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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 […]

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 […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 07 : Pakistan has called for an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire in Sudan amid continuing violence between the warring parties, warning that internal divisions and external interventions can destroy great nations. “The parties need to find a sustainable political resolution to the […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 06: Israeli airstrikes continued across Gaza overnight into Monday, while the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reported that one of its aid convoys in the war-shattered enclave was targeted by Israeli fire on Sunday. The WFP issued a statement on Monday condemning […]

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. […]

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marked Human Rights Day with a stark warning Tuesday about escalating violation of human rights globally, saying “Authoritarianism is on the march while civic space is shrinking:, “On Human Rights Day, we face a harsh truth. […]

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 24 : The BRICS intergovernmental organization can play a stronger role in strengthening multilateralism for global development and security, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday, in remarks to the group’s summit hosted by Russia in the city of Kazan. He urged the […]