Tag: UN
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Yemeni rebels reject UN request to release UAE vessel, say ship was carrying “military assets”
Yemeni Houthi rebels have rejected a UN request to release an Emirati-flagged ship seized earlier this month with its 11-member crew, saying it was carrying “military assets”
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Taliban seek role of own officials with international representatives to coordinate aid efforts
The Taliban administration, which has gained control of Afghanistan proposed a joint body of its officials and international representatives to coordinate billions of dollars in planned aid
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Bloody protests in Kazakhastan attract global attention
Bloody protests in Kazakhastan have drawn the attention of regional powers Russia and China, as well as Western capitals
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UNGA Unanimously Adopts Pakistan’s Landmark Resolution
Pakistan-sponsored resolution entitled “Countering Disinformation for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms” was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York by consensus. Pakistan took the initiative against the backdrop of exponential proliferation of disinformation around the world. The phenomenon is exacerbating social discord and fanning discrimination, hate…
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Over 160 migrants drowned in two separate shipwrecks off Libya during past week: UN
IOM spokesperson Safa Msehli says at least 102 migrants died when a boat capsized on Friday, before another 62 died in another incident on Saturday
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United States is seeking to transfer aid to Afghanistan
The United States (U.S.) is reportedly holding discussions with representatives of the United Nations (UN) and other international organizations to send money to Afghanistan in addition to humanitarian aid. According to reports of Baaghi TV, the purpose of the discussions is to ensure the prevention of an economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Russia expels…
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Taliban were invited into Kabul, claims former President
Foreign Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, has made surprising revelations claiming that the Taliban were invited into Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, prior to the August 15 takeover. According to reports, the Taliban were invited to Kabul to “discuss a negotiated power-sharing agreement” which is contrary to the public opinion of a takeover. The former President…
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UN suspends food distribution in two towns in Ethiopia after looting
Ethiopia: According to United Nations, The World Food Programme (WFP) suspends food distribution in Kombolcha and Dessie towns after looting of supplies that staff were unable to stop due to intimidation, including being held at gunpoint. Stephane Dujarric, UN spokesperson stated that a huge quantity of humanitarian food supplies, including nutritional items for malnourished children,…
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Pakistan has been elected next chair of ‘Group of 77’ in UN
Pakistan has been elected the next chair of the Group of 77, the largest intergovernmental group of developing countries in the United Nations
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Rights groups criticize the arrest of a prominent activist in IIOJK on terror funding charges
Rights groups, including the United Nations (UN) , have criticized the arrest of a leading activist in India’s illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on charges of financing terrorism