Currently serving as the United States Ambassador to the UN agencies in Rome – which includes lifesaving food relief agency WFP – the wife of the late US Senator and Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, said in a statement, that she was “deeply honoured” to be appointed, noting that the agency has been “part of…
“One million species teeter on the brink of extinction, due to habitat destruction, fossil fuel pollution and the worsening climate crisis. We must end this war on nature,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in his message for the Day. The scores of species of fauna and flora under threat from human activities include some that…
The development follows the UN World Food Programme (WFP)’s announcement that it would be cutting back on assistance to those sheltering in the vast Cox’s Bazar camp complex from 1 March because of a lack of funding. “These rations cuts are a stain on the conscience of the international community,” said Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar. “I have…
Unveiling their first report to be delivered to the Human Rights Council on Friday, the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua urged the international community to impose sanctions on those responsible. The experts concluded that President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo “put into practice these crimes” which continue today. ‘Widespread and systematic’ “Based on this investigation,…
The UN chief was speaking to journalists following a visit to the Jeddah Rehabilitation Centre in northern Iraq, where he met returnees from the notorious Al-Hol camp, whose residents are mainly women and children under 12. “Iraq is demonstrating with enormous commitment that responsible repatriations are possible, by finding dignified solutions anchored in the principles…
Al-Qaeda commander Hamad bin Hamud al-Timi was killed in the US attack in Yemen, Photo: File Sanaa: Al-Qaeda commander Hamad bin Hamoud al-Tamimi of Saudi origin was killed along with his bodyguard in an air operation conducted by the US military in Yemen. According to the World News Agency, the American army destroyed a house…
An explosive device has been recovered from a passenger at the international airport in the US state of Pennsylvania. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that 40-year-old Mark Muffley, a passenger on his way to Florida, checked his suitcase and found an explosive device. The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said that a suspicious…
Britain is facing a severe shortage of vegetables and fruits, Photo: File London: Due to the acute shortage of fruits and vegetables in the UK, people are forced to rush from one shopping store to another. According to the world news agency, when the head of the European Union, Ursula van der Leyen, arrived in…
File photo The US administration has approved the sale of 16 KF-16 missiles to Taiwan. According to US media, arms sales to Taiwan worth about $619 million have been approved. U.S. officials have said Congress has been notified of the approval of arms sales to Taiwan, a potential sale consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act,…
bill to: 6 terrorists including the main commander of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan were killed and 15 were seriously injured in Afghanistan’s Khost province. According to the sources, those killed in the mine blast have been identified as Abdul Manan, Alam Khan Mudakhel, Kajir, while there are three unknown terrorists whose identification is in progress. Among…
