UNITED NATIONS

Nearly 200.000 people displaced in Sudan last week: United Nations The conflict in Sudan continues to displace civilians at an alarming rate, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Last week alone, nearly 200,000 people were…

UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopts Pakistan’s Universal Periodic Reports The United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday unanimously adopts Pakistan’s Universal Periodic Report, Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign…

Taliban’s treatment of women could be ‘Gender Apartheid’: UN United Nations The plight of women and girls in Afghanistan featured prominently at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday where UN-appointed rights experts…

UN Office in touch with Pakistani authorities as Cyclone Biparjoy approaches: UN Spokesman UNITED NATIONS The United Nations offices in Pakistan and India are in touch with the concerned authorities for any support as Cyclone…

Progress on disability rights risks going in reverse: UN Chief UNITED NATIONS UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday warned that “cascade of crises” is putting global progress towards ensuring the rights…

UN chief calls for greater action to protect oceans United Nations UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for greater action to protect oceans, citing harvesting of over a third of global fish stocks at unsustainable…

World must ‘work as one’ to end plastic pollution: UN chief Antonio Guterres UNITED NATIONS As international negotiators committed to hammering out a draft treaty by November on ending plastic pollution, the UN chief stressed…

UN peacekeepers “beacon of hope and protection”: Antonio Guterres UNITED NATIONS The UN’s 87,000-plus peacekeepers worldwide are “a beacon of hope and protection” for civilians, in an increasingly dangerous world,…

At UN, Pakistan reaffirms commitment to reduce disaster risk, build resilience United Nations Reaffirming its commitment to reduce disaster risk, Pakistan told the UN General Assembly Thursday of the government’s…

UN agencies call to action for One Health for safer World UN agency chief issued a call on Monday for global action to balance and optimize the health of people, animal and the environment, as part of a new “One Health” approach. The…