August 1947 Confusion: Pakistan & India turn 78 or 79?
Is 14th August Pakistan’s 78th Independence Day or the 79th? Interestingly, across the border, Indian media also initiates debate on the exact years of freedom
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In Antigua, island youth build ‘wall of commitment’ to turn tide against climate crisis
The SIDS Global Children and Youth Action Summit taking place this weekend on the University of the West Indies campus of the beautiful island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, which is hosting SIDS4, bonded together 80 or so young people from all three official SIDS regions – the Caribbean, Pacific and AIS (Indian Ocean and South…
UN calls for global action to turn cities into engines of sustainable development
“World Cities Day is a time to consider the pivotal role cities play in sustainable development,” said António Guterres, setting the stage for a global call to action. Cities, he noted, are not only engines of economic growth but are also at the forefront of the world’s most pressing challenges. From the climate crisis to widening…
Guterres: Turn ‘infrastructure emergency’ into opportunity, but also protect nature
António Guterres was speaking at the third international forum on China’s Belt and Road initiative, which has funded and built roads, power plants, bridges, ports and other facilities across developing countries over the past decade. Although infrastructure “is the foundation of everyday life for people and economies”, Mr. Guterres recalled that billions in the developing…
Don’t turn back the clock, work together and ‘get the future right’, urges Prime Minister of Malta
Robert Abela told leaders gathered for the UN General Assembly’s annual debate that the voices of all countries – large and small, rich and poor – and of all elements for civil society must be heard and play a role in building and sustaining a better world. “We must build a new age of security….
Ukraine: ‘Latest attacks signal a calamitous turn’, Security Council hears
The Council meeting was convened following the missile strikes on Sunday which damaged the centuries-old Transfiguration Cathedral, the first and foremost Orthodox church in the historic city. Other landmarks in the city centre, a protected World Heritage Site, were also damaged in the attack, which killed one person and injured several others. Culture under fire…
Guterres: ‘We can turn the tide’ towards ending colonialism
“Our shared goal is to give greater priority to the decolonization agenda and spur accelerated action,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Special Committee on Decolonization, or C-24, regional seminar. Established by the General Assembly in 1961, the Committee is mandated to examine the application of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial…
Indian intelligence agency started using Bollywood to turn defeat by Pakistan into victory
India did not feel ashamed even after the worldwide scandal and ridicule over the false claim of surgical strike in Balakot. Indian intelligence agency RAW started using Bollywood to turn defeat by Pakistan into victory. Requested permission from the Indian Ministry of Defense to make a film called Pride of India Balakot Attack. An attempt…
Don’t let SDGs turn into ‘mirage of what might have been’: UN chief
The Secretary-General pointed to reports showing that, since the pandemic, the richest one percent of people around the world have captured nearly twice as much new wealth as the rest of the world combined. Inequalities within some countries, he said, are regressing towards early 20th Century levels, a time when women did not have the…
Pakistan-China cooperation predicted to turn into a military alliance
The US has predicted that the cooperation between Pakistan and China will turn into a military alliance. The US Institute of Peace has predicted that Pak-China cooperation will turn into a military alliance. The report also mentioned the reasons behind the rapprochement between Pakistan and China. The report said that the geographical and political changes…
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