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UNITED NATIONS, Jan 04 : With seven per cent of the population killed or injured since October 2023, the health crisis in Gaza shows no signs of abating, the UN Security Council Friday. Speaking in the 15-member Council, Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) […]

NEW YORK, Jan 01 : Nearly a million Americans and tourists from around the world braved lightning, thunder and torrential rain as they converged into New York’s Times Square to watch the iconic ball drop, which signals the advent of New Year. While people greeted […]

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 31 : Pakistan will begin its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the powerful United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on January 1, with Ambassador Munir Akram saying that the Pakistani delegation will play an “active and constructive”role in addressing key challenges […]

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 26 : Concluding the main part of its seventy-ninth session today, the General Assembly adopted a 10-year action programme to address the unique challenges faced by landlocked developing countries, a historic cybercrime convention and the $3.72 billion United Nations budget for 2025. […]