“Rather than doubling down on failed approaches of violence and coercion that have singularly failed in the past, I urge everyone involved to step out of the illogic of escalation that has only ended in dead bodies, shattered lives and utter despair,” he said in a statement. Record killings in 2022 Mr. Türk reported…
Each year, more than 2.3 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer, making it the most common cancer in the world affecting all adults, according to WHO. Although a limited number of high-income countries have been able to reduce breast cancer mortality by 40 per cent since 1990, for women in poorer countries, one of…
“We welcome the timely action taken by Switzerland to suspend the children’s return to Bulgaria, in compliance with the Committee’s request for interim measures,” said Ann Skelton, a member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). “We also welcome the decision to reassess these children’s situation and their risk of being exposed…
The so-called UN Food Systems Stocktaking Moment is the first global follow-up to a 2021 summit convened to change how the world produces, consumes and thinks about food. The high-level event falls at the halfway point for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development (SDGs), which provide a blueprint for…
Price indices for vegetable oils, dairy and sugar drove the January decline, the UN food agency said, issuing two new reports on food production expectations. The FAO food price index fell 17.9 per cent below its all-time peak, reached in March 2022 following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The downward pricing trend was helped in…
The International Day of Human Fraternity celebrates the values that “are the glue that hold our human family together” – compassion, religious understanding, and mutual respect, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said. Prevent hatred, defuse extremism “These values underwrite peace, yet all over the world, they are being eroded by deepening divides, widening inequalities and growing…
Professor Mishal tore up her degrees against the ban on female students, Photo: File bill to: The Taliban detained and tortured a professor who tore up his degrees in a live show on TV while protesting against the ban on women’s schools. According to the international news agency “AFP”, Taliban officials in Afghanistan beat and…
Israel’s Foreign Minister and Sudanese General Fateh al-Barhan shake hands. Israel and Sudan have drafted a peace treaty that will be signed in Washington this year. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has returned to Tel Aviv after completing his visit to Sudan. He said that the visit to Khartoum was with the consent of the…
File photo Italian coast guards rescued a migrant boat off the coast of Lampe Dossa island, but 8 people on board died while 40 passengers were rescued. Rescue personnel transferred the surviving passengers to the main port of Lampe Dosa. Italian authorities also rescued three other boats arriving in Lampe Dosa, carrying 156 migrants seeking…
Kashmir Solidarity Day will be celebrated all over the world including Japan on February 5, Shahid Majeed Japan-based Kashmir Solidarity Forum Japan Chairman and well-known Kashmiri Shahid Majeed Advocate has said that February 5 will be celebrated as Kashmir Solidarity Day all over the world including Japan to express solidarity with Kashmiris. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?…
