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UNITED NATIONS, Apr 30 (APP): The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, reached one of its now-abandoned schools in Khan Younis, a city in the Gaza Strip, at the weekend, where thousands of people appeared to have left at a moment’s notice, fearing further intense […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 22 (APP): Pakistan has told the just-concluded UN Economic and Social (ECOSOC) Youth Forum that it supports the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in creating a facility with broader and people-centric criteria to further strengthen it’s efforts to defeat hunger, improve nutrition […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 18 (APP): The Global Development Initiative (GDI), launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping in the wake of the Covid crisis, has institutionalized the cooperation required for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a shared future of peace and prosperity for all […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 18 (APP): Despite facing formidable challenges, women-owned and run businesses in Afghanistan continue to demonstrate remarkable resilience, serving as vital pillars of economic stability and hope amidst adversity, a new UN report has found. Released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 16 (APP): The United Nations Secretary-General and the President of the UN General Assembly Monday led the clarion call for urgent reform of the global financial system, notably how to approach debt relief on behalf of the billions of distressed citizens living […]

UNITED NATIONS, APR 09 (APP): Pakistan has urged the UN Security Council to take appropriate steps to ensure implementation “in letter and spirit” of its resolution (2728) that called for a ceasefire in besieged Gaza. Speaking in the General Assembly, Ambassador Munir Akram said that […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 6 (APP): Israel’s war on Gaza has turned into a “betrayal of humanity”, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief has said. In a statement on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the war, Martin Griffiths, the outgoing under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 03 (APP): Pakistan Tuesday hit back at India for claiming Kashmir to be its ‘integral part, saying that repeating a wrong position would not make it acceptable at any forum. “Let me reaffirm that Jammu and Kashmir is an internationally recognized disputed […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 02 (APP): Israeli forces are blocking aid deliveries into famine-stricken northern Gaza as the five-month-long war grinds on despite recent strong demands from the world court and the UN Security Council for open aid access into the besieged enclave, the United Nations […]