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UN rights chief urges immediate, transformative action to uproot racism

UNITED NATIONS, The United Nations human rights chief has urged countries around the world to take action to root out systemic racism against people of African descent on Monday, as she released a report calling for measures to dismantle discrimination and for sweeping changes to […]

Pakistan to get 2.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine from US: White House spokesperson

WASHINGTON, Pakistan is set to receive 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine from the United States, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki has said. The shipment is part of President Joe Biden’s commitment to play a leading role in ending the coronavirus pandemic everywhere, she […]

Pakistan calls for int’l cooperation to counter Islamophobia, other forms of intolerance

UNITED NATIONS, Pakistan has called for global solidarity to counter growing religious and racial discrimination, xenophobia and Islamophobia as well as hate speech through effective legal measures, saying the coronavirus pandemic had further exacerbated those trends. “Today, one of the most concerning emerging trends in […]

Rockefeller, IKEA foundations launch $1 billion clean energy fund: UN

UNITED NATIONS, The Rockefeller Foundation and the IKEA Foundation have announced plans to launch a $1 billion fund to boost access to renewable energy in developing countries – one of the key commitments made during a series of virtual United Nations ministerial forums this week, […]

BRI initiative for common development, human rights protection: white paper

BEIJING, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a major platform for building a global community of shared future, and it is an initiative for common development and also for protecting human rights, stated a white paper released by the State Council Information Office of the […]

Delta ‘most transmissible’ of coronavirus variants identified so far: WHO chief

UNITED NATIONS, The head of the UN health agency expressed concern on Friday over the coronavirus’ delta variant, which he called “the most transmissible” mutation to date. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World health Organization (WHO) told journalists at a regular briefing in […]

Nearly 275 mln people used drugs worldwide in coronavirus-hit 2020: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year of unprecedented upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, up by 22 per cent from 2010, according to a new UN report. The 2021 World Drug Report, released Thursday by the United Nations […]

Pak HC in UK for greater cohesion among various Islamic faiths, sects

LONDON, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to UK Moazzam Ahmad Khan has highlighted the need for promoting greater cohesion and understanding among various faiths and sects of Islam. The High Commissioner expressed these views in an interaction with faith leaders of Pakistani origin in Birmingham, a press […]

Chinese enterprises donate oxygen concentrators, face masks to Pakistan

BEIJING, Chinese enterprises donated oxygen concentrators and face masks to bolster Pakistan’s capacity in its ongoing efforts to combat Covid-19 pandemic at a ceremony held at the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) here on Thursday. The donation ceremony was especially organised […]

ECOSOC chief Munir Akram stresses Parliaments’ cooperation in implementing SDGs

UNITED NATIONS, The President of UN Economic Council (ECOSOC), Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram, has underscored the role of Parliaments in generating momentum towards achieving the anti-poverty Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and overcoming the challenges posed by the coronavirus crisis. “Achieving the sustainable development agenda requires […]

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