Governments come and go, but the challenges that common people in Pakistan face remain the same. People’s struggle to deal with day to day challenges is a continuous process and often they don’t see hope of their circumstances changing. The United Nation’s (UN) Human Development Report sees Youth as a Window to Prosperity, however Youth […]
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Traffickers torture, kill migrants trying to escape refugee camp in Libya
Photo: AFP More than 12 migrants were shot dead by human traffickers last week while trying to escape a camp in Libya, where some were subjected to “torture abuse”, the United Nations said Friday. The incident, previously reported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and local sources, occurred on May 23 in the town of Bani […]
Gaza is at the brink of war, UN warns
The latest escalation of fighting between Israel and Palestinian Hamas has pushed Gaza to the brink of war, the UN envoy for the Middle East warned the Security Council on Wednesday. Nickolay Mladenov delivered the stark warning as the council remained deadlocked over how to respond to the flare-up between Palestinian militants in the Gaza […]
World needs ‘greener’ water policies as demand rises: UN
NEW YORK: Governments should focus on “greener” policies to improve the supply and quality of water as climate change and a growing global population threaten the water security of billions, the United Nations said on Monday. In its 2018 World Water Development Report, the UN calculated that an estimated 3.6 billion people, nearly half the […]
Pakistanis among 90 migrants feared dead in shipwreck off Libya
GENEVA: At least 90 people were feared dead on Friday in the latest migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency said. “At least 90 migrants are reported to have drowned, when a boat capsized off the coast of Libya this morning”, the International Organization for Migration said […]
After US veto, UN assembly to vote on Jerusalem resolution
The UN General Assembly will hold an emergency session Thursday to vote on a draft resolution rejecting President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital after the United States vetoed the measure at the Security Council. Turkey and Yemen requested the urgent meeting of the 193-nation assembly on behalf of the Arab group […]