Speaking ahead of Sunday’s grim milestone, Spokesperson Liz Throssell reiterated the need for OHCHR staff to have access to Israel and all parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territory to investigate human rights violations by all parties. Fourteen weeks have passed since Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups carried out bloody attacks against Israel on 7…
On 25 October, the United Nations will mark the adoption in 2000 of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) to improve the protection of women and girls during conflicts, and recognize their leadership and unique roles in peace processes. Today, more than 600 million women and girls live in conflict-affected countries. In 2022, the United Nations verified nearly 2,500…
Fighting between the Sudanese Army and military rival the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which erupted in April, has displaced 1.7 million children within the country while more than 470,000 have fled across the border to safety. Urgent response needed Given these numbers, and that countless more children are trapped by the violence, “the urgency of our collective response…
In three American states of Illinois, Missouri and Washington, 4 people were killed and more than two dozen were injured in various shooting incidents. One person was killed and 22 injured in a shooting at a mall in Wilbrook, Illinois. According to officials, at 6 p.m., citizens gathered to celebrate the anniversary of the liberation…
Sukkur Multan M5 Motorway. The Ministry of Planning says that 373 billion 9 crore rupees were spent on federal development projects in 10 months of the current financial year. Development fund release of 609 billion rupees was approved for July-April. For the current fiscal year, 714 billion 17 crore rupees have been allocated in the…
Now in its third year, Noeleen Heyzer said that “the impact of the military takeover on the country and its people, has been devasting.” She thanked Member States for renewing the resolution for the continuation of her mandate and support for an “all-stakeholder approach in promoting a Myanmar-led process, reflective of the will of the…
File photo England women’s cricket team beater Tammy Beamont has said that in my view equal opportunities are more important than equal pay, give women cricketers the same facilities, opportunities and matches as male cricketers. Tammy Bemont gave an interview to Geo News and said that earlier there were only Nida Dar and Bisma, now…
Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Lahore Qalandars fast bowler Zaman Khan has said that he works hard to bowl in death overs. In an exclusive conversation with Geo News in Islamabad, Zaman Khan said that after becoming a part of Lahore Qalandars, he does not want to go to any other franchise. He said that…
The appeal came in his message to mark the first-ever International Day for the Prevention of Violent Extremism as and when Conducive to Terrorism, established in December by the UN General Assembly. Mr. Guterres described terrorism as an affront to humanity as it undermines the values that bind us together. Terrorism also threatens collective efforts…
The impact of the conflict only compounds the two years of education lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than eight years of war for children in the east of the country. UNICEF issued the appeal on the International Day of Education, which is marked annually on 24 January. No ‘pause button’ Schools provide…
