In a statement, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator David Gressly said he was “shocked and deeply saddened by the appalling attack”, which occurred on Friday when unknown gunmen fired on the aid workers in the town of Turbah, located in Taiz governorate in southwestern Yemen. Never a target Mr. Gressley said the entire UN family…
Survivors of a boat accident near Greece that may have killed hundreds of migrants have told of people smugglers in North Africa who smuggle people aboard fishing trawlers. . According to international media reports, the survivors of the accident told the court that the accident was caused by the actions of the Greek Coast Guard….
File photo British Foreign Minister James Cleverley has expressed his condolences to the families of the Titan submarine tragedy. James Cleverley said that Solomon Dawood, who died in the Titan disaster, was a student at the University of Scotland. He said that the sudden death has also depressed the university teachers and students. On the…
Duty to rescue people in distress In a joint statement, refugee agency UNHCR and migration agency IOM, said that the duty to rescue people in distress at sea without delay was a “fundamental” rule of the international maritime law. They underscored that the current approach to Mediterranean Sea crossings – one of the world’s most…
UNMAS issued a statement saying it was “deeply saddened and profoundly alarmed” by the deaths of 27 civilians, including 22 children, in a “tragic incident” involving unexploded ordnance (UXO) that occurred on Friday in the Lower Shabelle region. Fifty-three people were also injured. Innocent lives lost “UNMAS expresses its sincere condolences to the families affected…
The Federal Minister said that Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is going to attend the meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Federal Minister and Spokesperson People’s Party Parliamentarians Shazia Murri has said that PTI and BJP are on the same page regarding Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s visit to India. In a statement, Shazia Murri said…
Ahead of a briefing to journalists in New York on Wednesday, Laila Baker, UNFPA Regional Director for Arab States, spoke to UN News from Aleppo, where women are clamouring for peace amid the rubble of the disaster and the ravages of war. “Without fault, in every group of women, individual or collective, their message was…
File photo US Foreign Minister Anthony Blanken has expressed his sympathy to the families of the martyrs while condemning the Peshawar blast. In his statement, he said that the victims of the tragedy were security personnel who risked their lives. The American foreign minister said that America stands with Pakistan against all kinds of violence…
