UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has formally submitted to the UN mechanism working to expand the UN Security Council the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s demand to ensure “adequate representation” of its member states in the 15-member body. The request was made by Ambassador Munir Akram, who is also the co-chairman of the 57-member OIC group at the […]
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16 million in Yemen ‘heading towards starvation’ as food rations run low: UN
At least 5 million people in Yemen are on the brink of famine and a further 16 million are “marching toward starvation”, as the country’s humanitarian crisis spirals out of control. The situation in Yemen, which has been torn apart by civil war, has been described as “rapidly deteriorating” by experts. The World Food Programme (WFP) […]
At United Nations, President Erdogan urges Kashmir settlement under UN resolutions
UNITED NATIONS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called or resolving the decades-old Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan on the basis of United Nations resolutions when he addressed the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. “We maintain our stance in favor of solving the ongoing problem in Kashmir for 74 years, through […]