The United Nations has urged India and Pakistan to show “maximum restraint” following a deadly attack in Pahalgam, India-held Kashmir. The shooting, which killed 26 tourists and injured 17 others, has triggered a serious diplomatic standoff between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern over the rising tensions and called […]
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UN warns of growing global threat from cyberscam industry
The United Nations is sounding the alarm over a billion-dollar cyberscam industry expanding globally. Originally, these criminal networks emerged in Southeast Asia and have now reached South America and Africa. Despite intensified crackdowns in Southeast Asia, these syndicates continue to grow and adapt, effectively evading authorities. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported […]
People with disabilities left out of climate planning
When the inevitable hurricanes threaten New Orleans, it’s hard for India Scott to figure where to go. In the city where she was born and raised, she’s stayed in hotels, relief shelters and, during Hurricane Katrina, in the famously overcrowded Superdome. But it is always a gamble choosing where to seek refuge. A lot of […]
Drive for climate compensation grows after Pakistan’s floods
Every part of Rajul Noor’s life has been wrecked by this summer’s massive monsoon-driven floods. The 12-year-old girl’s family home is destroyed, as is the school that she loved. The friends she used to walk to school and play with are scattered, finding refuge elsewhere. “Our whole world is underwater, and nobody has helped us,” […]
Australia’s climate change failings violated indigenous rights: UN
Australia’s climate change failings violated indigenous rights: UN. Australia violated the rights of indigenous people by failing to adequately protect them against the effects of climate change, a United Nations watchdog has ruled, ordering Canberra to pay compensation. In a ground-breaking decision, the UN Human Rights Committee ruled in favor of indigenous Torres Islanders who […]
U.S. announces over $170 mln in humanitarian assistance for Rohingya Muslims
U.S. announces over $170 mln in humanitarian assistance for Rohingya Muslims. The United States on Thursday announced over $170 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, including those outside the country such as in Bangladesh, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. “With this new funding, our total assistance in response to the Rohingya […]
Curbing human trafficking, migrants smuggling require coordinated response: UNODC
Islamabad: Coordinated response required for curbing human trafficking. Representative of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Pakistan Dr. Jeremy Milsom on Wednesday said that curbing human trafficking and migrants smuggling required a coordinated response at all levels. Realizing the fact, the government of Pakistan notified provincial and district-level Trafficking in Person (TIP) Coordination […]
One person dying of hunger every four seconds: NGOs
In an open letter to the UNGA gathering, 238 organizations express outrage at skyrocketing hunger levels One person is estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, over 200 NGOs warned on Tuesday, urging decisive international action to “end the spiraling global hunger crisis”. In an open letter addressing world leaders gathering in New […]
Pakistan urges world to ask India to stop HR violations in IIOJK
Islamabad: Pakistan calls for ending rights abuses in IIOJK . Pakistan Thursday strongly urged the international community to call upon India to end its gross and systematic violations of human rights in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Also, revoke its illegal and unilateral actions since 5 August 2019. India should free all political […]
Afghan immigrants arrested in Karachi after operation
Karachi: The city police have arrested 26 illegal Afghan immigrants in Karachi’s Al-Asif Square for illegally crossing the border, under the foreigners’ act. According to details, the Sohrab Goth Police Station carried out an operation near the service road at Al-Asif Square. The Afghan nationals failed to show their Pakistani citizenship and relevant travel documents, […]