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UNITED NATIONS, Feb 05 : UN agencies on Tuesday offered a dire assessment of the global impact of deep cuts to grassroots humanitarian funding by the incoming Trump administration and reiterated calls for U.S. to retain its position as a global aid leader. The development […]

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 04 : Some 30,000 Palestinians from Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank have fled their homes after large swathes of it were destroyed in a series of controlled detonations by the Israeli military, the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Myanmar’s military to relinquish power to allow a return to civilian rule through an inclusive democratic transition, as the Southeast country marks four years since the junta seized power. Following the coup, President […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 30 :UN agency for Aiding Palestinians, UNRWA, on Thursday upheld its commitment to support millions across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as Israel’s order for it to cease operations went into effect, according to the agency. “UNRWA continues to deliver assistance and […]

NEW YORK, Jan 30 : Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, hosted a monthly lunch of non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, known as E-10, with the UN Secretary-General at Pakistan House on. On this occasion, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres briefed the E-10 […]

ISLAMABAD, Jan 29 : The Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA) on Monday held its sixth General Assembly session via video conference. Representatives from member states’ news agencies participated in discussions on media cooperation, strategic planning, and support for key issues, including the Palestinian cause. […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 28 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the US Government to consider “additional exemptions” to a directive which pauses nearly all foreign aid for 90 days. President Trump’s executive order a week ago called for all foreign aid to be […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 27 : The United Nations Security Council on Sunday demanded that Rwanda-backed M23 rebels stop their ongoing offensive and advance towards Goma, the largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and that “external forces” in the region immediately withdraw. “The […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 24 : A top Pakistani diplomat has called for Israel to be held accountable for the crimes committed during its 15-month long war in Gaza, as he highlighted the suffering of Palestinian children that “stands out as a black mark on humanity […]