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UNITED NATIONS, Aug 15 : The risk of polio spreading in besieged Gaza remains high unless there is an urgent and comprehensive response to the serious health threat, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday. “At least two rounds of [orally delivered polio vaccine] will be necessary […]

WASHINGTON, Aug 15 : Pakistan’s green crescent-and-star was unfurled at a simple ceremony held at the Pakistani embassy in Washington on Wednesday to celebrate the Independence Day of Pakistan. Charge d’Affaires Dr. Fareha Bugti hoisted the Pakistani flag at the Embassy’s courtyard as the national […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 14 : Palestine’s UN Ambassador, Riyad Mansour, has called on the UN Security Council to respond to Israeli aggression in Gaza with sanctions, not yet words. “Israel continues taking human lives and every action possible to spread wildfires across the Middle East […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 11 :The UN Human Rights Office, OCHRC has condemned the increasing frequency of Israeli military bombardments on schools, where hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced Palestinians have sought shelter, with the latest attacks killing dozens at a Gaza City school. At around […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 09 : Thousands of people in besieged Gaza have been fleeing west toward Al Mawasi after the Israel military issued a new evacuation order on Thursday, UN humanitarian partners on the ground have reported. The directive affects people located in parts of […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 09 : ISIL or Da’esh and its terrorist affiliates have expanded their activities and finances in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq as well as in several parts of Africa, resulting in a major spike in attacks and civilian fatalities, a senior UN counter-terrorism […]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 09 : The UN human rights chief strongly condemned recent statements by Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich suggesting letting Palestinian in war-ravaged Gaza starve to death, his spokesperson said Friday. “The high commissioner (Volker Turk) is shocked and appalled by the words […]