America's decision to rejoin UNESCO

America’s decision to rejoin UNESCO

Paris: The United States has announced its rejoining of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) nearly six years after it withdrew its membership. According to global media reports, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay informed the ambassadors of member countries that the US Under Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Richard Verma, had…

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The Pakistani community in California celebrated the second Pakistan Cultural Festival

The Pakistani community in California celebrated the second Pakistan Cultural Festival

The Pakistani American community celebrated the second Pakistan Cultural Festival on Sunday in Sacramento, the capital of the US state of California. Pakistanis from every region of Pakistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan participated in the capital Sacramento and its major cities Roswell, Folsom, Granite Bay, Rocklin, Elk Grove and Natomas….

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‘Immense tragedy’ underscores need to address unexploded ordnance danger in Somalia

‘Immense tragedy’ underscores need to address unexploded ordnance danger in Somalia

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…

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