Desecration of Holy Quran will be punishable by 2 years imprisonment and fine, Photo: File Beijing/Copenhagen: Denmark has passed new legislation that aims to make burning and desecrating the Holy Quran in public places illegal and a punishable offence. According to the World News Agency, the Minister of Justice of Denmark Peter Himmelgaard said in…
Mr. Griffiths said that the conflict spelled trauma for Sudan’s youth and cited “deeply disturbing” reports that some children were being used in the fighting. He also warned that hundreds of thousands of children in the country were severely malnourished and “at imminent risk of death” if left untreated. Those children were particularly vulnerable to…
The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund, launched at the Global Environmental Facility Assembly in Vancouver, Canada, will support the implementation of the landmark Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which aims to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and guide nature towards recovery by 2050. Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General, emphasized the importance of the Kunming-Montreal…
Ambassadors were briefed by two senior UN counter-terrorism officials who presented the Secretary-General’s latest report on the group, also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which showed that the threat in non-conflict areas remains low. “This analytical distinction can obscure what is the complex, context- specific and dynamic nature of how these groups operate and evolve and their impact on international…
“I emphasize the importance of re-establishing communication channels, particularly between military entities,” said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, briefing ambassadors at the Security Council. “Exercising maximum restraints is critical to avoid unintended escalation. Diplomacy and dialogue – not isolation – is the only way forward.” On 24 August,…
Together with her grandson, Ike Howard, the 109-year-old Ms. Fletcher came to UN Headquarters this week to commemorate the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) International Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. Standing in front of the Ark of Return monument, Ms. Fletcher and Mr. Howard spoke with UN News to discuss…
A sick child is being treated in a tent-like hospital due to malnutrition. The United Nations says that the entire country may suffer from hunger and disease due to the ongoing clashes in Sudan. Martin Griffiths, the United Nations humanitarian affairs officer, while giving a statement on the situation in Sudan, said that this conflict…
—File photo Denmark plans to ban desecration of Quran According to the news agency, the Minister of Justice of Denmark, Peter Himmelgaard, has said in a statement that we will present a bill to ban inappropriate treatment of things of religious importance. The Minister of Justice has said that the aim is to prevent the…
Chairman Kashmir Council European Union Ali Raza Syed has appealed to the G20 countries and other world powers to stop human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir and play their role for a fair solution to the Kashmir issue. It should be remembered that the G20 summit will be held in New Delhi on September 9…
Taliban prevent 30 female students from going to UAE on scholarship; Photo: File bill to: The Taliban government prevented 30 female students who received scholarships to study in the UAE from going to the UAE on scholarship. According to the international news agency, 22-year-old student Laila told AFP that 30 students, including me, were sponsored…
