will go on strike for 8 days next month. According to the Unite union, airport security officers 4 to 6, 9 and 10, along with May 25 to 27, will be on strike. According to media reports, the security guards participated in a 10-day strike on Easter. According…
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…
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….
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…
The US Department of Defense (Pentagon) has described the disclosure of highly sensitive US documents as a very serious threat to national security. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was briefed on the documents on April 6, Pentagon spokesman Chris Meagher said in a statement. A Pentagon spokesperson said that the Pentagon team is checking whether the…
“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…
The Scandinavian European country Finland became the 31st member of the NATO military alliance. According to the news agency from Helsinki and Brussels, Russia has expressed its displeasure at Finland’s accession to NATO. According to the news agency, the Kremlin said that Finland’s accession to NATO is an attack on Russia’s security and national interests….
