A UN panel approves Pakistan-backed resolutions calling for fighting disinformation, protecting journalists By: APP on May 14, 2022UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations committee Friday adopted two resolutions, steered by Pakistan in its capacity as Chairman of the Group of 77 (developing countries), that spell out member states’ priorities for the UN Department of Global Communications, from fighting misinformation to helping states protect the fundamental rights to expression and opinion. In doing so, […]
UN to set up inquiry into alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine; Pakistan abstains By: APP on May 13, 2022UNITED NATIONS: The U.N. Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Thursday to set up an investigation into possible war crimes by Russian troops in Ukraine’s Kyiv area and beyond, a move Russia branded as a politicized stunt and refused to attend the extraordinary meeting. The 47-member, Geneva-based Council voted 33-2, with 12 abstentions, including […]
World could see 1.5°C of warming in next five years, warns UN agency By: APP on May 10, 2022UNITED NATIONS: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a Geneva-based UN agency, has warned that there is a 50:50 chance of the annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5 °C above the pre-industrial level for at least one of the next five years, and pleaded for rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. The Global Annual to […]
Climate-responsible finance – a moral imperative towards children: UN By: APP on May 10, 2022UNITED NATIONS: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Monday joined religious leaders and others in signing a landmark joint appeal for climate-responsible finance “as a moral imperative towards children”. Climate-responsible finance is used to incentivize investment and development in renewable energy infrastructure, sustainable agriculture, or other adaptations to climate change. The World Council of Churches (WCC), […]
Pakistan urges ‘quantum leap’ in financing for peacebuilding, as conflicts proliferate By: APP on April 28, 2022UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for a “quantum leap” in financing for peacebuilding, saying it was critical for promoting peace and stability in a world of proliferating conflicts. “Investing in peace is a moral imperative,” Ambassador Munir Akram told a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly spotlighting financing for peacebuilding on Wednesday. Pakistan, he […]
UN human rights experts urge U.S. to ease Afghanistan assets freeze By: APP on April 26, 2022UNITED NATIONS: Alarmed by the critical humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, UN human rights experts Monday called for the United States to end its freeze on the war-torn country’s foreign assets. The ‘Da Afghanistan Bank’ has more than $7 billion in blocked reserves that could be used to provide desperately-needed humanitarian relief to tens of millions […]
OIC members, UN chief vow to do even better for vulnerable communities at Ramzan event By: APP on April 23, 2022UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who joined the OIC ambassadors Friday in a virtual celebration of Ramzan, said that the spirit of the holy month was linked to peace and reflection as well as to do better for vulnerable communities. Ambassador Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations and chairman […]
UNGA head calls for desisting from actions that threaten Earth’s natural life; G-77 endorses By: APP on April 23, 2022UNITED NATIONS: Marking International Mother Earth Day, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid Friday urged collective action to safeguard biodiversity and protect ecosystems so that human health and well-being are not endangered. “We are wreaking havoc on our own home – the only home we have, the one home we all share,” President Shahid told […]
At United Nations, Pakistan submits OIC’s demand for ‘adequate representation’ of its members in enlarged Security Council By: APP on April 22, 2022UNITED 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 […]
‘Massive scale’ devastation in Ukraine, one-quarter of population in need: UN By: APP on April 22, 2022UNITED NATIONS: Over the past two months, Ukraine has seen “suffering, devastation, and destruction on a massive scale”, the UN Crisis Coordinator for the country said Thursday, echoing the world body’s chief’s words, “we must stop the bloodshed and destruction”. “At least 15.7 million people in Ukraine are now in urgent need of humanitarian assistance […]